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Cambridge, Massachusetts

City · Massachusetts, United States

Applications on record
49,213
FY2025
2,953
FY2026 to 30 June
2,088
Share of U.S. total
0.41%
Median offered wage (LCA)
$123,000
Median wage$123,000certified LCAs
Year by year
Data as at 30 Jun 2026
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Applications year by year

All Department of Labor work visa applications with a worksite in Cambridge, Massachusetts.

Applications by fiscal year — Cambridge, Massachusetts

1,7813,561FY2008FY2010FY2012FY2014FY2016FY2018FY2020FY2022FY2024FY2026*
1,7813,561FY2008FY2012FY2016FY2020FY2024FY2026*
Data table
FY20081,793
FY20091,707
FY20101,908
FY20111,818
FY20121,979
FY20131,812
FY20142,159
FY20152,484
FY20162,804
FY20172,999
FY20183,272
FY20193,383
FY20203,209
FY20213,275
FY20223,561
FY20233,054
FY20242,955
FY20252,953
FY2026*2,088
Fiscal yearH-2BLCAPERM
FY2026*01,754334
FY202502,512441
FY202412,571383
FY202302,590464
FY202233,230328
FY202102,876399
FY202002,886323
FY201903,071312
FY201802,868404
FY201702,713286
FY201602,345459
FY201502,267217
FY201401,935224
FY201301,639173
FY201201,751228
FY201101,575243
FY201001,595313
FY200901,557150
FY200801,580213
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification — disclosure data FY2008–FY2026 Q3Data as at 30 Jun 2026

Largest sponsoring employers

Employers with the most applications for jobs in Cambridge, Massachusetts.

Applications by employer
  1. Massachusetts Institute of Technology4,271
  2. Harvard University3,143
  3. Akamai Technologies, Inc.2,327
  4. Novartis Institutes for Biomedical Research, Inc.1,500
  5. Google LLC1,233
  6. Microsoft Corporation1,028
  7. The Broad Institute, Inc.963
  8. Biogen, Inc.867
  9. IBM Corporation721
  10. Takeda Development Center Americas, Inc.662
  11. HubSpot, Inc.621
  12. Pegasystems Inc.599
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification — disclosure data FY2008–FY2026 Q3Data as at 30 Jun 2026

Occupations and routes

SOC 2018 occupation and visa programme of the applications.

Occupations
  1. Software Developers10,057
  2. Biological Scientists, All Other4,026
  3. Biochemists and Biophysicists3,024
  4. Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists2,393
  5. Computer Occupations, All Other1,846
  6. Computer Systems Analysts1,749
  7. Statisticians1,492
  8. Computer and Information Research Scientists1,202
  9. Chemists986
  10. Computer Programmers762
Visa routes
  1. H-1B40,921
  2. PERM labour certification5,894
  3. E-3 (Australia)597
  4. H-1B1 (Singapore)132
  5. H-1B1 (Chile)70
  6. H-2B non-agricultural workers4
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification — disclosure data FY2008–FY2026 Q3Data as at 30 Jun 2026

Pay

Offered annual wages on certified labor condition applications, FY2024–FY2026.

Offered annual wage, 10th to 90th percentile (certified LCAs)

Median $123,000; middle half $90,000 to $157,600 · median prevailing wage $105,331 (marker) · 6,704 applications.

$60k$95k$130k$165k$200k
$60k$95k$130k$165k$200k
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OFLC — Labor Condition Application disclosure dataData as at 30 Jun 2026

Among cities in Massachusetts

Cambridge, Massachusetts ranks #2 of 278 cities in Massachusetts by work visa applications on record, with 11.03% of the applications for worksites in the state's cities that have their own page.

Rank in Massachusetts
2 of 278
Share of Massachusetts's city applications
11.03%
Share of U.S. total
0.41%
Cities in Massachusetts with the most applications
  1. Boston, MA127,719
  2. Cambridge, MA49,213
  3. Waltham, MA20,980
  4. Burlington, MA14,764
  5. Natick, MA10,469
  6. Westborough, MA10,380
  7. Framingham, MA10,376
  8. Worcester, MA10,310
  9. Quincy, MA9,999
  10. Marlborough, MA8,564
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification — disclosure data FY2008–FY2026 Q3Data as at 30 Jun 2026

Job titles with their own pages

Titles with at least 30 labor condition applications here since FY2022.

  • Applied Sciences
  • Applied Scientist II
  • Assistant Professor
  • Associate Scientist
  • Data Scientist
  • Lecturer
  • Machine Learning Engineer
  • Postdoctoral Associate
  • Postdoctoral Fellow
  • Principal Scientist
  • Principal Scientist I
  • Product Manager
  • Research Analyst
  • Research Associate
  • Research Associate II
  • Research Engineer
  • Research Fellow
  • Research Scientist
  • Research Scientist I
  • Research Scientist II
  • Scientist
  • Scientist I
  • Scientist II
  • Senior Associate Scientist
  • Senior Data Scientist
  • Senior Research Associate
  • Senior Scientist
  • Senior Scientist I
  • Senior Scientist II
  • Senior Software Engineer
  • Senior Software Engineer I
  • Senior Software Engineer II
  • Software Developer
  • Software Development Engineer
  • Software Development Engineer I
  • Software Development Engineer II
  • Software Engineer
  • Software Engineer II
  • Software Engineering
  • Technical Lead
  • Validation Engineer
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OFLC — Labor Condition Application disclosure dataData as at 30 Jun 2026

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