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Educational Services MA DOL H-1B

Massachusetts Institute of Technology: H-1B Sponsorship Profile

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Massachusetts Institute of Technology in MA (Educational Services) is dominated by DOL H-1B labor-condition applications (155 on file) at a $78,000 disclosed median; OSHA and WARN tracks are empty here.

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Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MA): · 155 H-1B LCAs at a $78,000 disclosed median

According to DOL OFLC H-1B disclosures, OSHA ITA injury logs, and state WARN Act notices, Massachusetts Institute of Technology in MA carries 155 H-1B wage filings on record, a $78,000 median wage across 73 disclosed-wage positions (below the $120,000 national median) and no WARN layoff notices on file. H-1B filing volume ranks #152 of 36,919 sponsors in this corpus (about the 100th percentile). Every figure is a federal filing, not an estimate; see methodology for coverage limits.

155 H-1B LCAs
$78,000 median wage

The record at a glance

According to U.S. Department of Labor, OSHA, and state WARN Act filings, Massachusetts Institute of Technology carries 155 H-1B wage filings on record, a $78,000 median wage across 73 disclosed-wage positions (below the $120,000 national median) and no WARN layoff notices on file. In this corpus, H-1B filing volume ranks #152 of 36,919 sponsors in this corpus (about the 100th percentile), and disclosed median wage sits at the 12th percentile of 178,031 credible H-1B wage rows.

155
H-1B filings: $78,000
median H-1B wage: 0
WARN notices

Figures above come from DOL H-1B labor condition applications only, OSHA and WARN tracks are empty on this profile.

Massachusetts Institute of Technology's disclosed H-1B petition count rose from 74 in FY2024 to 81 in FY2025 (+9.5%).
Massachusetts Institute of Technology's filing-count-weighted median disclosed H-1B wage rose from $81,211 in FY2024 to $103,433 in FY2025 (+27.4%).

H-1B Filings

155

DOL labor condition applications on file

Median H-1B Salary

$78,000

Across 73 disclosed positions

Where Massachusetts Institute of Technology's H-1B wage sits nationally

Median disclosed wage vs. all US employers with H-1B filings

$78,000 Top 88% higher than 12% of 178,031 US employers

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Source DOL Office of Foreign Labor Certification, H-1B Disclosure Data · August 2026

Massachusetts Institute of Technology's H-1B median wage, FY2024 vs FY2025

Filing-count-weighted median across this employer's own disclosed H-1B positions (+27.4% year over year), not a company-wide raise, and not adjusted for role mix changes between years.

Government Data Summary

Field	Value	Source
Employer Name	Massachusetts Institute of Technology	DOL OFLC
Industry	Educational Services	NAICS / DOL
State	MA	U.S. Federal Records
H-1B Filings	155	DOL OFLC LCA Disclosure
H-1B Median Salary	$78,000	DOL OFLC LCA Disclosure
Tracks not on file	employer OSHA injury log, WARN notices	Empty by design, not estimated

Massachusetts Institute of Technology's values above reflect the most recent DOL Labor Condition Applications on file for this employer in MA (Educational Services). In this corpus, H-1B filing volume ranks #152 of 36,919 sponsors in this corpus (about the 100th percentile); disclosed median wage sits at the 12th percentile of 178,031 credible H-1B wage rows; WARN history is cleaner than 15% of 290,575 employers tracked here.

H-1B Salary Data

Job Title	Median	Min	Max	Metro	Filings
Director of MIT Museum/Professor of the Practice	$400,000	$400,000	$400,000	Cambridge, MA	1
Director of the MIT Museum	$400,000	$400,000	$400,000	Cambridge, MA	1
Assistant Professor	$301,300	$301,300	$301,300	Cambridge, MA	1
Assistant Professor	$244,700	$244,700	$244,700	Cambridge, MA	1
Executive Director	$240,000	$240,000	$240,000	Cambridge, MA	1
Associate Professor	$165,000	$165,000	$165,000	Cambridge, MA	1
Research Engineer	$148,950	$148,950	$148,950	Cambridge, MA	1
Assistant Professor	$140,400	$140,400	$140,400	Cambridge, MA	1
Principal Research Scientist	$140,000	$140,000	$140,000	Cambridge, MA	1
Assistant Professor	$138,200	$136,000	$140,400	Cambridge, MA	2
Assistant Professor	$137,500	$132,000	$145,500	Cambridge, MA	3
Assistant Professor	$137,000	$136,000	$139,000	Cambridge, MA	3
Assistant Professor	$137,000	$137,000	$137,000	Cambridge, MA	1
Assistant Professor	$134,400	$121,000	$141,200	Cambridge, MA	7
Research Scientist	$110,000	$110,000	$110,000	Cambridge, MA	1
Program Scientist	$106,190	$106,190	$106,190	Cambridge, MA	1
Research Engineer	$104,393	$95,285	$113,500	Cambridge, MA	2
Senior Lecturer	$103,000	$103,000	$103,000	Cambridge, MA	1
Research Scientist	$99,040	$98,080	$100,000	Cambridge, MA	2
Research Scientist	$97,178	$97,178	$97,178	Cambridge, MA	1
Research Scientist	$95,560	$72,500	$109,700	Cambridge, MA	5
Research Scientist	$93,500	$93,500	$93,500	Cambridge, MA	1
Research Scientist	$91,877	$91,853	$91,900	Cambridge, MA	2
Research Scientist	$91,700	$91,700	$91,700	Cambrige, MA	1
Research Scientist	$86,000	$85,000	$87,000	Cambridge, MA	2
Research Scientist	$86,000	$86,000	$86,000	Cambridge, MA	1
Research Scientist	$86,000	$86,000	$86,000	Cambridge, MA	1
Lecturer	$85,000	$85,000	$85,000	Cambridge, MA	1
Research Scientist	$83,371	$78,114	$90,000	Cambridge, MA	3
Postdoctoral Associate	$82,846	$74,526	$91,166	Cambridge, MA	2
Postdoctoral Associate	$80,600	$77,700	$83,500	Cambridge, MA	2
Research Scientist	$80,205	$80,205	$80,205	Cambridge, MA	1
Research Scientist	$80,000	$80,000	$80,000	Cambridge, MA	1
Research Scientist	$79,267	$69,525	$108,360	Cambridge, MA	8
Research Scientist	$78,825	$70,000	$88,200	Cambridge, MA	4
Research Scientist	$78,277	$70,040	$85,000	Cambridge, MA	10
Research Scientist	$78,000	$78,000	$78,000	Cambridge, MA	1
Postdoctoral Associate	$77,700	$77,700	$77,700	Cambridge, MA	1
Postdoctoral Associate	$77,688	$77,688	$77,688	Mountain View, CA	1
Research Scientist	$77,671	$75,000	$86,250	Cambridge, MA	5
Senior Postdoctoral Associate	$76,000	$76,000	$76,000	Cambridge, MA	1
Research Scientist	$75,000	$75,000	$75,000	Cambridge, MA	1
Postdoctoral Associate	$74,830	$66,950	$78,700	Cambridge, MA	5
Postdoctoral Associate	$74,526	$74,526	$74,526	Cambridge, MA	2
Research Scientist	$73,500	$73,500	$73,500	Bedford, MA	1
Postdoctoral Associate	$72,750	$71,000	$74,500	Cambridge, MA	2
Senior Postdoctoral Associate	$72,000	$72,000	$72,000	Cambridge, MA	1
Postdoctoral Associate	$71,663	$71,663	$71,663	Cambridge, MA	1
Research Scientist	$71,500	$71,500	$71,500	Cambridge, MA	1
Postdoctoral Associate	$71,250	$71,250	$71,250	Cambridge, MA	1

What the Data Says About Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Massachusetts Institute of Technology operating in MA within the Educational Services sector: the company has filed 155 H-1B labor condition applications, of which 73 disclose a usable wage figure with a median of $78,000. Records here combine U.S. Department of Labor disclosures and state workforce agency filings.

For Massachusetts Institute of Technology, the usable public record is dominated by H-1B labor-condition applications (155 on this profile) in Educational Services; those filings are sponsorship intent, not headcount, and cuts below the WARN threshold may never appear here.

How Massachusetts Institute of Technology compares to Educational Services peers

Massachusetts Institute of Technology's nearest H-1B-filing peers in Educational Services (home state MA). Each card links to that employer's federal-records profile.

This employer

Educational Services · MA

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

155 H-1B filings

Median H-1B: $78,000
OSHA grade: -
WARN notices: 0

Educational Services · MI

University of Michigan

333 H-1B filings

Median H-1B: $88,020
OSHA grade: -
WARN notices: 0

Educational Services · MD

Johns Hopkins University

287 H-1B filings

Median H-1B: $91,959
OSHA grade: -
WARN notices: 0

What to check before working with Massachusetts Institute of Technology

For Massachusetts Institute of Technology, start with sponsorship pay (155 H-1B LCAs, median $78,000) and only then layer any other federal silence.

H-1B median is $78,000 across 73 disclosed-wage positions (of 155 total filings), benchmark any offer against it and the metro prevailing wage. Compare with peers

Massachusetts Institute of Technology's figures are legally filed public records (DOL, OSHA, state WARN), not reviews or vendor estimates; a missing row is not proof the underlying activity never happened.

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