Who Earns What
US Director of the U.S. NIH

How much does Jay Bhattacharya make?

Answer: NIH Director Jay Bhattacharya's salary is about $228,000 a year.

Yearly salary (2026)
$228,000

Official statistics A typical rate for this job's pay grade, not a confirmed record of his exact salary.

Jay Bhattacharya$228,000
Typical person in the US$50,980

About 4.5× the Typical person in the US.

Per month, day, hour and second

Based on pay of about $228,000 in 2026
Jay Bhattacharya — Per month, day, hour and second
Per month$19K
Per day$625
Per hour$26.03
Per second$0.01

Calculated This spreads the year evenly over every hour, including sleep and days off. It is not pay per hour worked.

Compared with others

One day of pay (about $625) is about 4.5 days of pay for the typical person in the US. Calculated

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Common questions

How much does Jay Bhattacharya make in a day?

Dividing pay of about $228,000 in 2026 by 365 gives about $625 a day.

Did Jay Bhattacharya announce this pay figure?

No. It comes from official statistics.

Sources and data

Sources: opm.gov. “Estimated” figures come from news or magazines, not from the person.

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