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Senior Scientist in Cambridge, MA

Job title · Cambridge, Massachusetts

Job title as filed
Senior Scientist
City
Cambridge, Massachusetts
Applications FY2022–FY2026
102
Median offered wage
$142,503
Most common occupation
Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists
Median wage$142,503certified 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" and a worksite in Cambridge.

Applications by fiscal year

1325FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025FY2026*
1325FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025FY2026*
Data table
FY202221
FY202312
FY202422
FY202522
FY2026*25
Certified (decided applications)
99.0%
Employers filing
41

Employers

Employers filing for this title in this city.

Applications by employer
  1. Takeda Development Center Americas, Inc.13
  2. Bristol-Myers Squibb Company11
  3. Alnylam US, Inc.10
  4. Sanofi US Services Inc.9
  5. Intellia Therapeutics, Inc.7
  6. Philips North America LLC5
  7. Pfizer Inc4
  8. Eurofins Lancaster Laboratories Professional Scientific Services, LLC3
  9. ReNAgade Therapeutics Management, Inc.2
  10. Kernal Biologics, Inc.2
  11. Carmine Therapeutics, Inc.2
  12. Im Pro Makeup NY LP2

Pay

Offered annual wage on certified applications, FY2022–FY2026.

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

Median $142,503; middle half $122,762 to $156,864 · median prevailing wage $122,388 (marker) · 100 applications.

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Prevailing wage level
  1. Level I4
  2. Level II25
  3. Level III35
  4. Level IV38

Across the United States

Nationwide, the job title "Senior Scientist" appears on 1,322 labor condition applications since FY2022, filed by 410 employers for worksites in 239 cities; the median offered wage is $115,000, so the median in Cambridge is 23.9% above it.

Applications nationwide, FY2022–FY2026
1,322
Employers nationwide
410
Cities with filings
239
National median offered wage
$115,000
Share of national filings in Cambridge
7.7%
Cities with the most applications for Senior Scientist
  1. St. Louis, MO105
  2. Cambridge, MA102
  3. New York City, NY63
  4. Tarrytown, NY52
  5. Gaithersburg, MD48
  6. San Diego, CA45
  7. South San Francisco, CA39
  8. Kalamazoo, MI37
  9. Waltham, MA33
  10. Middleton, WI31

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" ranks #12 by applications, with 0.8% of them.

Applications in Cambridge, all job titles
12,657
Job titles filed
4,540
Rank of Senior Scientist in Cambridge
12
Median offered wage in Cambridge, all job titles
$120,000
National median wage, Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists (all job titles)
$70,762
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