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Senior Scientist I in Cambridge, MA

Job title · Cambridge, Massachusetts

Job title as filed
Senior Scientist I
City
Cambridge, Massachusetts
Applications FY2022–FY2026
90
Median offered wage
$96,242
Most common occupation
Biological Scientists, All Other
Median wage$96,242certified 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 "Senior Scientist I" and a worksite in Cambridge.

Applications by fiscal year

1224FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025FY2026*
1224FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025FY2026*
Data table
FY202216
FY202324
FY202420
FY202518
FY2026*12
Certified (decided applications)
98.9%
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. Novartis Institutes for Biomedical Research, Inc.60
  2. Abbvie Bioresearch Center Inc.4
  3. Prime Medicine, Inc.4
  4. Beam Therapeutics, Inc.3
  5. Simcere of America Inc.2
  6. Eurofins Lancaster Laboratories Professional Scientific Services, LLC2
  7. Seismic Therapeutic Inc2
  8. Abbvie Inc.2
  9. Schrodinger, Inc.2
  10. Alltrna, Inc.1
  11. Voyager Therapeutics, Inc.1
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 $96,242; middle half $87,984 to $120,250 · median prevailing wage $91,978 (marker) · 88 applications.

$80k$95k$110k$125k$140k
$80k$95k$110k$125k$140k
Prevailing wage level
  1. Level I6
  2. Level II57
  3. Level III23
  4. Level IV4
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 "Senior Scientist I" appears on 254 labor condition applications since FY2022, filed by 71 employers for worksites in 55 cities; the median offered wage is $110,000, so the median in Cambridge is 12.5% below it.

Applications nationwide, FY2022–FY2026
254
Employers nationwide
71
Cities with filings
55
National median offered wage
$110,000
Share of national filings in Cambridge
35.4%
Cities with the most applications for Senior Scientist I
  1. Cambridge, MA90
  2. New York City, NY15
  3. North Chicago, IL14
  4. Emeryville, CA13
  5. San Diego, CA11
  6. Sunnyvale, CA11
  7. Worcester, MA9
  8. Lexington, MA6
  9. Boston, MA5
  10. Exton, PA5
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; "Senior Scientist I" ranks #14 by applications, with 0.7% of them.

Applications in Cambridge, all job titles
12,657
Job titles filed
4,540
Rank of Senior Scientist I in Cambridge
14
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. Scientist105
  10. Software Development Engineer II104
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OFLC — Labor Condition Application disclosure dataData as at 30 Jun 2026

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