Massachusetts Institute of Technology — 1,152 certified H-1B filings (FY2016–FY2026)
- 157
- Filings · FY2025
- $79k
- Median base · FY2025
- Research Scientist
- Top role · 497 all-time
- MA
- Top state · 1,145 all-time
Massachusetts Institute of Technology filed 157 certified H-1B LCAs in FY2025 (up 35% from the year before), with a median base salary of $79k and the middle 50% of offers between $71k and $111k. That is 5% below the market median for the same job titles. Across all years it has 1,152 certified filings since FY2016, most often for Research Scientist in Massachusetts.
How much does Massachusetts Institute of Technology 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. $79k median in FY2025. Base pay only — hover a year for its figures.
How has Massachusetts Institute of Technology's H-1B hiring changed by year?
86 certified filings in FY2016 → 107 in FY2026. The change column is each year against the one before.
| Fiscal year | Filings | vs prior FY | Median base |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2026 | 107 | −32% | $81k |
| FY2025 | 157 | +35% | $79k |
| FY2024 | 116 | +5% | $78k |
| FY2023 | 110 | +3% | $75k |
| FY2022 | 107 | +26% | $72k |
| FY2021 | 85 | −12% | $70k |
| FY2020 | 97 | −20% | $63k |
| FY2019 | 122 | +31% | $68k |
| FY2018 | 93 | +29% | $65k |
| FY2017 | 72 | −16% | $60k |
| FY2016 | 86 | — | $58k |
Which wage levels does Massachusetts Institute of Technology file?
DOL prevailing-wage levels I–IV approximate experience tiers (I = entry, IV = fully competent). 18% of Massachusetts Institute of Technology'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 879 filings with a wage level · all years
- Level I71.1%625
- Level II10.8%95
- Level III15.2%134
- Level IV2.8%25
What jobs does Massachusetts Institute of Technology sponsor for H-1B?
The most-filed job titles across all years (DOL titles, employer pay-grade codes stripped), with base-salary percentiles. Open a title for Massachusetts Institute of Technology's pay on that role by year, wage level and worksite.
| Job title | Filings | Median base |
|---|---|---|
| Research Scientist | 497 | $78k |
| Postdoctoral Associate | 454 | $63k |
| Assistant Professor | 67 | $140k |
| Research Associate | 34 | $69k |
| Lecturer | 23 | $88k |
| Senior Postdoctoral Associate | 20 | $69k |
| Research Engineer | 10 | $85k |
| Reserach Scientist | 3 | $95k |
| Associate Professor | 3 | $195k |
| Senior Lecturer | 3 | $198k |
Where does Massachusetts Institute of Technology 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 | 1,145 | $72k |
| CA | 2 | $75k |
| MD | 1 | $67k |
| NJ | 1 | $80k |
| NY | 1 | $70k |
| OH | 1 | $74k |
| WI | 1 | $59k |
What has Massachusetts Institute of Technology filed recently?
The 50 most recent of 1,152 certified LCAs: job title, worksite, prevailing-wage level and the offered base salary.
Common questions about Massachusetts Institute of Technology's H-1B filings
- How much does Massachusetts Institute of Technology pay H-1B workers?
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology's median certified H-1B base salary is $79k (FY2025), from 157 filings. See the full salary distribution and percentiles above.
- How many H-1B workers does Massachusetts Institute of Technology sponsor?
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology has 1,152 certified H-1B Labor Condition Applications on record (FY2016–FY2026).
- What jobs does Massachusetts Institute of Technology sponsor for H-1B?
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology's most-sponsored H-1B roles include Research Scientist, Postdoctoral Associate, Assistant Professor, Research Associate.
- Where does Massachusetts Institute of Technology hire H-1B workers?
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology's top H-1B worksite states are MA, CA, MD, 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–FY2026). An LCA is not an approved visa; pay figures are base salary and exclude bonus and equity. Methodology →