Worksite city · Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH wage area
H-1B salaries in Waltham, MA
16% of new-employment offers here reach Level IV; 32% get a single lottery entry.
802certified H-1B LCAs with a worksite here, Jul 2025 to Jun 2026
$131,500median offer
16%of new-employment offers reach Level IV
231new-employment LCAs
Source U.S. Dept. of Labor, OFLC disclosure files Covers decisions Jul 2025 to Jun 2026 Release FY2026 Q3, published Aug 7, 2026 Wage levels OFLC 2026-27
Wage levels for the top jobs here
same scale for every row · black mark: median offerunder Level ILevel IIIIIIIV and upmedian offerscale $65k to $195k
Lottery entries
231 new-employment LCAs1 entry · Level I2 · Level II3 · Level III4 · Level IVunder Level I, still 1 entry
How this is calculated
New-employment H-1B LCAs only, the filings behind most cap petitions; extensions, transfers and amendments do not go through the lottery, and cap-exempt universities and nonprofit research organizations are left out. Each offered salary (low end of the range) is compared with the OFLC Level I to IV wages for its occupation and worksite area, wage year 2026-27; a filing with several worksites counts at its lowest level, as the rule requires. Numbers on the right are LCAs. Full methodology.
Jobs and employers
Jul 2025 to Jun 2026Top jobs
| Job | Certified LCAs | Median salary |
|---|---|---|
| Software Developers | 199 | $146,003 |
| Data Scientists | 60 | $134,347 |
| Biological Scientists, All Other | 49 | $105,331 |
| Biochemists and Biophysicists | 36 | $101,026 |
| Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers | 32 | $126,640 |
| Computer Occupations, All Other | 31 | $115,627 |
| Statisticians | 28 | $121,125 |
| Electronics Engineers, Except Computer | 21 | $171,787 |
| Engineers, All Other | 20 | $190,128 |
| Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists | 18 | $131,907 |
| Bioengineers and Biomedical Engineers | 17 | $110,000 |
| Computer and Information Systems Managers | 16 | $196,311 |
| Operations Research Analysts | 16 | $106,000 |
| Biological Technicians | 14 | $76,250 |
| Mechanical Engineers | 12 | $124,872 |
Top employers
| Employer | Certified LCAs | Median salary |
|---|---|---|
| SS&C Technologies, Inc. | 36 | $137,688 |
| Brandeis University | 35 | $86,000 |
| Pegasystems INC. | 27 | $138,600 |
| Sanofi Pasteur Inc. | 26 | $113,464 |
| Apple Inc. | 23 | $171,787 |
| Boston Dynamics, Inc. | 22 | $197,628 |
| Dassault Systemes Americas Corp | 22 | $138,328 |
| AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP | 20 | $144,270 |
| Wolters Kluwer DXG U.S., Inc. | 20 | $147,401 |
| National Grid USA Service Company, Inc. | 19 | $144,839 |
| Alkermes, Inc. | 18 | $153,000 |
| Cimpress USA Incorporated | 17 | $161,000 |
| Dassault Systemes SolidWorks Corporation | 16 | $131,305 |
| TScan Therapeutics, Inc. | 16 | $104,022 |
| Trinity Partners, LLC | 14 | $139,188 |
| Adobe Inc. | 13 | $162,000 |
| LLX Solutions, LLC | 13 | $108,784 |
| NetApp, Inc. | 12 | $175,566 |
| Bentley University | 11 | $145,738 |
| Biocytogen Boston Corp. | 11 | $90,000 |
| All other employers | 411 | – |