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Scientist in Cambridge, MA

Job title · Cambridge, Massachusetts

Job title as filed
Scientist
City
Cambridge, Massachusetts
Applications FY2022–FY2026
105
Median offered wage
$125,000
Most common occupation
Biological Scientists, All Other
Median wage$125,000certified 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 "Scientist" and a worksite in Cambridge.

Applications by fiscal year

1325FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025FY2026*
1325FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025FY2026*
Data table
FY202220
FY202325
FY202423
FY202519
FY2026*18
Certified (decided applications)
99.0%
Employers filing
37
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. Intellia Therapeutics, Inc.16
  2. Takeda Development Center Americas, Inc.13
  3. Alnylam US, Inc.12
  4. Sanofi US Services Inc.7
  5. Bristol-Myers Squibb Company5
  6. Corixa Corporation5
  7. Im Pro Makeup NY LP4
  8. Philips North America LLC4
  9. Flagship Labs 72, Inc.3
  10. Arbor Biotechnologies, Inc.2
  11. Pfizer Inc2
  12. Foghorn Therapeutics, Inc.2
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 $125,000; middle half $108,077 to $130,810 · median prevailing wage $111,166 (marker) · 102 applications.

$80k$95k$110k$125k$140k
$80k$95k$110k$125k$140k
Prevailing wage level
  1. Level I5
  2. Level II36
  3. Level III37
  4. Level IV27
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 "Scientist" appears on 1,727 labor condition applications since FY2022, filed by 420 employers for worksites in 229 cities; the median offered wage is $100,060, so the median in Cambridge is 24.9% above it.

Applications nationwide, FY2022–FY2026
1,727
Employers nationwide
420
Cities with filings
229
National median offered wage
$100,060
Share of national filings in Cambridge
6.1%
Cities with the most applications for Scientist
  1. Memphis, TN171
  2. Boston, MA118
  3. South San Francisco, CA108
  4. Cambridge, MA105
  5. Bethesda, MD88
  6. Exton, PA69
  7. San Francisco, CA42
  8. Pasadena, CA39
  9. New York City, NY39
  10. Tarrytown, NY37
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OFLC — Labor Condition Application disclosure dataData as at 30 Jun 2026

The Cambridge job market

Cambridge has 12,657 H-1B and E-3 labor condition applications since FY2022 across 4,540 job titles and 1,420 employers; "Scientist" ranks #9 by applications, with 0.8% of them.

Applications in Cambridge, all job titles
12,657
Job titles filed
4,540
Rank of Scientist in Cambridge
9
Median offered wage in Cambridge, all job titles
$120,000
National median wage, Biological Scientists, All Other (all job titles)
$78,083
Other job titles in Cambridge
  1. Software Engineer717
  2. Research Scientist652
  3. Postdoctoral Associate549
  4. Postdoctoral Fellow257
  5. Research Associate248
  6. Assistant Professor210
  7. Senior Research Associate130
  8. Research Scientist II107
  9. Software Development Engineer II104
  10. Senior Software Engineer103
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OFLC — Labor Condition Application disclosure dataData as at 30 Jun 2026

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