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Johns Hopkins University vs University of Pittsburgh Physicians

Select two employers to compare H-1B petition volume, certification rates, salary data, and top job titles using DOL LCA data, drawn from the program's 85,000 annual visa cap. See our methodology.

Employer A

Johns Hopkins University

Baltimore, MD

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Employer B

University of Pittsburgh Physicians

Pittsburgh, PA

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Key Metrics

Metric Johns Hopkins University University of Pittsburgh
Total Petitions 1,636 368
Certified Petitions 1,602 343
Approval Rate (higher is better) 97.9% 93.2%
Avg Salary (higher is better) $90,719 $250,368
Median Salary , ,
Salary Range $45,195 – $640,000 $70,000 – $965,702
Total Workers 1,636 368
Active Years FY2023–FY2026 FY2023–FY2026

✓ Higher indicates the more favorable value. Data: DOL LCA FY2023–FY2026.

Top H-1B Job Titles

Johns Hopkins University

Job Title Petitions Avg Wage
Postdoctoral Research Fellow 337 $62,822
Research Associate 296 $70,770
Assistant Professor 206 $145,991
Postdoctoral Fellow 123 $67,104
Assistant Research Scientist 74 $80,303
Instructor 45 $98,162

University of Pittsburgh Physicians

Job Title Petitions Avg Wage
Hospitalist 63 $288,738
Radiologist 18 $318,902
Clinical Assistant Professor- Radiology 13 $383,537
Emergency Medicine Physician 8 $257,757
Clinical Instructor- Radiology 8 $79,250
Assistant Professor, Anesthesiology 6 $289,850

Year-over-Year Petition Volume

Fiscal Year Johns Hopkins, Petitions University of, Petitions
FY2023 560 (303 cert.) 118 (100 cert.)
FY2024 498 (305 cert.) 149 (140 cert.)
FY2025 502 (305 cert.) 92 (86 cert.)
FY2026 76 (49 cert.) 9 (9 cert.)