Bluebird Bio — 195 certified H-1B filings (FY2016–FY2025)
- 4
- Filings · FY2025
- $118k
- Median base · FY2025
- Associate Scientist II
- Top role · 9 all-time
- MA
- Top state · 188 all-time
Bluebird Bio filed 4 certified H-1B LCAs in FY2025 (down 56% from the year before), with a median base salary of $118k and the middle 50% of offers between $114k and $155k. That is 15% above the market median for the same job titles. Across all years it has 195 certified filings since FY2016, most often for Associate Scientist II in Massachusetts.
How much does Bluebird Bio pay H-1B workers?
Certified base salary by fiscal year: each box is the p25–p75 range, the heavy line the median, the whiskers reach p10–p90. $118k median in FY2025. Base pay only — hover a year for its figures.
How has Bluebird Bio's H-1B hiring changed by year?
6 certified filings in FY2016 → 4 in FY2025. The change column is each year against the one before.
| Fiscal year | Filings | vs prior FY | Median base |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | 4 | −56% | $118k |
| FY2024 | 9 | −40% | $165k |
| FY2023 | 15 | −37% | $110k |
| FY2022 | 24 | −35% | $130k |
| FY2021 | 37 | +3% | $120k |
| FY2020 | 36 | +9% | $119k |
| FY2019 | 33 | +57% | $111k |
| FY2018 | 21 | +110% | $110k |
| FY2017 | 10 | +67% | $103k |
| FY2016 | 6 | — | $70k |
Which wage levels does Bluebird Bio file?
DOL prevailing-wage levels I–IV approximate experience tiers (I = entry, IV = fully competent). 61% of Bluebird Bio's filings sit at Level III–IV. A heavy I–II skew reads as entry-level or contractor-style hiring; a heavy IV skew as senior in-house roles — and higher levels earn more lottery entries.
Share of 179 filings with a wage level · all years
- Level I6.7%12
- Level II31.8%57
- Level III48.6%87
- Level IV12.8%23
What jobs does Bluebird Bio sponsor for H-1B?
The most-filed job titles across all years (DOL titles, employer pay-grade codes stripped), with base-salary percentiles.
| Job title | Filings | Median base |
|---|---|---|
| Associate Scientist II | 9 | $78k |
| Senior Associate Scientist II | 8 | $95k |
| Senior Associate Scientist I | 8 | $90k |
| Scientist | 6 | $103k |
| Senior Manager, Statistical Programming | 6 | $160k |
| Scientist I | 6 | $108k |
| Scientist II | 4 | $130k |
| Process Engineer II | 4 | $125k |
| Senior Associate Scientist I, Stem Cell Research | 4 | $90k |
| Associate Scientist | 3 | $72k |
Where does Bluebird Bio hire H-1B workers?
Worksite states on the certified filings, all years. Deeper pink = more filings; hover a state for its figures.
| State | Filings | Median base |
|---|---|---|
| MA | 188 | $115k |
| WA | 6 | $103k |
| NJ | 1 | $163k |
What has Bluebird Bio filed recently?
The 50 most recent of 195 certified LCAs: job title, worksite, prevailing-wage level and the offered base salary.
Common questions about Bluebird Bio's H-1B filings
- How much does Bluebird Bio pay H-1B workers?
- Bluebird Bio's median certified H-1B base salary is $118k (FY2025), from 4 filings. See the full salary distribution and percentiles above.
- How many H-1B workers does Bluebird Bio sponsor?
- Bluebird Bio has 195 certified H-1B Labor Condition Applications on record (FY2016–FY2025).
- What jobs does Bluebird Bio sponsor for H-1B?
- Bluebird Bio's most-sponsored H-1B roles include Associate Scientist II, Senior Associate Scientist II, Senior Associate Scientist I, Scientist.
- Where does Bluebird Bio hire H-1B workers?
- Bluebird Bio's top H-1B worksite states are MA, WA, NJ.
- Does a certified LCA mean an H-1B visa was approved?
- No. A Labor Condition Application (LCA) is the Department of Labor attestation an employer must have certified before filing an H-1B petition with USCIS. It records the job, worksite and offered wage, but not whether the petition was filed, selected in the lottery, or approved. Filing counts measure intent to sponsor, not headcount.
- What salary do these figures show?
- The base annual wage offered on the certified LCA, converted to a yearly amount. Bonus, equity, overtime and benefits are not included, so total compensation is typically higher. Figures are medians and percentiles over certified filings; wages above $5,000,000 a year are excluded as data-entry errors.
- What do prevailing-wage levels I–IV mean?
- The Department of Labor assigns each LCA an OES wage level from I (entry) to IV (fully competent) for the occupation and area. Under the FY2027 wage-weighted H-1B lottery rule, a higher level earns more selection entries, so an employer's level mix is a proxy for how senior its sponsored roles are.
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Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification — certified LCA disclosure data through June 2026 (FY2016–FY2025). An LCA is not an approved visa; pay figures are base salary and exclude bonus and equity. Methodology →