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Cambridge, MA H-1B salaries

Employers filed 6,128 certified H-1B applications for jobs in Cambridge, MA between Jan 2023 and Jun 2026. Half paid more than $124,259 a year. The typical offer was 14% above the prevailing wage, the minimum the law sets for the job and place.

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Median salary offered
$124,259
Middle half earn
$91,374 to $158,442
Top 10% earn over
$191,030
Certified filings
6,128

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Top employers

EmployerFilingsMedianvs USMiddle half
Massachusetts Institute of Technology549$78,500–$71,000 – $105,000
Harvard University307$78,000−3%$70,304 – $100,206
Google LLC276$167,000−9%$152,750 – $185,000
Takeda Development Center Americas, Inc.240$158,284–$127,000 – $185,000
The Broad Institute, Inc.214$92,760–$76,509 – $116,948
Novartis Institutes for BioMedical Research, Inc.198$97,760–$88,535 – $114,338
Akamai Technologies, Inc.166$150,476−1%$128,075 – $171,906
Biogen Inc.161$126,006–$105,331 – $151,923
HubSpot, Inc.147$157,6000%$141,100 – $179,056
Microsoft Corporation136$157,146−7%$146,300 – $175,749
ModernaTX, Inc.113$125,500+2%$107,099 – $154,606
Amgen Inc.95$126,600−6%$107,603 – $138,837
Sanofi US Services Inc.89$128,773+2%$116,156 – $148,125
Alnylam US, Inc.89$145,000–$120,000 – $175,000
Meta Platforms, Inc81$198,000−4%$171,363 – $211,778
Zifo Technologies, Inc71$86,600+1%$72,000 – $100,000
Philips North America LLC69$122,970–$120,994 – $143,374
Apple Inc.66$148,054−14%$135,304 – $175,115
Amazon.com Services LLC59$155,800+1%$143,000 – $173,800
Intellia Therapeutics, Inc.59$133,200–$119,650 – $149,100
IBM Corporation52$206,687+76%$173,702 – $242,192
Audible, Inc.50$148,900−6%$143,700 – $176,987
Takeda Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc.49$190,000–$162,552 – $210,000
Moderna Services, Inc.41$148,7620%$125,715 – $172,744
Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research40$73,850–$51,448 – $75,000
Ernst & Young U.S. LLP39$128,950−11%$100,000 – $175,000
General Hospital Corporation38$71,406−1%$70,000 – $78,581
Genzyme Corporation38$143,812–$119,786 – $170,260
Cambridge Mobile Telematics, Inc.35$137,946–$124,362 – $156,160
Bristol-Myers Squibb Company33$153,651+2%$140,039 – $163,690
Abbvie Bioresearch Center Inc.28$130,276+2%$120,750 – $140,909
Brigham and Women's Hospital27$73,000−8%$63,305 – $79,602
CarGurus, Inc.25$179,200+5%$137,000 – $183,700
Lila Sciences, Inc.25$115,000–$90,000 – $160,000
InterSystems Corporation25$120,0000%$105,000 – $127,680
Cambridge Public Health Commission24$83,094−7%$78,712 – $97,926
Boston Dynamics AI Institute, LLC24$183,700–$175,000 – $185,804
Everquote, Inc.24$96,543–$82,750 – $138,997
Cognizant Technology Solutions US Corp24$115,991+10%$108,587 – $126,339
Beam Therapeutics, Inc.24$125,000–$102,875 – $141,750
Editas Medicine, Inc.24$108,284–$94,094 – $127,858
KAYAK Software Corporation24$112,482–$100,000 – $138,508
BioNTech US Inc.23$124,000–$101,500 – $156,255
Im Pro Makeup Ny LP23$120,000+4%$80,000 – $140,000
Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc.23$146,016−3%$121,810 – $177,900
Pfizer Inc.22$119,904+5%$103,279 – $147,180
Blueprint Medicines Corporation21$158,289–$139,193 – $192,006
Prime Medicine Inc.18$121,418–$103,462 – $132,985
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation17$118,435−16%$89,731 – $126,006
Capital One Services, LLC16$172,744+16%$155,423 – $175,602

Top job titles

Job titleFilingsMedianvs USMiddle half
Software Engineer344$165,000+20%$141,100 – $178,787
Research Scientist311$90,000−41%$78,238 – $114,600
Postdoctoral Associate269$71,000+6%$67,040 – $75,000
Postdoctoral Fellow123$70,304+7%$67,600 – $73,934
Assistant Professor102$140,000+28%$127,250 – $157,775
Research Associate86$78,949+11%$74,000 – $83,150
Senior Scientist69$145,000+21%$129,000 – $157,581
Software Engineering64$153,800−9%$143,261 – $170,941
Research Scientist II58$106,000−7%$91,374 – $121,496
Scientist56$127,000+25%$109,275 – $136,192
Senior Research Associate50$91,676+7%$86,000 – $96,750
Senior Scientist I48$100,000−7%$91,978 – $107,099
Associate Scientist47$110,000+29%$103,446 – $113,550
Senior Software Engineer I44$157,6000%$157,600 – $165,200
Software Development Engineer II41$152,100−8%$143,700 – $167,200
Research Analyst40$80,750−19%$72,000 – $100,000
Data Scientist40$125,000+5%$96,726 – $153,888
Senior Software Engineer36$156,300+6%$140,210 – $187,750
Research Associate II36$80,000+10%$64,781 – $86,250
Software Development Engineer33$122,970−18%$122,970 – $135,304
Research Fellow33$70,000−5%$67,600 – $71,406
Software Developer32$123,000+18%$113,000 – $147,402
Senior Scientist II32$107,099−12%$93,891 – $113,464
Principal Scientist I31$113,464–$92,934 – $123,802
Applied Sciences30$163,500−8%$148,750 – $176,249
Research Scientist I29$92,700+10%$74,152 – $100,000
Senior Associate Scientist25$107,568+10%$94,000 – $125,000
Product Manager24$144,678−9%$112,778 – $171,250
Senior Data Scientist21$148,392−2%$138,500 – $157,847
Validation Engineer21$100,000+8%$98,405 – $102,000
Senior Software Engineer II20$186,300+13%$186,300 – $186,300
Scientist I20$107,500+39%$99,250 – $115,000
Machine Learning Engineer20$148,428−13%$135,304 – $176,586
Applied Scientist II19$177,5000%$172,500 – $184,436
Process Development Senior Scientist19$134,473−1%$132,358 – $137,396
Lecturer18$100,436+42%$78,676 – $108,272
Software Engineer II18$125,308−3%$118,750 – $128,828
Data Engineer17$114,088+8%$110,000 – $147,900
Computational Associate II16$80,314–$76,396 – $82,956
Senior Research Scientist16$163,155+48%$128,750 – $200,000
Scientist II16$128,211+28%$117,661 – $138,415
Principal Research Associate15$110,000+2%$107,666 – $115,000
Principal Scientist15$170,000+19%$126,208 – $177,252
Software Development Engineer I14$129,5000%$112,525 – $132,225
Senior Postdoctoral Associate14$72,000–$70,297 – $78,175
Software Engineer Senior14$146,722+7%$134,250 – $155,151
Machine Learning13$178,131−6%$172,744 – $178,131
Senior Software Development Engineer13$166,900+13%$157,643 – $180,300
Research Engineer12$95,285−46%$85,000 – $173,000
Mechanical Engineer12$101,582+13%$96,883 – $134,200

By year

Year filedFilingsMedian
2023500$115,000
20242,326$121,048
20252,082$125,000
20261,220$131,082

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