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Waltham, MA, 02453 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:02453 |
| Match type | postal_code |
| City | Waltham |
| State | MA |
| Postal code | 02453 |
| LCA filings | 1,141 |
| Companies | 276 |
| Role titles | 671 |
| Fiscal-year coverage | FY2016 to FY2026 |
Wage summary
| Annualized low min | $32,989 |
| Annualized high max | $447,200 |
| Annualized low average | $93,214 |
| Outlier count | 0 |
Market caveat: State inferred from dominant loaded LCA worksite state for ZIP 02453.
Top companies
| Company | LCA filings | Cases | Low wage min | High wage max | First FY | Latest FY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brandeis University | 259 | 259 | 38,000 | 222,727 | 2,016 | 2,026 |
| Insycom, Inc. | 78 | 78 | 68,390 | 107,619 | 2,016 | 2,025 |
| SHYFT ANALYTICS, INC. | 38 | 38 | 54,954 | 0 | 2,016 | 2,018 |
| SIMPSON GUMPERTZ & HEGER, INC. | 33 | 33 | 60,320 | 0 | 2,016 | 2,018 |
| Mobile Heartbeat LLC | 28 | 28 | 60,445 | 170,000 | 2,016 | 2,026 |
| NetCracker Technology Corporation | 27 | 27 | 60,000 | 135,000 | 2,016 | 2,026 |
| Wolters Kluwer United States, Inc. | 20 | 20 | 78,682 | 173,355 | 2,020 | 2,024 |
| Ernst & Young U.S. LLP | 18 | 18 | 76,201 | 200,058 | 2,018 | 2,026 |
| Commonwealth Financial Network | 17 | 17 | 71,500 | 187,625 | 2,018 | 2,025 |
| Perez Gardini, LLC | 16 | 16 | 44,000 | 150,000 | 2,023 | 2,025 |
| Cisco Systems, Inc. | 14 | 14 | 74,818 | 168,300 | 2,016 | 2,021 |
| FSE, INC. | 14 | 14 | 56,500 | 115,000 | 2,016 | 2,018 |
| Global GP LLC | 14 | 14 | 68,000 | 240,800 | 2,018 | 2,026 |
| Wayside Youth & Family Support Network, Inc. | 12 | 12 | 45,760 | 72,800 | 2,023 | 2,026 |
| BLUESNAP, INC. | 11 | 11 | 85,000 | 158,004 | 2,016 | 2,025 |
Top roles
| Title | SOC | LCA filings | Low wage min | High wage max |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SYSTEMS SOFTWARE DEVELOPER | 15-1133 | 35 | $81,390 | $0 |
| POSTDOCTORAL ASSOCIATE | 19-1021 BIOCHEMISTS AND BIOPHYSICISTS | 20 | $47,050 | $50,000 |
| Postdoctoral Associate | 19-1021.00 Biochemists and Biophysicists | 19 | $50,000 | $80,000 |
| SOFTWARE ENGINEER | 15-1132 SOFTWARE DEVELOPERS, APPLICATIONS | 17 | $70,000 | $151,202 |
| Postdoctoral Associate | 19-1029.00 Biological Scientists, All Other | 15 | $55,000 | $70,000 |
| POSTDOCTORAL ASSOCIATE | 19-1029 BIOLOGICAL SCIENTISTS, ALL OTHER | 13 | $48,432 | $52,000 |
| SOLUTION DEVELOPER | 15-1141 | 12 | $55,182 | $0 |
| Software Developer | 15-1252.00 Software Developers | 10 | $87,500 | $99,965 |
| Senior Software Engineer | 15-1252.00 Software Developers | 9 | $122,970 | $240,000 |
| ASSOCIATE BUSINESS ANALYST | 15-1121 | 8 | $65,000 | $0 |
| Clinician | 21-1014.00 Mental Health Counselors | 8 | $65,000 | $72,800 |
| QA TESTER | 15-1199 | 8 | $62,000 | $0 |
| SOFTWARE DEVELOPER, APPLICATIONS | 15-1132 | 8 | $68,390 | $0 |
| Operations Research ANalyst | 15-2031.00 Operations Research Analysts | 7 | $68,640 | $117,300 |
| SOFTWARE ENGINEER | 15-1133 | 7 | $96,928 | $167,900 |
Market trend
| Period | LCA count | Role titles | SOC codes | Avg wage low | Avg prevailing | Certified | Certification rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 Q2 | 186 | 94 | 47 | $75,952 | $68,570 | 164 | 88.2% |
| 2017 Q2 | 205 | 113 | 45 | $78,247 | $74,604 | 190 | 92.7% |
| 2018 Q2 | 153 | 95 | 43 | $80,981 | $74,627 | 139 | 90.8% |
| 2019 Q2 | 21 | 12 | 9 | $81,864 | $70,951 | 21 | 100.0% |
| 2020 Q1 | 24 | 19 | 10 | $104,670 | $94,963 | 22 | 91.7% |
| 2020 Q4 | 37 | 26 | 20 | $88,211 | $76,413 | 37 | 100.0% |
| 2021 Q2 | 40 | 30 | 20 | $91,836 | $77,999 | 40 | 100.0% |
| 2023 Q1 | 21 | 18 | 14 | $110,237 | $94,049 | 21 | 100.0% |
| 2023 Q2 | 60 | 43 | 30 | $104,368 | $91,468 | 58 | 96.7% |
| 2023 Q3 | 53 | 45 | 29 | $107,042 | $88,378 | 52 | 98.1% |
| 2023 Q4 | 34 | 31 | 22 | $114,659 | $99,497 | 33 | 97.1% |
| 2024 Q1 | 25 | 20 | 16 | $107,794 | $90,332 | 25 | 100.0% |
| 2024 Q2 | 37 | 24 | 20 | $111,686 | $92,852 | 35 | 94.6% |
| 2024 Q3 | 45 | 39 | 32 | $98,548 | $81,808 | 45 | 100.0% |
| 2024 Q4 | 24 | 22 | 18 | $129,733 | $115,613 | 23 | 95.8% |
| 2025 Q1 | 22 | 19 | 14 | $115,507 | $99,058 | 20 | 90.9% |
| 2025 Q2 | 29 | 23 | 18 | $122,903 | $101,337 | 28 | 96.6% |
| 2025 Q3 | 51 | 47 | 34 | $109,659 | $95,692 | 50 | 98.0% |
| 2025 Q4 | 32 | 26 | 21 | $107,072 | $93,676 | 31 | 96.9% |
| 2026 Q2 | 42 | 33 | 31 | $118,640 | $94,246 | 42 | 100.0% |
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