Checked Oct 23, 2026

PERM Salaries in Cambridge, MA

PERM labor certifications for jobs located in Cambridge, MA, decided in fiscal year 2026 through Jun 30, 2026.

Certified filings: 309; FY 2026 through Q3
Median offered wage: $135,980; Middle half $111,911 to $157,643
Certified rate: 98.1%; 6 denied
Massachusetts median offered: $122,970; All certified filings

Top employers

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#	Employer	Certified	Median wage
1	Akamai Technologies, Inc.	55	$134,466
2	HubSpot, Inc.	18	$187,923
3	Takeda Development Center Americas, Inc.	16	$128,800
4	Philips North America LLC	13	$142,280
5	Massachusetts Institute of Technology	12	$139,000
6	Harvard University	10	$109,000
7	Pegasystems INC.	10	$157,643
8	InterSystems Corporation	9	$95,000
9	Microsoft Corporation	7	$140,550
10	KAYAK Software Corporation	6	$135,144
11	Novartis Institutes for BioMedical Research, Inc.	6	$105,523
12	Sanofi US Services Inc.	6	$133,401
13	Alnylam US, Inc.	5	$149,000
14	Amgen Inc.	5	$110,989
15	CarGurus, Inc.	5	$175,000
16	ModernaTX, Inc.	5	$156,000
17	Zifo Technologies, Inc.	5	$128,627
18	Biogen Inc.	4	$129,814
19	Cambridge Mobile Telematics, Inc.	4	$167,274
20	Genzyme Corporation	4	$135,491
21	Takeda Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc.	4	$167,721
22	Audible, INC.	3	$144,040
23	Beam Therapeutics, Inc.	3	$92,000
24	Cytel Inc.	3	$120,000
25	Everquote, Inc.	3	$122,000
26	Forrester Research, Inc.	3	$172,744
27	IBM Corporation	3	$163,688
28	Agios Pharmaceuticals, INC.	2	Too few filings
29	BeiGene USA, Inc.	2	Too few filings
30	Boston Dynamics AI Institute LLC	2	Too few filings

Top occupations

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#	Occupation	Certified	Median wage
1	Software Developers	76	$157,643
2	Data Scientists	27	$144,040
3	Biological Scientists, All Other	22	$91,374
4	Project Management Specialists	14	$128,627
5	Computer and Information Systems Managers	11	$223,600
6	Computer Systems Analysts	10	$124,506
7	Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers	10	$130,021
8	Statisticians	9	$129,771
9	Biochemists and Biophysicists	8	$96,800
10	Computer Network Architects	6	$150,623
11	Information Security Analysts	6	$135,585
12	Bioengineers and Biomedical Engineers	5	$119,524
13	Compliance Officers	5	$106,974
14	Database Architects	5	$169,104
15	Managers, All Other	5	$165,500
16	Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists	5	$123,198
17	Chemists	4	$137,030
18	Industrial Engineers	4	$140,750
19	Marketing Managers	4	$154,064
20	Accountants and Auditors	3	$95,000
21	Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary	3	$145,500
22	Foreign Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary	3	$100,000
23	Management Analysts	3	$125,000
24	Mathematical Science Teachers, Postsecondary	3	$139,000
25	Natural Sciences Managers	3	$133,000
26	Operations Research Analysts	3	$118,965
27	Area, Ethnic, and Cultural Studies Teachers, Postsecondary	2	Too few filings
28	Database Administrators	2	Too few filings
29	Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary	2	Too few filings
30	Financial Managers	2	Too few filings

Most common job titles

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#	Job title	Certified	Median wage
1	Assistant Professor	19	$136,000
2	Software Engineer. Senior	10	$135,587
3	Senior Research Associate	5	$90,000
4	Senior Software Engineer II	5	$186,300
5	Site Reliability Engineer. Senior	5	$113,430
6	Software Engineer	5	$100,000
7	Software Engineering	5	$140,550
8	Associate Scientist	4	$104,121
9	Lead System Architect	4	$157,643
10	Senior Product Manager	4	$162,752
11	Senior Software Engineer I	4	$181,372
12	Technical Lead	4	$204,010
13	Data Scientist	3	$133,900
14	Data Scientist. Senior	3	$144,040
15	Software Development Engineer	3	$136,825
16	Software Development Engineer in Test Senior	3	$130,021
17	Landscape Designer	2	Too few filings
18	Lecturer	2	Too few filings
19	Manager, Analytics	2	Too few filings
20	Principal Scientist	2	Too few filings

Data sources

PERM Labor Certification 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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