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Waltham, Massachusetts

City · Massachusetts, United States

Applications on record
20,980
FY2025
1,174
FY2026 to 30 June
839
Share of U.S. total
0.17%
Median offered wage (LCA)
$125,000
Median wage$125,000certified 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 Waltham, Massachusetts.

Applications by fiscal year — Waltham, Massachusetts

8331,665FY2008FY2010FY2012FY2014FY2016FY2018FY2020FY2022FY2024FY2026*
8331,665FY2008FY2012FY2016FY2020FY2024FY2026*
Data table
FY2008617
FY2009560
FY2010623
FY2011683
FY2012788
FY2013873
FY20141,012
FY20151,340
FY20161,664
FY20171,509
FY20181,621
FY20191,665
FY20201,301
FY20211,239
FY20221,375
FY20231,051
FY20241,046
FY20251,174
FY2026*839
Fiscal yearH-2BLCAPERM
FY2026*3663173
FY20252922250
FY20242879165
FY20233913135
FY202221,175198
FY202111,050188
FY202031,157141
FY201931,469193
FY201831,346272
FY201721,316191
FY201631,411250
FY201501,202138
FY20140904108
FY2013078984
FY20120686102
FY2011058796
FY20100482141
FY2009052139
FY2008055265
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 Waltham, Massachusetts.

Applications by employer
  1. Brandeis University718
  2. Amadeus North America, Inc.533
  3. Mckinsey & Company, Inc.529
  4. Cimpress USA Incorporated488
  5. Netapp, Inc.484
  6. National Grid USA Service Company, Inc.357
  7. Wipro Limited354
  8. Dassault Systemes Americas Corp.320
  9. IBM Corporation304
  10. IBM India Private Limited303
  11. Constant Contact, Inc.293
  12. Alkermes, Inc.257
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 Developers6,142
  2. Computer Systems Analysts1,812
  3. Computer Occupations, All Other1,733
  4. Computer Programmers946
  5. Statisticians853
  6. Operations Research Analysts528
  7. Biochemists and Biophysicists439
  8. Biological Scientists, All Other437
  9. Computer and Information Systems Managers367
  10. Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists345
Visa routes
  1. H-1B17,367
  2. PERM labour certification2,929
  3. E-3 (Australia)146
  4. H-2B non-agricultural workers27
  5. H-1B1 (Singapore)16
  6. H-1B1 (Chile)13
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 $125,000; middle half $100,000 to $154,606 · median prevailing wage $112,986 (marker) · 2,409 applications.

$80k$105k$130k$155k$180k
$80k$105k$130k$155k$180k
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OFLC — Labor Condition Application disclosure dataData as at 30 Jun 2026

Among cities in Massachusetts

Waltham, Massachusetts ranks #3 of 278 cities in Massachusetts by work visa applications on record, with 4.70% of the applications for worksites in the state's cities that have their own page.

Rank in Massachusetts
3 of 278
Share of Massachusetts's city applications
4.70%
Share of U.S. total
0.17%
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.

  • Assistant Professor
  • Member Technical Staff, Software Engineer
  • Postdoctoral Associate
  • Product Software Engineer III
  • Senior Scientist
  • Senior Software Engineer
  • Software Developer
  • Software Development Engineer
  • Software Engineer
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OFLC — Labor Condition Application disclosure dataData as at 30 Jun 2026

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