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Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated

Employer · Massachusetts, United States

Employer address
Massachusetts, United States
Applications on record
1,686
FY2025 applications
205
FY2026 to 30 June
162
Programmes
LCA · PERM
Certified (last three years)
100.0%
Median offered wage
$129,640
Most common occupation
Statisticians
H-1B dependent (as declared)
No
Certified100.0%of decided applications, last three years
Year by year
Data as at 30 Jun 2026
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Applications year by year

Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated appears in 1,686 applications filed with the U.S. Department of Labor between fiscal 2008 and fiscal 2026 (to 30 June). In fiscal 2025 it filed 205.

Applications by fiscal year — Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated

103205FY2008FY2010FY2012FY2014FY2016FY2018FY2020FY2022FY2024FY2026*
103205FY2008FY2012FY2016FY2020FY2024FY2026*
Data table
FY200839
FY200926
FY201047
FY201137
FY201245
FY201348
FY201488
FY201542
FY201646
FY201768
FY201862
FY201974
FY202091
FY2021137
FY2022177
FY2023131
FY2024161
FY2025205
FY2026*162
Fiscal yearLCAPERM
FY2026*14517
FY202519114
FY202415011
FY202311417
FY202216413
FY202111423
FY2020874
FY20195915
FY2018584
FY2017626
FY20163412
FY2015357
FY2014817
FY20133711
FY20123213
FY20112710
FY20103512
FY20091610
FY2008336
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification — disclosure data FY2008–FY2026 Q3Data as at 30 Jun 2026

Where the jobs are

Worksite of each application as filed (first worksite where several are listed).

Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated: applications by worksite state

3+3+4+5+12+
3+3+4+5+12+
Data table
StateApplications
MA1,499
CA74
RI43
TX12
FL7
NC7
NJ5
NY4
PA4
VA4
WA4
MD3
MI3
GA3
CO3
Worksite states
  1. Massachusetts1,499
  2. California74
  3. Rhode Island43
  4. Texas12
  5. Florida7
  6. North Carolina7
  7. New Jersey5
  8. New York4
  9. Pennsylvania4
  10. Virginia4
Worksite cities
  1. Boston, MA1,192
  2. Cambridge, MA254
  3. San Diego, CA60
  4. Providence, RI42
  5. Watertown, MA17
  6. Somerville, MA4
  7. Fort Mill, SC3
  8. McLean, VA3
  9. Apex, NC3
  10. Everett, MA3
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification — disclosure data FY2008–FY2026 Q3Data as at 30 Jun 2026

What they hire for and pay

Occupations, job titles and offered wages as stated on the applications.

Occupations (SOC 2018)
  1. Statisticians284
  2. Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists186
  3. Chemists180
  4. Biochemists and Biophysicists116
  5. Biological Scientists, All Other106
  6. Software Developers94
  7. Chemical Engineers92
  8. Computer Systems Analysts72
Job titles on labor condition applications
  1. Senior Statistical Programmer II46
  2. Senior Statistical Programmer30
  3. Senior Biostatistician II28
  4. Principal Biostatistician26
  5. Principal Statistical Programmer17
  6. Senior Scientific Associate17
  7. Analytical Development Research Scientist16
  8. Analytical Development Senior Research Scientist16

Offered annual wage, FY2024–FY2026, 10th to 90th percentile

Median $129,640; middle half $110,802 to $148,762 · median prevailing wage $120,765 (marker) · 479 applications.

$80k$105k$130k$155k$180k
$80k$105k$130k$155k$180k
Prevailing wage level
  1. Level I32
  2. Level II103
  3. Level III99
  4. Level IV248
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification — disclosure data FY2008–FY2026 Q3Data as at 30 Jun 2026

Green card sponsorship (PERM)

Country of citizenship of the workers named in certified and pending PERM applications (countries with fewer than five applications are not shown).

PERM applications by country of citizenship
  1. India83
  2. China31
  3. Canada22
  4. United Kingdom7
  5. Taiwan6
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OFLC — PERM disclosure dataData as at 30 Jun 2026

H-1B petitions decided by USCIS

Approvals and denials of Form I-129 petitions, by USCIS fiscal year. Linked by employer name, state and the last four digits of the tax ID.

Approved H-1B petitions (initial + continuing)

76152FY2009FY2010FY2011FY2012FY2013FY2014FY2015FY2016FY2017FY2018FY2019FY2020FY2021FY2022FY2023
76152FY2009FY2012FY2015FY2018FY2021FY2023
Data table
FY200928
FY201026
FY201128
FY201228
FY201320
FY201423
FY201520
FY201623
FY201737
FY201843
FY201935
FY202062
FY2021152
FY2022140
FY202330
Fiscal yearInitial approvalsInitial denialsContinuing approvalsContinuing denials
FY202310290
FY20223401061
FY20213311192
FY2020170450
FY2019161190
FY2018170260
FY2017100270
FY201620211
FY201510190
FY201430200
FY201360140
FY201280203
FY201190190
FY201070190
FY200970210
Source: U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services — H-1B Employer Data Hub (FY2009–FY2023)Data as at 30 Jun 2026

Law firms on the filings

Firms named as the employer's representative (firm names only).

Applications by law firm
  1. Berry Appleman & Leiden LLP1,138
  2. Chin & Curtis, LLP25
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification — disclosure data FY2008–FY2026 Q3Data as at 30 Jun 2026

Among employers in Massachusetts

Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated has 1,686 work visa applications on record (FY2008–FY2026), ranking #39 of 6,297 sponsoring employers in Massachusetts and #677 of 168,030 in the United States; that is 0.39% of the applications filed by employers based in Massachusetts.

Rank in Massachusetts
39 of 6,297
Rank in the United States
677 of 168,030
Share of Massachusetts's applications
0.39%
Employers in the same industry group (NAICS 541) in Massachusetts
2,667
Largest sponsoring employers in Massachusetts
  1. Virtusa Corporation13,005
  2. Randstad Technologies, LLC11,730
  3. Fidelity Technology Group, LLC11,656
  4. Patni Americas Inc.10,160
  5. NTT Data, Inc.9,000
  6. The Boston Consulting Group, Inc.8,475
  7. The Mathworks, Inc.8,037
  8. Emc Corporation6,787
  9. Avco Consulting Inc6,325
  10. Harvard University6,206
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification — disclosure data FY2008–FY2026 Q3Data as at 30 Jun 2026

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