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Research Fellow in Boston, MA

Job title · Boston, Massachusetts

Job title as filed
Research Fellow
City
Boston, Massachusetts
Applications FY2022–FY2026
1,731
Median offered wage
$69,000
Most common occupation
Biological Scientists, All Other
Median wage$69,000certified LCAs
Year by year
Data as at 30 Jun 2026
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Applications year by year

Labor condition applications with the job title "Research Fellow" and a worksite in Boston.

Applications by fiscal year

191381FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025FY2026*
191381FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025FY2026*
Data table
FY2022380
FY2023381
FY2024369
FY2025348
FY2026*253
Certified (decided applications)
99.9%
Employers filing
17
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OFLC — Labor Condition Application disclosure dataData as at 30 Jun 2026

Employers

Employers filing for this title in this city.

Applications by employer
  1. Dana-farber Cancer Institute410
  2. Children's Hospital Corporation384
  3. Harvard University284
  4. Brigham and Women's Hospital243
  5. General Hospital Corporation239
  6. Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Inc.53
  7. Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary42
  8. Joslin Diabetes Center34
  9. Trustees of Boston University19
  10. Boston Children's Network Specialty Physicians, Inc7
  11. Harvard Pilgrim Health Care Institute6
  12. Massachusetts General Hospital3
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OFLC — Labor Condition Application disclosure dataData as at 30 Jun 2026

Pay

Offered annual wage on certified applications, FY2022–FY2026.

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

Median $69,000; middle half $60,112 to $74,263 · median prevailing wage $54,392 (marker) · 1,700 applications.

$40k$50k$60k$70k$80k
$40k$50k$60k$70k$80k
Prevailing wage level
  1. Level I1,421
  2. Level II241
  3. Level III23
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OFLC — Labor Condition Application disclosure dataData as at 30 Jun 2026

Across the United States

Nationwide, the job title "Research Fellow" appears on 3,864 labor condition applications since FY2022, filed by 89 employers for worksites in 76 cities; the median offered wage is $70,304, so the median in Boston is 1.9% below it.

Applications nationwide, FY2022–FY2026
3,864
Employers nationwide
89
Cities with filings
76
National median offered wage
$70,304
Share of national filings in Boston
44.8%
Cities with the most applications for Research Fellow
  1. Boston, MA1,731
  2. Bethesda, MD780
  3. Rochester, MN281
  4. Charlestown, MA200
  5. The Bronx, NY78
  6. Rockville, MD71
  7. Austin, TX67
  8. New York City, NY67
  9. Cincinnati, OH62
  10. Frederick, MD61
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OFLC — Labor Condition Application disclosure dataData as at 30 Jun 2026

The Boston job market

Boston has 34,155 H-1B and E-3 labor condition applications since FY2022 across 10,335 job titles and 3,585 employers; "Research Fellow" ranks #1 by applications, with 5.1% of them.

Applications in Boston, all job titles
34,155
Job titles filed
10,335
Rank of Research Fellow in Boston
1
Median offered wage in Boston, all job titles
$114,088
National median wage, Biological Scientists, All Other (all job titles)
$78,083
Other job titles in Boston
  1. Software Engineer580
  2. Senior Software Engineer579
  3. Assistant Professor558
  4. Clinical Fellow469
  5. Software Developer378
  6. Software Engineer II376
  7. Resident375
  8. Associate357
  9. Software Development Engineer II348
  10. Research Scientist305
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OFLC — Labor Condition Application disclosure dataData as at 30 Jun 2026

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