Moderna — 92 certified H-1B filings (FY2019–FY2021)
- 46
- Filings · FY2021
- $114k
- Median base · FY2021
- Scientist, Process Development
- Top role · 5 all-time
- MA
- Top state · 91 all-time
Moderna filed 46 certified H-1B LCAs in FY2021 (up 142% from the year before), with a median base salary of $114k and the middle 50% of offers between $90k and $125k. Across all years it has 92 certified filings since FY2019, most often for Scientist, Process Development in Massachusetts.
How much does Moderna 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. $114k median in FY2021. Base pay only — hover a year for its figures.
How has Moderna's H-1B hiring changed by year?
27 certified filings in FY2019 → 46 in FY2021. The change column is each year against the one before.
| Fiscal year | Filings | vs prior FY | Median base |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2021 | 46 | +142% | $114k |
| FY2020 | 19 | −30% | $105k |
| FY2019 | 27 | — | $110k |
Which wage levels does Moderna file?
DOL prevailing-wage levels I–IV approximate experience tiers (I = entry, IV = fully competent). 70% of Moderna'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 83 filings with a wage level · all years
- Level II30.1%25
- Level III42.2%35
- Level IV27.7%23
What jobs does Moderna 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Scientist, Process Development | 5 | $123k |
| Principal Research Associate, Analytical Development | 4 | $108k |
| Senior Engineer I, Process Development | 4 | $119k |
| Scientist, Mass Spectrometry | 2 | $112k |
| Manufacturing Specialist | 2 | $85k |
| Scientist, Computational Sciences | 2 | $119k |
| Scientist, Computational Chemistry | 2 | $115k |
| Senior Engineer, Gxp Analytics | 2 | $135k |
| Regulatory Operations Specialist | 2 | $100k |
| Senior Research Associate, Process Development | 2 | $80k |
Where does Moderna 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 | 91 | $110k |
| IN | 1 | $95k |
What has Moderna filed recently?
The 50 most recent of 92 certified LCAs: job title, worksite, prevailing-wage level and the offered base salary.
Common questions about Moderna's H-1B filings
- How much does Moderna pay H-1B workers?
- Moderna's median certified H-1B base salary is $114k (FY2021), from 46 filings. See the full salary distribution and percentiles above.
- How many H-1B workers does Moderna sponsor?
- Moderna has 92 certified H-1B Labor Condition Applications on record (FY2019–FY2021).
- What jobs does Moderna sponsor for H-1B?
- Moderna's most-sponsored H-1B roles include Scientist, Process Development, Principal Research Associate, Analytical Development, Senior Engineer I, Process Development, Scientist, Mass Spectrometry.
- Where does Moderna hire H-1B workers?
- Moderna's top H-1B worksite states are MA, IN.
- 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 (FY2019–FY2021). An LCA is not an approved visa; pay figures are base salary and exclude bonus and equity. Methodology →