Checked Oct 23, 2026

H-1B Salaries in Cambridge, MA

H-1B Labor Condition Applications for jobs located in Cambridge, MA, decided in fiscal year 2026 through Jun 30, 2026.

Certified filings: 1,696; FY 2026 through Q3
Median offered wage: $128,773; Middle half $91,978 to $162,918
Positions requested: 1,799; On certified filings
Massachusetts median offered: $124,800; All certified filings

Top employers

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#	Employer	Certified	Median wage
1	Massachusetts Institute of Technology	164	$80,619
2	Harvard University	104	$76,753
3	Takeda Development Center Americas, Inc.	78	$140,000
4	Google LLC	75	$178,500
5	The Broad Institute, Inc.	67	$90,000
6	Akamai Technologies, Inc.	44	$162,051
7	Novartis Institutes for BioMedical Research, Inc.	42	$91,978
8	Apple Inc.	38	$158,553
9	Biogen, Inc.	37	$141,000
10	Microsoft Corporation	32	$154,000
11	HubSpot, Inc.	31	$148,500
12	Sanofi US Services Inc.	25	$128,773
13	Amgen Inc.	24	$137,079
14	Alnylam US, Inc.	23	$165,000
15	ModernaTX, Inc.	21	$157,900
16	Lila Sciences, Inc.	19	$115,000
17	Meta Platforms, Inc	18	$195,247
18	Bristol-Myers Squibb Company	17	$159,101
19	Audible, INC.	16	$143,700
20	Philips North America LLC	16	$131,082
21	Takeda Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc.	14	$196,472
22	Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research	13	$74,500
23	AbbVie Bioresearch Center Inc.	12	$137,674
24	Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc.	11	$154,721
25	Cambridge Mobile Telematics, Inc.	10	$137,946
26	IBM Corporation	10	$219,507
27	Im Pro Makeup Ny LP	10	$122,500
28	Moderna Services, Inc.	10	$158,250
29	Robotics and AI Institute LLC	10	$187,320
30	Zifo Technologies, INC	10	$91,001

Top occupations

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#	Occupation	Certified	Median wage
1	Software Developers	279	$154,611
2	Biological Scientists, All Other	260	$110,226
3	Biochemists and Biophysicists	117	$101,026
4	Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists	95	$125,839
5	Data Scientists	94	$159,525
6	Computer and Information Research Scientists	61	$200,000
7	Computer Occupations, All Other	39	$133,983
8	Statisticians	39	$141,000
9	Bioengineers and Biomedical Engineers	34	$89,068
10	Chemists	32	$128,887
11	Biological Technicians	30	$80,000
12	Physicists	28	$79,000
13	Computer and Information Systems Managers	27	$220,000
14	Engineers, All Other	25	$183,872
15	Operations Research Analysts	25	$103,000
16	Mechanical Engineers	17	$111,093
17	Chemical Engineers	15	$103,500
18	Foreign Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary	14	$77,210
19	Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists	14	$131,000
20	Mechanical Engineers, R&D	14	$71,850
21	Industrial Engineers	13	$110,000
22	Managers, All Other	13	$197,000
23	Natural Sciences Managers	12	$222,500
24	Sales Engineers	12	$135,855
25	Management Analysts	11	$180,378
26	Project Management Specialists	11	$106,000
27	Financial and Investment Analysts	10	$165,000
28	Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers	10	$119,956
29	Astronomers	9	$77,917
30	Computer Systems Analysts	9	$126,630

Most common job titles

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#	Job title	Certified	Median wage
1	Research Scientist	108	$95,143
2	Software Engineer	92	$157,900
3	Postdoctoral Associate	76	$73,556
4	Assistant Professor	38	$145,250
5	Postdoctoral Fellow	36	$71,152
6	Senior Scientist	25	$156,864
7	Research Associate	23	$74,318
8	Software Engineering	20	$152,846
9	Scientist	18	$135,335
10	Senior Research Associate	18	$85,000
11	Senior Software Engineer	13	$152,907
12	Senior Scientist I	12	$99,424
13	Associate Scientist	11	$112,000
14	Software Development Engineer II	11	$143,700
15	Machine Learning	10	$178,131
16	Senior Software Engineer I	10	$157,600
17	Software Development Engineer	10	$131,082
18	Principal Scientist I	9	$113,464
19	Research Associate II	9	$80,000
20	Senior Scientist II	9	$96,502

Data sources

H-1B Labor Condition Application (LCA) Disclosure DataU.S. Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification

Data as of 06/30/2026

City is the work location on the filing, matched to Census place names.

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