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Chemists in Boston, MA: H-1B salaries

97 labor condition applications for this occupation with a work site in Boston, MA. Median offered base salary $125,500; middle half $93,815–$145,750.

Applications (LCAs)97

Median offered salary$125,500

Middle half of salaries$93,815–$145,750

10th–90th percentile$79,082–$166,582

By wage level

Wage level	Median salary
Level I (entry)	$79,541
Level II (qualified)	$95,130
Level III (experienced)	$121,462
Level IV (fully competent)	$152,513

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
Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated	31	$119,413
Eli Lilly and Company	12	$150,348
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute	8	$102,300
Harvard University	7	$74,250
Northeastern University	7	$79,082
CRISPR Therapeutics, Inc.	4	$159,176
Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner, LLP	3	$144,000
Verve Therapeutics, Inc.	2	$120,000
Atalanta Therapeutics, Inc.	2	$194,550
Nimbus Therapeutics, LLC	2	$215,000
PureTech Management, Inc	1	$150,000
Advent Technologies, Inc.	1	$74,000
Karuna Therapeutics, Inc.	1	$170,000
Brigham and Women's Hospital	1	$108,264
Entrada Therapeutics, Inc.	1	$92,500
Blastid, Inc	1	$115,000
Strand Therapeutics Inc.	1	$123,000
Seaport Therapeutics Inc	1	$190,000
Ratio Therapeutics, Inc.	1	$141,500
Nereid Therapeutics Incorporated	1	$134,000
Merck Research Laboratories Massachusetts, LLC	1	$128,800
pacDNA LLC	1	$140,000
Atea Pharmaceuticals, Inc.	1	$161,965
Vivtex Corporation	1	$106,000
Lenox Executive Search, LLC	1	$140,000
Pratt Pathology Associates, Inc. (TMCPO)	1	$200,000
FerroByte, Inc.	1	—
Cadence Design Systems, Inc.	1	$151,674
QuEra Computing Incorporated	1	$155,000

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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).