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Researcher in Boston, MA

Job title · Boston, Massachusetts

Job title as filed
Researcher
City
Boston, Massachusetts
Applications FY2022–FY2026
41
Median offered wage
$76,939
Most common occupation
Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists
Median wage$76,939certified 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 "Researcher" and a worksite in Boston.

Applications by fiscal year

713FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025FY2026*
713FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025FY2026*
Data table
FY202213
FY20237
FY202411
FY20257
FY2026*3
Certified (decided applications)
100.0%
Employers filing
5
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. General Hospital Corporation35
  2. Massachusetts General Physician's Organization2
  3. Precision Development, Inc.2
  4. Hill Holliday LLC1
  5. Tufts University1
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 $76,939; middle half $64,507 to $84,000 · median prevailing wage $64,563 (marker) · 41 applications.

$40k$55k$70k$85k$100k
$40k$55k$70k$85k$100k
Prevailing wage level
  1. Level I18
  2. Level II20
  3. Level III1
  4. Level IV1
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 "Researcher" appears on 490 labor condition applications since FY2022, filed by 104 employers for worksites in 99 cities; the median offered wage is $88,856, so the median in Boston is 13.4% below it.

Applications nationwide, FY2022–FY2026
490
Employers nationwide
104
Cities with filings
99
National median offered wage
$88,856
Share of national filings in Boston
8.4%
Cities with the most applications for Researcher
  1. Hershey, PA47
  2. Boston, MA41
  3. Charlestown, MA31
  4. New York City, NY27
  5. Warren, MI26
  6. Memphis, TN24
  7. Redmond, WA23
  8. University Park, PA12
  9. Seattle, WA12
  10. San Jose, CA11
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; "Researcher" ranks #78 by applications, with 0.1% of them.

Applications in Boston, all job titles
34,155
Job titles filed
10,335
Rank of Researcher in Boston
78
Median offered wage in Boston, all job titles
$114,088
National median wage, Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists (all job titles)
$70,762
Other job titles in Boston
  1. Research Fellow1,731
  2. Software Engineer580
  3. Senior Software Engineer579
  4. Assistant Professor558
  5. Clinical Fellow469
  6. Software Developer378
  7. Software Engineer II376
  8. Resident375
  9. Associate357
  10. Software Development Engineer II348
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OFLC — Labor Condition Application disclosure dataData as at 30 Jun 2026

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