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Molecular and Cellular Biologists in Cambridge, MA: H-1B salaries

1,367 labor condition applications for this occupation with a work site in Cambridge, MA. Median offered base salary $100,000; middle half $82,381–$124,842.

Applications (LCAs)1,367

Median offered salary$100,000

Middle half of salaries$82,381–$124,842

10th–90th percentile$70,470–$144,756

By wage level

Wage level	Median salary
Level I (entry)	$74,263
Level II (qualified)	$92,251
Level III (experienced)	$116,000
Level IV (fully competent)	$140,000

The Department of Labor sets four prevailing wage levels for each occupation and area, from Level I (entry) to Level IV (fully competent). The employer picks the level that matches the job's requirements.

Employers

Employer	LCAs	Median salary
The Broad Institute, Inc.	223	$90,000
Novartis Institutes for BioMedical Research, Inc.	153	$91,978
Intellia Therapeutics	94	$125,000
Harvard University	83	$70,304
Zifo Technologies, Inc	51	$83,000
ModernaTX, Inc.	39	$120,500
Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research	36	$74,500
Takeda Development Center Americas, Inc.	33	$118,052
AbbVie Bioresearch Center Inc.	25	$126,000
Editas Medicine, Inc.	22	$102,200
Biogen Inc.	20	$105,331
Massachusetts Institute of Technology	17	$78,508
Bristol-Myers Squibb Company	17	$146,363
Howard Hughes Medical Institute	17	$80,000
Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc.	16	$137,467
Merck Research Laboratories Massachusetts, LLC	15	$119,100
Wave Life Sciences USA, Inc.	15	$115,700
Vizgen, Inc.	13	$92,872
Beam Therapeutics, Inc.	13	$111,250
Alnylam US, Inc.	13	$125,000
The Forsyth Institute	12	$54,392
Prime Medicine, Inc.	12	$108,210
Amgen Inc.	12	$95,621
CAMP4 Therapeutics Corporation	12	$100,340
Im Pro Makeup Ny LP	12	$91,500
ReNAgade Therapeutics Management, Inc.	11	$113,050
Sanofi US Services Inc.	11	$95,989
Sana Biotechnology, Inc.	11	$100,000
Repertoire Immune Medicines, Inc.	8	$95,000
2seventy bio, inc	8	$113,112
Janssen Research & Development, LLC	8	$163,950
Takeda Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc.	7	$192,355
BlueRock Therapeutics LP	7	$115,000
Open Avenues Foundation	6	—
Vor Biopharma Inc.	6	$97,250
Bluebird Bio, Inc.	6	$94,070
Eli Lilly and Company	5	$125,000
Corixa Corporation	5	$70,000
UCB BioSciences Inc.	5	$86,549
Genzyme Corporation	5	$86,196

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Salaries are the lower end of the wage offered on each application, converted to a yearly amount; statistics use certified full-time applications only. An LCA is not a visa approval and one LCA can cover several positions. Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OFLC LCA Disclosure Data, fiscal years 2023–2026 (latest decision Jun 30, 2026).