Occupation · SOC 19-1021 · Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH wage area
Biochemists and Biophysicists H-1B salary in Cambridge, MA
Level IV starts at $162,947. The median offer, $100,500, is Level I.
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II
III
IV
$50k$100k$150k$200k$250k$300k
IIIIIIIV
median $101k
Level IIIIIIIVunder Level I = 1 LCA = 2 LCAs
Dots: certified H-1B LCAs for this job here, Jul 2025 to Jun 2026, in $10,000 bands, coloured by the level each salary reaches. Dashed lines and the ruler: where Levels I to IV start (OFLC 2026-27).
154certified H-1B LCAs, Jul 2025 to Jun 2026
$100,500median offer, Level I
$78k to $124kmiddle half of offers
25new-employment LCAs, too few for shares
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
The four wage levels here
annual salary each level starts at · outlined: where the median offer landsLevel I
$90,7301 entryLevel II
$114,7952 entriesLevel III
$138,8823 entriesLevel IV
$162,9474 entriesWhere does your salary land?
same job and wage areaExample · the median offer here
Level I · 1 entry
IIIIIIIV $91k$115k$139k$163k
Median · $100,500
$14,295 more reaches Level II (2 entries). Enter your salary to place it.
Employers
Jul 2025 to Jun 2026 · median offer and the entries it gets| Employer | LCAs | Median offer | Entries |
|---|---|---|---|
| Massachusetts Institute of Technology | 48 | $77,998 | |
| Takeda Development Center Americas, Inc. | 14 | $118,028 | |
| Harvard University | 13 | $70,304 | |
| Amgen Inc. | 7 | $119,250 | |
| The Broad Institute, Inc. | 5 | $70,000 | |
| Novartis Institutes for BioMedical Research, Inc. | 5 | $101,026 | |
| Lila Sciences, Inc. | 4 | $90,513 | |
| Sanofi US Services Inc. | 4 | $101,026 | |
| Biogen Inc. | 3 | $124,000 | |
| Serif Biomedicines, Inc. | 3 | $105,000 | |
| All other employers | 48 | – |
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