Salaries / Engineers, All Other / Boston
Engineers, All Other salaries in Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH
Auto-summary H-1B filings: DOL disclosure data Prevailing wages: DOL wage year 2026-27
Employers filed 142 certified H-1B applications for engineers, all other in the Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH area (July 2025 to June 2026), from 69 employers.
The middle half of offers were $126,000 to $178,500 a year, with a median of $149,000: 15% above the national median for this job ($130,000).
The most common wage level was Level IV (33% of filings).
The 2026-27 prevailing wage floor here is $92,976 at Level I and $115,107 at Level II.
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Wage levels
DOL sets four wage levels by experience. The share of filings at each level, and the minimum the employer must pay for that level here.
| Level | Share of filings | Prevailing wage (minimum) |
|---|---|---|
| Level I (entry) | 13% | $92,976 |
| Level II (qualified) | 30% | $115,107 |
| Level III (experienced) | 23% | $137,259 |
| Level IV (fully competent) | 33% | $159,390 |
Who sponsors engineers, all other here
| Employer | H-1B filings | Median offer | Green card filings (PERM, this job, US) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Symbotic LLC | 17 | $160,000 | 2 |
| Boston Dynamics, Inc. | 11 | $220,000 | — |
| Robotics and AI Institute LLC | 10 | $187,500 | — |
| Pickle Robot Company | 7 | $145,000 | — |
| Berkshire Grey Inc. | 7 | $149,000 | 7 |
| Analog Devices, Inc. | 4 | $172,500 | — |
| Globus Medical, Inc. | 3 | $149,000 | 3 |
| Covidien LP | 3 | $136,000 | 1 |
| Realtime Robotics, Inc. | 3 | $155,000 | 2 |
| SharkNinja Operating LLC | 3 | $113,000 | 1 |
| HyperLight Corporation | 3 | $165,500 | — |
| Lila Sciences, Inc. | 2 | $137,500 | — |
| Autel US Inc | 2 | $309,000 | — |
| Applied Materials, Inc | 2 | $127,500 | 7 |
| Tutor Intelligence Inc. | 2 | $125,000 | — |
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About this data
Offers are the wages employers put on certified Labor Condition Applications (LCAs) for H-1B workers: Certified H-1B LCAs decided July 2025 to June 2026. An LCA is filed before a petition, so not every filing became a job, and pay excludes bonus and stock. Annual pay; hourly offers are multiplied by 2,080. Pages appear only where there were at least 100 filings. Source: DOL disclosure data and OFLC wage data. Not legal or financial advice.