Massachusetts Institute of Technology H-1B Salaries 2026

152 certified H-1B Labor Condition Applications for full-time roles at Massachusetts Institute of Technology, decided Jul 1, 2025 – Jun 30, 2026. Median offered salary $79,756.

$79,756Median salary

$73,30825th percentile

$95,75875th percentile

152Filings

Massachusetts Institute of Technology H-1B salaries by job title

Job title	Filings	Median	Middle 50%
Research Scientist	64	$83,075	$78,242 – $95,758
Postdoctoral Associate	56	$71,494	$71,000 – $74,263
Assistant Professor	18	$144,350	$140,400 – $210,400
Senior Postdoctoral Associate	4	$78,750	$75,750 – $81,500
Research Engineer	3	$95,285	$95,285 – $95,285
Lecturer	3	$91,146	$84,502 – $95,803
Senior Postdoctoratal Associate	1	$72,700	$72,700 – $72,700
Program Scientist	1	$106,190	$106,190 – $106,190
Principal Research Scientist	1	$140,000	$140,000 – $140,000
Executive Director	1	$240,000	$240,000 – $240,000

Top cities

City	Filings	Median
Cambridge, MA	148	$79,756
Los Angeles, CA	1	$75,462
Cambrdige, MA	1	$80,638
Bedford, MA	1	$73,500
Cambrige, MA	1	$91,700

Wage levels

Level I73% · 107

Level II7% · 10

Level III16% · 24

Level IV3% · 5

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

Median prevailing wage on these filings: $63,186.

Recent Massachusetts Institute of Technology H-1B filings

Latest 100 of 152 filings by decision date. Salary is the offered wage rate (annualised); "to" shows the top of a range when given.

Certified	Start	Job title	Location	Salary	Level
2026-06-30	2026-09-01	Research Scientist	Cambridge, MA	$90,000	III
2026-06-30	2026-09-14	Lecturer	Cambridge, MA	$91,146	I
2026-06-30	2026-09-01	Postdoctoral Associate	Cambridge, MA	$77,000	I
2026-06-30	2026-09-20	Research Scientist	Cambridge, MA	$80,300	I
2026-06-30	2026-09-01	Research Scientist	Cambridge, MA	$98,000	I
2026-06-26	2026-09-11	Postdoctoral Associate	Cambridge, MA	$73,611	II
2026-06-17	2026-08-08	Senior Postdoctoral Associate	Cambridge, MA	$75,000	II
2026-06-15	2026-07-27	Research Scientist	Cambridge, MA	$110,781	III
2026-06-12	2026-09-16	Research Scientist	Cambrdige, MA	$80,638	I
2026-06-12	2026-08-01	Research Scientist	Cambridge, MA	$93,600	I
2026-06-08	2026-09-15	Research Scientist	Cambridge, MA	$106,605	III
2026-06-05	2026-06-26	Postdoctoral Associate	Cambridge, MA	$80,000	I
2026-06-05	2026-09-06	Postdoctoral Associate	Cambridge, MA	$75,000	I
2026-06-05	2026-09-11	Postdoctoral Associate	Cambridge, MA	$74,263	I
2026-06-05	2026-09-01	Postdoctoral Associate	Cambridge, MA	$74,263	I
2026-06-05	2026-09-01	Postdoctoral Associate	Cambridge, MA	$83,500	I
2026-06-04	2026-07-01	Postdoctoral Associate	Cambridge, MA	$71,989	I
2026-05-29	2026-08-31	Senior Postdoctoral Associate	Cambridge, MA	$81,500	I
2026-05-29	2026-07-10	Senior Postdoctoral Associate	Cambridge, MA	$81,500	I
2026-05-29	2026-08-21	Postdoctoral Associate	Cambridge, MA	$73,308	I
2026-05-29	2026-08-01	Research Scientist	Cambridge, MA	$83,366	III
2026-05-28	2026-07-01	Postdoctoral Associate	Los Angeles, CA	$75,462	I
2026-05-28	2026-09-01	Research Scientist	Cambridge, MA	$91,500	I
2026-05-27	2026-05-19	Postdoctoral Associate	Cambridge, MA	$72,000	I
2026-05-22	2026-06-01	Research Scientist	Cambridge, MA	$95,285	III
2026-05-21	2026-06-19	Research Scientist	Cambridge, MA	$79,946	I
2026-05-21	2026-07-01	Assistant Professor	Cambridge, MA	$230,000	I
2026-05-15	2026-06-15	Postdoctoral Associate	Cambridge, MA	$71,000	I
2026-05-14	2026-07-01	Assistant Professor	Cambridge, MA	$143,200	I
2026-05-12	2026-05-16	Research Scientist	Cambridge, MA	$79,040	III
2026-05-07	2026-07-01	Research Scientist	Cambridge, MA	$95,000	I
2026-05-06	2026-05-20	Postdoctoral Associate	Cambridge, MA	$71,000	I
2026-04-30	2026-07-01	Research Scientist	Cambridge, MA	$121,430
2026-04-30	2026-10-18	Postdoctoral Associate	Cambridge, MA	$73,308	I
2026-04-24	2026-05-31	Postdoctoral Associate	Cambridge, MA	$71,000
2026-04-24	2026-07-01	Assistant Professor	Cambridge, MA	$237,000	I
2026-04-24	2026-07-01	Assistant Professor	Cambridge, MA	$147,300	I
2026-04-23	2026-04-20	Research Scientist	Cambridge, MA	$105,000	III
2026-04-22	2026-05-01	Research Scientist	Cambridge, MA	$105,000	III
2026-04-22	2026-06-01	Research Scientist	Cambridge, MA	$75,000	I
2026-04-17	2026-05-22	Postdoctoral Associate	Cambridge, MA	$73,840	I
2026-04-17	2026-06-16	Postdoctoral Associate	Cambridge, MA	$71,000	I
2026-04-15	2026-07-01	Research Scientist	Cambridge, MA	$110,000	II
2026-04-15	2026-07-24	Research Scientist	Cambridge, MA	$80,638	I
2026-04-15	2026-06-10	Postdoctoral Associate	Cambridge, MA	$79,567	I
2026-04-09	2026-07-01	Research Scientist	Cambridge, MA	$79,019	III
2026-04-09	2026-07-01	Postdoctoral Associate	Cambridge, MA	$73,308	I
2026-04-09	2026-05-01	Postdoctoral Associate	Cambridge, MA	$72,000	I
2026-03-27	2026-08-05	Lecturer	Cambridge, MA	$100,460
2026-03-25	2026-05-15	Research Scientist	Cambridge, MA	$78,478	III
2026-03-25	2026-08-01	Research Scientist	Cambridge, MA	$78,100	I
2026-03-25	2026-07-10	Postdoctoral Associate	Cambridge, MA	$73,308	I
2026-03-25	2026-06-01	Research Scientist	Cambridge, MA	$80,600	I
2026-03-24	2026-07-17	Research Scientist	Cambridge, MA	$100,000	IV
2026-03-19	2026-07-01	Lecturer	Cambridge, MA	$77,859	I
2026-03-13	2026-07-01	Assistant Professor	Cambridge, MA	$143,200	I
2026-03-12	2026-04-01	Postdoctoral Associate	Cambridge, MA	$76,000	I
2026-03-10	2026-04-01	Research Scientist	Cambridge, MA	$77,700	I
2026-03-10	2026-05-31	Research Scientist	Cambridge, MA	$80,968	I
2026-03-10	2026-07-01	Assistant Professor	Cambridge, MA	$151,500	I
2026-03-06	2026-07-01	Assistant Professor	Cambridge, MA	$291,110	I
2026-03-05	2026-07-01	Assistant Professor	Cambridge, MA	$151,600	I
2026-03-03	2026-04-01	Research Scientist	Cambridge, MA	$75,000	III
2026-02-24	2026-05-09	Research Scientist	Cambridge, MA	$95,000	I
2026-02-19	2026-05-01	Research Scientist	Cambridge, MA	$139,730	III
2026-02-04	2026-03-01	Research Scientist	Cambridge, MA	$95,285	III
2026-02-02	2026-04-01	Postdoctoral Associate	Cambridge, MA	$71,000	I
2026-02-02	2026-04-01	Postdoctoral Associate	Cambridge, MA	$73,000	I
2026-01-30	2026-04-01	Research Scientist	Cambridge, MA	$100,002	IV
2026-01-29	2026-07-01	Research Scientist	Cambridge, MA	$78,100	I
2026-01-29	2026-04-01	Research Scientist	Cambridge, MA	$110,000	I
2026-01-29	2026-07-01	Research Scientist	Cambridge, MA	$125,000	I
2026-01-29	2026-03-01	Research Scientist	Cambridge, MA	$91,520	II
2026-01-27	2026-04-01	Research Scientist	Cambridge, MA	$93,558	III
2026-01-26	2026-04-01	Research Scientist	Cambridge, MA	$125,880	IV
2026-01-21	2026-07-01	Research Scientist	Cambridge, MA	$75,000	III
2026-01-20	2026-02-01	Research Scientist	Cambridge, MA	$77,437
2026-01-16	2026-02-01	Research Scientist	Cambridge, MA	$121,430	II
2026-01-13	2026-07-01	Assistant Professor	Cambridge, MA	$142,000
2026-01-02	2026-02-01	Research Engineer	Cambridge, MA	$95,285	III
2026-01-02	2026-02-15	Research Engineer	Cambridge, MA	$95,285	III
2026-01-02	2026-01-15	Senior Postdoctoratal Associate	Cambridge, MA	$72,700	I
2025-12-24	2026-03-01	Postdoctoral Associate	Cambridge, MA	$74,000	I
2025-12-22	2026-03-07	Research Scientist	Cambridge, MA	$75,190	I
2025-12-22	2026-04-01	Research Scientist	Cambridge, MA	$74,550	I
2025-12-15	2026-01-10	Postdoctoral Associate	Cambridge, MA	$71,000	I
2025-12-15	2026-01-09	Postdoctoral Associate	Cambridge, MA	$71,000	I
2025-12-08	2026-01-03	Postdoctoral Associate	Cambridge, MA	$71,000	I
2025-12-04	2026-04-01	Research Scientist	Cambridge, MA	$82,800	I
2025-12-04	2026-02-01	Research Scientist	Cambridge, MA	$82,558	I
2025-12-04	2026-01-15	Research Scientist	Cambridge, MA	$80,164	II
2025-12-01	2026-03-01	Research Scientist	Cambridge, MA	$78,290	I
2025-12-01	2026-03-01	Research Scientist	Cambridge, MA	$85,488	III
2025-11-26	2026-01-21	Research Scientist	Cambridge, MA	$87,337	I
2025-11-26	2026-01-01	Research Scientist	Cambridge, MA	$78,100	I
2025-11-26	2025-12-16	Postdoctoral Associate	Cambridge, MA	$71,000	I
2025-11-24	2025-12-10	Postdoctoral Associate	Cambridge, MA	$73,500	I
2025-11-21	2025-12-03	Postdoctoral Associate	Cambridge, MA	$71,000	I
2025-11-14	2026-02-01	Postdoctoral Associate	Cambridge, MA	$76,000	I
2025-11-14	2025-11-24	Research Scientist	Cambridge, MA	$103,500	IV

Employer names as filed: Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Name variants that differ only in case, punctuation or legal suffix (LLC, Inc., Corp.) are merged. Separate legal entities are listed separately. These are wages offered on certified LCAs, not actual pay.