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Massachusetts Institute of Technology Salary Data

Government-verified salary data from 2,334 US Department of Labor filings.

Median Salary
$66,950
2,334 DOL filings
MA Approval Rate 70.9% · most recent FY 2025
Median Salary
$66,950
Certified filings
DOL Filings
2,334
Certified: 1,655
Unique Job Titles
138
SOC occupations
Approval Rate
70.9%
Certified vs filed

Salary Range

Based on 2,334 certified filings
DOL-Filed Salary Range
$39,000$55,000$66,950$80,845$470,329
Prevailing Wage Premium - a TruthWage exclusive
+32.2%

Massachusetts Institute of Technology pays 32.2% above the DOL minimum wage floor for its filed positions.

The prevailing wage is the minimum salary DOL sets as the floor for this occupation and location. A positive premium means the employer pays above that floor. Source: DOL LCA filings.

Salary Trend

FY2012 - FY2025

Salaries by Job Title

50 occupations with DOL-filed salary data
Job TitleFilingsMedian Salaryvs MarketSalary Range
Biochemists and Biophysicists 234 $54,411 -47.5%
$50,000$50,000$54,411$60,000$60,000
19-1021.00 188 $67,500 N/A
$61,000$61,000$67,500$72,798$72,798
Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists 157 $52,700 -47.6%
$47,000$47,000$52,700$61,700$61,700
17-2144 115 $55,200 N/A
$51,100$51,100$55,200$60,000$60,000
Chemical Engineers 96 $42,224 -65.4%
$39,264$39,264$42,224$47,268$47,268
Physicists 90 $60,700 -63.5%
$55,000$55,000$60,700$68,000$68,000
15-1111 77 $69,000 N/A
$60,158$60,158$69,000$90,000$90,000
17-2144.00 68 $72,050 N/A
$68,000$68,000$72,050$80,000$80,000
Chemists 64 $47,820 -43.2%
$45,432$45,432$47,820$50,316$50,316
Materials Scientists 64 $60,000 -42.4%
$48,216$48,216$60,000$67,100$67,100
Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary 59 $107,500 +1.3%
$98,000$98,000$107,500$114,600$114,600
19-2012.00 59 $79,402 N/A
$72,000$72,000$79,402$87,500$87,500
19-1042.00 51 $71,585 N/A
$67,500$67,500$71,585$78,114$78,114
17-2041.00 45 $66,950 N/A
$56,712$56,712$66,950$71,000$71,000
25-1032.00 43 $131,700 N/A
$104,200$104,200$131,700$140,400$140,400
19-2032.00 43 $61,713 N/A
$56,712$56,712$61,713$71,000$71,000
Materials Engineers 40 $50,000 -53.8%
$48,000$48,000$50,000$52,900$52,900
15-1111.00 35 $77,272 N/A
$73,882$73,882$77,272$100,000$100,000
17-2031.00 32 $71,000 N/A
$65,000$65,000$71,000$87,100$87,100
17-2074 28 $52,193 N/A
$47,277$47,277$52,193$61,500$61,500
17-2074.00 27 $70,000 N/A
$58,710$58,710$70,000$77,106$77,106
Business Teachers, Postsecondary 26 $186,000 +91.2%
$165,000$165,000$186,000$195,000$195,000
15-1221.00 25 $107,474 N/A
$100,000$100,000$107,474$110,947$110,947
Geoscientists, Except Hydrologists and Geographers 24 $65,000 -34.5%
$56,000$56,000$65,000$73,400$73,400
19-2042.00 24 $69,300 N/A
$57,845$57,845$69,300$71,323$71,323
Microbiologists 22 $53,952 -38.2%
$51,500$51,500$53,952$56,285$56,285
19-2011.00 22 $78,435 N/A
$70,500$70,500$78,435$90,000$90,000
Bioengineers and Biomedical Engineers 20 $65,874 -38.4%
$59,729$59,729$65,874$85,384$85,384
25-1011.00 19 $198,000 N/A
$144,760$144,760$198,000$301,300$301,300
15-2021.00 18 $77,550 N/A
$75,000$75,000$77,550$84,872$84,872
Economists 18 $76,500 -33.7%
$75,000$75,000$76,500$93,000$93,000
Aerospace Engineers 16 $56,400 -58.2%
$50,750$50,750$56,400$62,000$62,000
17-2076 16 $55,000 N/A
$51,000$51,000$55,000$55,730$55,730
Foreign Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary 15 $61,445 -20.2%
$55,000$55,000$61,445$65,000$65,000
Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary 14 $110,000 +13.8%
$104,000$104,000$110,000$117,000$117,000
Mathematicians 14 $71,500 -41.2%
$60,000$60,000$71,500$80,000$80,000
19-2031.00 14 $58,413 N/A
$55,596$55,596$58,413$67,237$67,237
Economics Teachers, Postsecondary 13 $156,500 +30.4%
$126,270$126,270$156,500$160,100$160,100
19-1029.01 13 $77,361 N/A
$71,250$71,250$77,361$80,000$80,000
Atmospheric and Space Scientists 13 $59,000 -39.5%
$54,163$54,163$59,000$67,000$67,000
Mathematical Science Teachers, Postsecondary 12 $72,000 -9.3%
$68,000$68,000$72,000$86,500$86,500
Physics Teachers, Postsecondary 12 $101,000 +3.7%
$87,859$87,859$101,000$104,000$104,000
25-1022.00 11 $135,000 N/A
$88,500$88,500$135,000$140,000$140,000
17-2053 11 $59,700 N/A
$46,092$46,092$59,700$65,000$65,000
17-2131.00 11 $71,000 N/A
$68,765$68,765$71,000$80,000$80,000
19-1022.00 11 $63,780 N/A
$61,996$61,996$63,780$67,500$67,500
Architecture Teachers, Postsecondary 10 $74,306 -26.8%
$70,658$70,658$74,306$82,410$82,410
Hydrologists 10 $55,349 -39.9%
$50,500$50,500$55,349$57,009$57,009
25-1021.00 9 $134,164 N/A
$100,000$100,000$134,164$135,000$135,000
25-1054.00 9 $136,050 N/A
$131,700$131,700$136,050$140,400$140,400

Wage Level Distribution

What does this mean?
Massachusetts Institute of Technology files more than half of its positions at the DOL minimum wage level (Level I). This may indicate systematic use of minimum-permitted wages for sponsored workers.

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Hiring Locations

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Source: US Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification (OFLC) public disclosure files (PERM Form ETA-9089 and LCA Form ETA-9035), and US Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS). Salary figures represent employer filings and government survey estimates, not individual worker pay.

Data covers DOL filings from 2011 to 2025.