How much does Massachusetts Institute of Technology pay?

Massachusetts Institute of Technology has a median filed salary of $66,950 across 2,334 DOL filings, ranging from $55,000 to $80,845.

Does Massachusetts Institute of Technology pay above market?

Massachusetts Institute of Technology pays approximately 32.2% relative to the DOL prevailing wage floor for its filed positions.

What jobs does Massachusetts Institute of Technology sponsor?

Massachusetts Institute of Technology files most often for: Biochemists and Biophysicists, 19-1021.00, Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists, 17-2144, Chemical Engineers.

Where does Massachusetts Institute of Technology hire?

Massachusetts Institute of Technology files most DOL cases in: Massachusetts (1,646 filings), California (2 filings), Maryland (2 filings), Wisconsin (1 filings), Nebraska (1 filings).

Massachusetts Institute of Technology Physicists Salary - DOL Verified Data

MA Approval Rate 70.9% · most recent FY 2025

Median Salary

$60,700

Certified filings

DOL Filings

Certified: 1,655

Unique Job Titles

138

SOC occupations

Approval Rate

70.9%

Certified vs filed

Salary Range

Based on 90 certified filings

DOL-Filed Salary Range

$46,301$55,000$60,700$68,000$110,000

Prevailing Wage Premium - a TruthWage exclusive

+22.7%

Massachusetts Institute of Technology pays 22.7% 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 Title	Filings	Median Salary	vs Market	Salary 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

Individual DOL Filings for Physicists at Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Date	Salary	Prevailing Wage	Level	Location	Education	Status	Source
Aug 2019	$70,000	$52,603	-	Upton NE	N/A	Certified	LCA
Jul 2019	$81,162	$81,162	-	CAMBRIDGE MA	N/A	Certified	LCA
Jun 2019	$153,200	$100,922	-	Cambridge MA	N/A	Certified-Withdrawn	LCA
May 2019	$96,000	$81,515	-	CAMBRIDGE MA	N/A	Certified	LCA
Jan 2019	$77,650	$62,005	-	San Diego CA	N/A	Certified	LCA
Aug 2018	$59,000	$46,800	-	MADDISON WI	N/A	Certified	LCA
Jul 2018	$79,950	$74,589	-	CAMBRIDGE MA	N/A	Certified	LCA
Jul 2018	$79,950	$74,589	-	CAMBRIDGE MA	N/A	Withdrawn	LCA
Jun 2018	$66,000	$52,187	-	CAMBRIDGE MA	N/A	Certified	LCA
Jun 2018	$59,000	$52,187	-	CAMBRIDGE MA	N/A	Certified	LCA
May 2018	$76,700	$74,589	-	CAMBRIDGE MA	N/A	Certified	LCA
Apr 2018	$65,000	$52,187	-	CAMBRIDGE MA	N/A	Certified	LCA
Apr 2018	$65,000	$52,187	-	CAMBRIDGE MA	N/A	Withdrawn	LCA
Apr 2018	$60,000	$52,187	-	CAMBRIDGE MA	N/A	Certified	LCA
Apr 2018	$72,000	$52,187	-	CAMBRIDGE MA	N/A	Certified-Withdrawn	LCA
Feb 2018	$61,000	$52,187	-	CAMBRIDGE MA	N/A	Certified	LCA
Jan 2018	$61,000	$39,790	-	CAMBRIDGE MA	N/A	Denied	LCA
Aug 2017	$62,457	$50,398	-	CAMBRIDGE MA	N/A	Certified-Withdrawn	LCA
Jul 2017	$60,250	$52,187	-	CAMBRIDGE MA	N/A	Certified	LCA
Jun 2017	$65,000	$50,398	-	CAMBRIDGE MA	N/A	Certified	LCA
May 2017	$65,000	$50,398	-	CAMBRIDGE MA	N/A	Withdrawn	LCA
Mar 2017	$58,500	$50,398	-	CAMBRIDGE MA	N/A	Certified	LCA
Feb 2017	$98,000	$65,000	-	CAMBRIDGE MA	N/A	Certified	LCA
Jan 2017	$94,000	$65,000	-	CAMBRIDGE MA	N/A	Certified-Withdrawn	LCA
Jan 2017	$60,000	$50,398	-	CAMBRIDGE MA	N/A	Certified	LCA
Jan 2017	$55,400	$50,398	-	CAMBRIDGE MA	N/A	Certified	LCA
Dec 2016	$64,240	$50,398	-	CAMBRIDGE MA	N/A	Certified	LCA
Dec 2016	$75,900	$50,627	-	WESTFORD MA	N/A	Certified	LCA
Dec 2016	$65,000	$65,000	-	CAMBRIDGE MA	N/A	Certified-Withdrawn	LCA
Dec 2016	$65,000	$65,000	-	CAMBRIDGE MA	N/A	Certified	LCA
Nov 2016	$60,400	$50,398	-	CAMBRIDGE MA	N/A	Certified	LCA
Nov 2016	$55,400	$50,398	-	CAMBRIDGE MA	N/A	Certified	LCA
Sep 2016	$60,000	$50,398	-	CAMBRIDGE MA	N/A	Certified	LCA
Sep 2016	$68,000	$50,398	-	CAMBRIDGE MA	N/A	Certified	LCA
Jul 2016	$61,000	$49,462	-	CAMBRIDGE MA	N/A	Certified	LCA
Jul 2016	$61,000	$49,462	-	CAMBRIDGE MA	N/A	Certified-Withdrawn	LCA
Jul 2016	$70,000	$49,462	-	CAMBRIDGE MA	N/A	Certified-Withdrawn	LCA
Jun 2016	$54,000	$49,462	-	CAMBRIDGE MA	N/A	Certified	LCA
Jun 2016	$61,500	$49,462	-	CAMBRIDGE MA	N/A	Certified	LCA
Jun 2016	$60,000	$49,462	-	CAMBRIDGE MA	N/A	Certified-Withdrawn	LCA
Jun 2016	$110,000	$49,462	-	CAMBRIDGE MA	N/A	Certified	LCA
May 2016	$58,000	$49,462	-	CAMBRIDGE MA	N/A	Certified	LCA
Apr 2016	$68,400	$49,462	-	CAMBRIDGE MA	N/A	Certified-Withdrawn	LCA
Mar 2016	$66,950	$64,147	-	CAMBRIDGE MA	N/A	Certified	LCA
Dec 2015	$53,000	$49,462	-	CAMBRIDGE MA	N/A	Certified	LCA
Dec 2015	$56,000	$49,462	-	CAMBRIDGE MA	N/A	Certified	LCA
Nov 2015	$62,000	$49,462	-	CAMBRIDGE MA	N/A	Certified	LCA
Oct 2015	$56,250	$49,462	-	CAMBRIDGE MA	N/A	Certified	LCA
Sep 2014	$53,400	$49,358	-	CAMBRIDGE MA	N/A	Certified	LCA
Mar 2014	$75,500	$64,272	-	CAMBRIDGE MA	N/A	Certified	LCA
Feb 2014	$74,400	$64,272	-	CAMBRIDGE MA	N/A	Certified	LCA
Dec 2013	$67,000	$64,272	-	CAMBRIDGE MA	N/A	Certified	LCA
Nov 2013	$66,400	$64,272	-	CAMBRIDGE MA	N/A	Certified	LCA
Sep 2013	$58,000	$47,008	-	NEWPORT NEWS VA	N/A	Certified	LCA
Jul 2013	$46,301	$46,301	-	CAMBRIDGE MA	N/A	Certified	LCA
Jul 2013	$46,301	$46,301	-	CAMBRIDGE MA	N/A	Certified	LCA
Jul 2013	$46,301	$46,301	-	CAMBRIDGE MA	N/A	Certified	LCA
Jul 2013	$46,301	$46,301	-	CAMBRIDGE MA	N/A	Certified	LCA
Jul 2013	$46,301	$46,301	-	CAMBRIDGE MA	N/A	Certified	LCA
Jul 2013	$46,301	$46,301	-	CAMBRIDGE MA	N/A	Certified	LCA
Jul 2013	$46,301	$46,301	-	CAMBRIDGE MA	N/A	Certified	LCA
Jul 2013	$66,200	$65,666	-	CAMBRIDGE MA	N/A	Certified-Withdrawn	LCA
Jul 2013	$71,000	$64,272	-	CAMBRIDGE MA	N/A	Certified	LCA
Jul 2013	$49,000	$46,301	-	CAMBRIDGE MA	N/A	Certified-Withdrawn	LCA
Jun 2013	$50,225	$46,301	-	CAMBRIDGE MA	N/A	Certified	LCA
Jun 2013	$46,505	$46,301	-	CAMBRIDGE MA	N/A	Certified	LCA
Jun 2013	$54,848	$46,301	-	CAMBRIDGE MA	N/A	Certified-Withdrawn	LCA
May 2013	$65,100	$46,301	-	CAMBRIDGE MA	N/A	Certified	LCA
May 2013	$90,000	$67,475	-	CAMBRIDGE MA	N/A	Certified	LCA
May 2013	$65,000	$46,301	-	CAMBRIDGE MA	N/A	Certified	LCA
Apr 2013	$48,500	$46,301	-	CAMBRIDGE MA	N/A	Certified	LCA
Dec 2012	$55,000	$46,301	-	CAMBRIDGE MA	N/A	Certified	LCA
Sep 2012	$48,500	$46,301	-	CAMBRIDGE MA	N/A	Certified	LCA
Oct 2011	$69,400	$65,666	-	CAMBRIDGE MA	N/A	Certified	LCA

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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.

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