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Cambridge, MA, 02142 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:02142 |
| Match type | postal_code |
| City | Cambridge |
| State | MA |
| Postal code | 02142 |
| LCA filings | 8,334 |
| Companies | 787 |
| Role titles | 4,038 |
| Fiscal-year coverage | FY2016 to FY2026 |
Wage summary
| Annualized low min | $31,242 |
| Annualized high max | $9,318,400 |
| Annualized low average | $146,036 |
| Outlier count | 3 |
Market caveat: State inferred from dominant loaded LCA worksite state for ZIP 02142.
Top companies
| Company | LCA filings | Cases | Low wage min | High wage max | First FY | Latest FY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Akamai Technologies, Inc. | 810 | 810 | 55,000 | 1,072,000 | 2,016 | 2,026 |
| Google LLC | 567 | 567 | 80,500 | 301,600 | 2,018 | 2,026 |
| The Broad Institute, Inc. | 510 | 510 | 41,500 | 210,000 | 2,016 | 2,026 |
| Biogen, Inc. | 508 | 508 | 51,875 | 326,000 | 2,016 | 2,026 |
| Microsoft Corporation | 405 | 405 | 86,500 | 224,500 | 2,016 | 2,026 |
| IBM Corporation | 303 | 303 | 69,243 | 465,960 | 2,016 | 2,026 |
| IBM INDIA PRIVATE LIMITED | 221 | 221 | 74,048 | 110,671 | 2,016 | 2,020 |
| Amazon.com Services LLC | 202 | 202 | 58,198 | 217,800 | 2,020 | 2,026 |
| Amgen Inc. | 159 | 159 | 54,434 | 172,217 | 2,016 | 2,026 |
| Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research | 139 | 139 | 39,520 | 280,000 | 2,016 | 2,026 |
| Takeda Development Center Americas, Inc. | 137 | 137 | 69,000 | 332,057 | 2,023 | 2,026 |
| Pegasystems Inc. | 127 | 127 | 58,718 | 238,680 | 2,016 | 2,025 |
| Amazon.com Services, Inc. | 123 | 123 | 66,557 | 160,000 | 2,018 | 2,020 |
| GOOGLE INC. | 113 | 113 | 100,000 | 154,100 | 2,016 | 2,019 |
| InterSystems Corporation | 109 | 109 | 49,000 | 250,000 | 2,016 | 2,024 |
Top roles
| Title | SOC | LCA filings | Low wage min | High wage max |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SOFTWARE ENGINEER | 15-1252.00 Software Developers | 406 | $89,250 | $300,000 |
| SOFTWARE ENGINEER | 15-1132 SOFTWARE DEVELOPERS, APPLICATIONS | 228 | $68,000 | $190,000 |
| SOFTWARE ENGINEER | 15-1132.00 Software Developers, Applications | 92 | $76,600 | $273,089 |
| SOFTWARE DEVELOPER | 15-1132 SOFTWARE DEVELOPERS, APPLICATIONS | 64 | $66,700 | $240,000 |
| SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT ENGINEER II | 15-1252.00 Software Developers | 62 | $108,181 | $200,000 |
| SOFTWARE ENGINEERING | 15-1252.00 Software Developers | 55 | $118,400 | $217,330 |
| SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT ENGINEER II | 15-1132 SOFTWARE DEVELOPERS, APPLICATIONS | 54 | $96,300 | $186,000 |
| SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT ENGINEER I | 15-1132 SOFTWARE DEVELOPERS, APPLICATIONS | 44 | $74,402 | $143,000 |
| Research Analyst | 19-1029.01 Bioinformatics Scientists | 38 | $66,500 | $125,626 |
| POSTDOCTORAL RESEARCHER | 19-1042 MEDICAL SCIENTISTS, EXCEPT EPIDEMIOLOGISTS | 37 | $50,127 | $77,525 |
| RESEARCH SCIENTIST | 15-1221.00 Computer and Information Research Scientists | 35 | $152,000 | $299,520 |
| SENIOR SOFTWARE ENGINEER | 15-1132 | 34 | $88,067 | $160,000 |
| SENIOR SOFTWARE ENGINEER | 15-1133 | 34 | $97,900 | $188,950 |
| SOFTWARE ENGINEER II | 15-1133 | 31 | $82,200 | $130,000 |
| SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT ENGINEER II | 15-1132.00 Software Developers, Applications | 30 | $91,874 | $160,000 |
Market trend
| Period | LCA count | Role titles | SOC codes | Avg wage low | Avg prevailing | Certified | Certification rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 Q2 | 968 | 467 | 71 | $94,639 | $80,199 | 910 | 94.0% |
| 2017 Q2 | 1,188 | 571 | 75 | $100,852 | $83,213 | 1,104 | 92.9% |
| 2018 Q2 | 1,348 | 668 | 71 | $253,435 | $88,667 | 1,276 | 94.7% |
| 2019 Q2 | 184 | 133 | 35 | $111,732 | $92,716 | 167 | 90.8% |
| 2020 Q1 | 222 | 137 | 38 | $119,485 | $95,375 | 217 | 97.7% |
| 2020 Q4 | 214 | 148 | 46 | $127,787 | $102,284 | 209 | 97.7% |
| 2021 Q2 | 607 | 380 | 67 | $119,998 | $98,817 | 598 | 98.5% |
| 2023 Q1 | 193 | 140 | 45 | $138,248 | $110,667 | 191 | 99.0% |
| 2023 Q2 | 521 | 290 | 62 | $133,455 | $108,827 | 512 | 98.3% |
| 2023 Q3 | 276 | 189 | 57 | $125,948 | $103,626 | 265 | 96.0% |
| 2023 Q4 | 212 | 143 | 47 | $143,886 | $111,040 | 205 | 96.7% |
| 2024 Q1 | 156 | 107 | 42 | $206,558 | $113,591 | 153 | 98.1% |
| 2024 Q2 | 285 | 173 | 52 | $147,655 | $114,751 | 277 | 97.2% |
| 2024 Q3 | 328 | 228 | 64 | $128,284 | $106,944 | 325 | 99.1% |
| 2024 Q4 | 199 | 141 | 53 | $146,005 | $118,916 | 197 | 99.0% |
| 2025 Q1 | 195 | 130 | 51 | $139,009 | $112,784 | 191 | 97.9% |
| 2025 Q2 | 304 | 187 | 54 | $147,398 | $120,820 | 299 | 98.4% |
| 2025 Q3 | 399 | 265 | 74 | $139,748 | $113,240 | 393 | 98.5% |
| 2025 Q4 | 169 | 125 | 43 | $153,742 | $130,173 | 167 | 98.8% |
| 2026 Q2 | 366 | 230 | 64 | $153,476 | $129,120 | 365 | 99.7% |
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