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Biochemists and Biophysicists in Boston, MA: H-1B salaries

634 labor condition applications for this occupation with a work site in Boston, MA. Median offered base salary $75,000; middle half $65,000–$101,026.

Applications (LCAs)634
Median offered salary$75,000
Middle half of salaries$65,000–$101,026
10th–90th percentile$55,794–$135,000

By wage level

Wage levelMedian salary
Level I (entry)$70,000
Level II (qualified)$84,000
Level III (experienced)$127,600
Level IV (fully competent)$150,000

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

EmployerLCAsMedian salary
Brigham and Women's Hospital123$66,612
General Hospital Corporation99$62,000
Children's Hospital Corporation41$73,544
Harvard University35$76,000
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute34$76,000
Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated23$116,909
CRISPR Therapeutics, Inc.23$107,675
Trustees of Boston University22$66,975
Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary20$63,576
Entrada Therapeutics, Inc.17$110,000
Tufts University15$70,000
Merck Research Laboratories Massachusetts, LLC14$149,162
Eli Lilly and Company14$117,690
Northeastern University13$75,000
Ginkgo Bioworks, Inc.13$100,000
Howard Hughes Medical Institute11$74,263
Hevolution Foundation US10$150,000
Verve Therapeutics, Inc.8$107,705
AI Proteins, Inc.7$140,000
Strand Therapeutics Inc.6$87,912
BioAgilytix Labs, LLC5$120,000
Elektrofi, Inc.5$115,625
Institute for Protein Innovation Inc.4$76,596
Massachusetts Eye and Ear Associates4$65,000
Aera Therapeutics Inc.3$150,000
Ropes & Gray LLP3$186,066
Ayana Bio LLC3$133,900
Kojin Therapeutics, Inc.2$103,007
Covant Therapeutics Operating Inc.2$157,400
Roche Molecular Systems, Inc.2$114,400
Resonance Medicine, Inc.2$127,500
Danar-Farber Cancer Institute2$75,000
University of Massachusetts Boston2$65,999
Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC2$106,876
Magnet Biomedicine, Inc.2$120,000
Boston Children's Network Specialty Physicians, Inc2$74,463
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Inc.2$65,499
Ampersand Biomedicines, Inc.2$91,013
Window Therapeutics, Inc.2$105,000
Roivant Discovery, Inc.1$160,000

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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).