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Cambridge, MA, 02139 H-1B market data
ZIP-bounded LCA market summary with top companies, top roles, wage ranges, filing coverage, and quarterly trend points. State can be inferred from the dominant loaded LCA worksite state for the ZIP.
Market summary
| Market ID | zip:02139 |
| Match type | postal_code |
| City | Cambridge |
| State | MA |
| Postal code | 02139 |
| LCA filings | 6,025 |
| Companies | 756 |
| Role titles | 2,724 |
| Fiscal-year coverage | FY2016 to FY2026 |
Wage summary
| Annualized low min | $35,000 |
| Annualized high max | $280,800,000 |
| Annualized low average | $245,612 |
| Outlier count | 7 |
Market caveat: State inferred from dominant loaded LCA worksite state for ZIP 02139.
Top companies
| Company | LCA filings | Cases | Low wage min | High wage max | First FY | Latest FY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Massachusetts Institute of Technology | 1,788 | 1,788 | 39,264 | 2,652,000 | 2,016 | 2,026 |
| Novartis Institutes for BioMedical Research, Inc. | 546 | 546 | 52,000 | 5,557,240 | 2,016 | 2,026 |
| Takeda Development Center Americas, Inc. | 195 | 195 | 73,000 | 375,550 | 2,023 | 2,026 |
| Millennium Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | 165 | 165 | 46,966 | 425,000 | 2,016 | 2,024 |
| Not Applicable | 102 | 102 | 54,745 | 210,000 | 2,016 | 2,023 |
| Pfizer Inc. | 98 | 98 | 50,000 | 450,000 | 2,016 | 2,026 |
| Everquote, Inc. | 95 | 95 | 45,000 | 260,000 | 2,016 | 2,025 |
| Intellia Therapeutics, Inc. | 95 | 95 | 44,665 | 245,000 | 2,016 | 2,026 |
| Massachusetts General Hospital | 82 | 82 | 35,901 | 450,000 | 2,016 | 2,026 |
| ModernaTX, Inc. | 78 | 78 | 65,000 | 420,000 | 2,018 | 2,025 |
| Intellia Therapeutics | 66 | 66 | 84,000 | 195,000 | 2,018 | 2,024 |
| Brigham and Women's Hospital | 60 | 60 | 44,512 | 200,000 | 2,016 | 2,026 |
| Cambridge Health Alliance | 53 | 53 | 54,309 | 560,000 | 2,016 | 2,026 |
| Schlumberger Technology Corporation | 45 | 45 | 68,682 | 280,800,000 | 2,016 | 2,026 |
| Agios Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | 42 | 42 | 67,205 | 221,450 | 2,016 | 2,026 |
Top roles
| Title | SOC | LCA filings | Low wage min | High wage max |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Research Scientist | 19-1021.00 Biochemists and Biophysicists | 139 | $46,530 | $880,056 |
| Postdoctoral Associate | 19-1021.00 Biochemists and Biophysicists | 94 | $50,376 | $84,872 |
| RESEARCH SCIENTIST | 19-1021 BIOCHEMISTS AND BIOPHYSICISTS | 75 | $51,000 | $74,256 |
| POSTDOCTORAL ASSOCIATE | 19-1021 BIOCHEMISTS AND BIOPHYSICISTS | 59 | $47,050 | $59,736 |
| Research Scientist | 19-1042.00 Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists | 55 | $66,000 | $200,000 |
| Research Scientist | 19-2012.00 Physicists | 46 | $72,500 | $125,000 |
| Postdoctoral Associate | 17-2041.00 Chemical Engineers | 43 | $53,460 | $2,652,000 |
| Postdoctoral Associate | 19-2012.00 Physicists | 42 | $54,540 | $90,450 |
| Research Scientist | 15-1221.00 Computer and Information Research Scientists | 41 | $85,530 | $204,027 |
| Assistant Professor | 25-1032.00 Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary | 36 | $111,000 | $146,500 |
| RESEARCH SCIENTIST | 19-1042 MEDICAL SCIENTISTS, EXCEPT EPIDEMIOLOGISTS | 34 | $49,128 | $70,000 |
| POSTDOCTORAL ASSOCIATE | 17-2144 | 32 | $47,244 | $0 |
| POSTDOCTORAL ASSOCIATE | 19-2012 PHYSICISTS | 31 | $53,000 | $60,000 |
| POSTDOCTORAL ASSOCIATE | 19-2031 CHEMISTS | 31 | $44,556 | $50,316 |
| Postdoctoral Associate | 17-2144.00 Mechanical Engineers, R&D | 29 | $55,600 | $71,027 |
Market trend
| Period | LCA count | Role titles | SOC codes | Avg wage low | Avg prevailing | Certified | Certification rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 Q2 | 669 | 287 | 94 | $82,083 | $67,649 | 638 | 95.4% |
| 2017 Q2 | 781 | 375 | 105 | $678,921 | $240,552 | 743 | 95.1% |
| 2018 Q2 | 828 | 388 | 102 | $89,949 | $74,489 | 798 | 96.4% |
| 2019 Q2 | 142 | 71 | 45 | $86,143 | $78,299 | 136 | 95.8% |
| 2020 Q1 | 119 | 72 | 46 | $123,338 | $85,563 | 114 | 95.8% |
| 2020 Q4 | 166 | 99 | 57 | $101,846 | $84,288 | 165 | 99.4% |
| 2021 Q2 | 389 | 214 | 77 | $103,952 | $88,205 | 377 | 96.9% |
| 2023 Q1 | 165 | 99 | 58 | $111,827 | $91,797 | 164 | 99.4% |
| 2023 Q2 | 424 | 221 | 89 | $113,270 | $92,652 | 422 | 99.5% |
| 2023 Q3 | 262 | 156 | 65 | $112,144 | $92,174 | 255 | 97.3% |
| 2023 Q4 | 226 | 118 | 57 | $111,075 | $92,073 | 222 | 98.2% |
| 2024 Q1 | 116 | 69 | 46 | $108,859 | $93,657 | 115 | 99.1% |
| 2024 Q2 | 251 | 138 | 67 | $145,943 | $104,470 | 247 | 98.4% |
| 2024 Q3 | 286 | 163 | 71 | $111,250 | $91,496 | 282 | 98.6% |
| 2024 Q4 | 178 | 89 | 50 | $111,005 | $91,340 | 172 | 96.6% |
| 2025 Q1 | 133 | 75 | 50 | $119,852 | $90,772 | 132 | 99.2% |
| 2025 Q2 | 192 | 97 | 57 | $127,890 | $95,443 | 191 | 99.5% |
| 2025 Q3 | 283 | 159 | 74 | $1,477,423 | $95,007 | 276 | 97.5% |
| 2025 Q4 | 164 | 79 | 56 | $116,780 | $92,075 | 160 | 97.6% |
| 2026 Q2 | 251 | 112 | 75 | $144,911 | $94,831 | 249 | 99.2% |
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