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Scientist salary in Massachusetts

A real-employer view of Scientist pay, clustered from DOL OFLC certified filings. Variants like Senior, Lead, and II/III titles fold into this cluster — the wage range below reflects all of them.

Adrian Serafin, founder and editor of RateOrchardBy Adrian SerafinFounderUpdated May 4, 2026
Real disclosed salaries

Scientist in Massachusetts: actual employer-disclosed pay

Public records from 98 certified H-1B Labor Condition Applications filed with the U.S. Department of Labor. Median offered wage: $124,291. Every figure below is an actual offered salary an employer attested to under federal law.

By DOL wage level

DOL classifies every offer into one of four wage levels based on the role's experience and skill requirements.

LevelFilingsMedian offer
Level I — entry19$83,990
Level II — qualified34$109,000
Level III — experienced31$126,443
Level IV — fully competent9$169,289

Top employers filing for this role

Companies with the most certified filings for Scientist in Massachusetts. Median offer is across all of that employer's filings.

EmployerMost-filed titleFilingsMedian
Takeda Development Center Americas, Inc.Scientist10$133,701
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Inc.Staff Scientist I9$71,406
Novartis Institutes for BioMedical Research, Inc.Senior Scientist I8$115,211
Alnylam US, Inc.Senior Scientist6$160,000
Sanofi US Services Inc.Senior Scientist6$126,006
Sarepta Therapeutics, Inc.Scientist II, Discovery Chemistry4$121,000
Corixa CorporationScientist3$106,870
Blueprint Medicines CorporationSenior Scientist II, Formulation Sciences3$145,677
BioNTech US Inc.Associate Scientist, Display Technologies3$105,000
Biogen Inc.Scientist, Research3$126,006

Recent sample filings

A snapshot of recent certified offers. Each line is a real, public, verifiable record.

  • Principal Scientist at Alnylam US, Inc.
    $180,000
    CambridgeDecided Dec 19, 2025I-200-25346-478502
  • Scientist I at Sail Biomedicines, Inc.
    $110,000
    CambridgeDecided Dec 18, 2025I-200-25345-476791
  • Associate Scientist, Analytical Development at Obsidian Therapeutics, Inc.
    $110,000
    BedfordDecided Dec 12, 2025I-200-25339-460958
  • Senior Scientist II at Novartis Institutes for BioMedical Research, Inc.
    $5,557,240
    CambridgeDecided Nov 17, 2025I-200-25311-390148
  • Senior Scientist at Alnylam US, Inc.
    $175,000
    CambridgeDecided Nov 14, 2025I-200-25307-365347
  • SENIOR SCIENTIST I at Novo Nordisk Research & Development US, Inc.
    $163,800
    LexingtonWage Level IVDecided Sep 5, 2025I-200-25240-274347
  • Senior Scientist II at Voyager Therapeutics, Inc.
    $177,375
    LexingtonWage Level IIIDecided Sep 4, 2025I-200-25239-271541
  • Scientist I at Cystic Fibrosis Foundation
    $134,300
    LexingtonWage Level IIIDecided Sep 3, 2025I-200-25238-267202

Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification. Disclosed wages reflect what employers attested to pay; actual paid wages may differ. Only certified filings are shown — denied and withdrawn cases are excluded.