H-1B Salaries in Cambridge, MA

1,777 certified full-time H-1B filings for worksites in Cambridge, Massachusetts, decided Jul 1, 2025 – Jun 30, 2026.

$132,000Median salary

$95,28525th percentile

$167,60075th percentile

1,777Filings

Top H-1B employers in Cambridge, MA

Employer	Filings	Median	Middle 50%
Massachusetts Institute of Technology	148	$79,756	$73,308 – $97,384
Google	81	$178,000	$152,000 – $191,000
Harvard University	77	$79,052	$72,000 – $94,400
Takeda Development Center Americas	71	$160,140	$138,096 – $186,069
The Broad Institute	61	$90,000	$78,785 – $123,000
Akamai Technologies	50	$162,051	$140,683 – $189,263
Novartis Institutes for BioMedical Research	50	$91,978	$91,978 – $113,464
Biogen	46	$142,000	$122,744 – $170,750
Apple	38	$162,152	$139,788 – $178,131
Microsoft	38	$154,308	$150,000 – $175,327
HubSpot	35	$148,500	$124,200 – $171,566
Alnylam US	32	$165,000	$149,250 – $180,250
Sanofi US Services	31	$128,773	$114,088 – $143,866
Amgen	28	$134,897	$118,772 – $146,973
ModernaTX	28	$154,253	$130,800 – $170,308
Meta Platforms	25	$203,350	$176,361 – $218,190
Lila Sciences	21	$120,000	$92,000 – $160,000
Bristol-Myers Squibb Company	19	$157,281	$138,442 – $164,392
Audible	18	$143,700	$143,700 – $151,880
Takeda Pharmaceuticals USA	18	$196,472	$182,383 – $218,750

Job title	Filings	Median	Middle 50%
Research Scientist	110	$93,129	$80,041 – $124,108
Software Engineer	108	$169,800	$144,750 – $180,250
Postdoctoral Associate	75	$73,308	$71,000 – $76,282
Senior Scientist	59	$129,386	$100,256 – $156,864
Scientist	34	$120,000	$105,468 – $135,763
Research Associate	32	$75,000	$70,428 – $82,246
Postdoctoral Fellow	30	$72,650	$70,304 – $74,441
Senior Software Engineer	28	$157,600	$148,500 – $180,475
Assistant Professor	27	$143,200	$136,000 – $215,956
Software Engineering	23	$152,846	$147,100 – $172,836
Software Development Engineer	23	$143,700	$131,082 – $143,700
Principal Scientist	19	$113,464	$96,502 – $172,252
Senior Research Associate	16	$85,000	$82,665 – $93,489
Associate Scientist	13	$110,000	$85,000 – $117,000
Data Scientist	11	$147,870	$112,884 – $162,895
Data Engineer	11	$131,802	$112,449 – $150,500
Senior Research Scientist	10	$143,932	$135,626 – $177,162
Machine Learning	10	$178,131	$175,869 – $178,131
Machine Learning Engineer	10	$178,058	$155,504 – $192,266
Research Fellow	9	$71,406	$71,406 – $71,406

At least 5 filings in Cambridge, MA.

Employer	Filings	Median
Autel US	5	$264,000
IBM	11	$231,712
Aiscientists	5	$215,000
Meta Platforms	25	$203,350
Takeda Pharmaceuticals USA	18	$196,472
Robotics and AI Institute	10	$187,320
Blueprint Medicines	5	$186,169
Nvidia	5	$184,000
Amazon.com Services	8	$178,200
Capital One Services	7	$178,006
Google	81	$178,000
Janssen Research & Development	7	$170,000
Alnylam US	32	$165,000
Apple	38	$162,152
Akamai Technologies	50	$162,051

Level I24% · 406

Level II30% · 515

Level III23% · 400

Level IV23% · 387

Prevailing-wage level the employer selected (I = entry, IV = fully competent).