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.
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.
| Level | Filings | Median offer |
|---|---|---|
| Level I — entry | 19 | $83,990 |
| Level II — qualified | 34 | $109,000 |
| Level III — experienced | 31 | $126,443 |
| Level IV — fully competent | 9 | $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.
| Employer | Most-filed title | Filings | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Takeda Development Center Americas, Inc. | Scientist | 10 | $133,701 |
| Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Inc. | Staff Scientist I | 9 | $71,406 |
| Novartis Institutes for BioMedical Research, Inc. | Senior Scientist I | 8 | $115,211 |
| Alnylam US, Inc. | Senior Scientist | 6 | $160,000 |
| Sanofi US Services Inc. | Senior Scientist | 6 | $126,006 |
| Sarepta Therapeutics, Inc. | Scientist II, Discovery Chemistry | 4 | $121,000 |
| Corixa Corporation | Scientist | 3 | $106,870 |
| Blueprint Medicines Corporation | Senior Scientist II, Formulation Sciences | 3 | $145,677 |
| BioNTech US Inc. | Associate Scientist, Display Technologies | 3 | $105,000 |
| Biogen Inc. | Scientist, Research | 3 | $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.$180,000CambridgeDecided Dec 19, 2025I-200-25346-478502
- Scientist I at Sail Biomedicines, Inc.$110,000CambridgeDecided Dec 18, 2025I-200-25345-476791
- Associate Scientist, Analytical Development at Obsidian Therapeutics, Inc.$110,000BedfordDecided Dec 12, 2025I-200-25339-460958
- Senior Scientist II at Novartis Institutes for BioMedical Research, Inc.$5,557,240CambridgeDecided Nov 17, 2025I-200-25311-390148
- Senior Scientist at Alnylam US, Inc.$175,000CambridgeDecided Nov 14, 2025I-200-25307-365347
- SENIOR SCIENTIST I at Novo Nordisk Research & Development US, Inc.$163,800LexingtonWage Level IVDecided Sep 5, 2025I-200-25240-274347
- Senior Scientist II at Voyager Therapeutics, Inc.$177,375LexingtonWage Level IIIDecided Sep 4, 2025I-200-25239-271541
- Scientist I at Cystic Fibrosis Foundation$134,300LexingtonWage 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.