Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) H-1B wage filings
Cambridge, MA. Last filed in fiscal 2023. Figures cover every filing since fiscal 2020; none in the latest 12 months reach five.
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) filed 21 wage applications for H-1B and similar visas from fiscal 2020 to fiscal 2023. The median wage it offered was $122,000, 129.3% above the government's prevailing wage for the same jobs. Its most-filed job was Assistant Professor (20 filings, median $156,200).
- Filings since FY2020
- 21
- Positions covered
- 21
- Certified
- 100.0%
- Job titles
- 2
- Worksite cities
- 1
- Last filed
- FY2023
Offered wage since 2020
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)'s median H-1B wage offer rose 69%, from $118,300 in fiscal 2020 to $200,000 in fiscal 2022. In fiscal 2022 it was 218.5% above the prevailing wage. Its busiest full year was fiscal 2020, with 7 filings.
Middle half of offered wagesMedian offered wageMedian prevailing wageFilings per year
Fiscal years run October to September.
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) by fiscal year
| Fiscal year | Filings | Median offered | vs year before | Median prevailing | vs prevailing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 4 | $155,150 | −22.4% | $69,465 | +126.6% |
| 2022 | 7 | $200,000 | +69.1% | $65,930 | +218.5% |
| 2021 | 3 | $118,300 | no change | $73,000 | +62.1% |
| 2020 | 7 | $118,300 | n/a | $54,190 | +118.3% |
Offered wage by job title
Middle half of offered wagesMedian offered wageMedian prevailing wage
| Job title | Filings | Median offered | Offered range and prevailing wage | vs prevailing | Median since 2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Assistant Professor | 20 | $156,200 | +129.3% | +14% since 2020 | |
| Postdoctoral Associate | 1 | $57,196 | |||
No job title on this page matches. Only the most-filed titles are listed.
Where the jobs are
| Worksite | Filings | Median offered |
|---|---|---|
| Cambridge, MA | 21 | $122,000 |
By visa type: 21 H-1B. By outcome: 7 certified, 14 certified and later withdrawn.
Seniority of the jobs filed
The government assigns each job one of four wage levels. A higher level means a higher legal minimum.
What these numbers are
- They are wages Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) attested to on Labor Condition Applications (Form ETA-9035), not paychecks. Bonuses and stock are not included.
- A filing is not a visa or a hire. One filing can cover several positions, and some are later withdrawn. Wage figures use certified filings only.
- The prevailing wage is the minimum the employer must pay for that job in that area, set from government wage surveys.
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OFLC disclosure data. How we clean and count it.