Chemical Engineers in Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH

Employers filed 57 applications covering 57 positions for this role here, at a median of $127,358 a year. 36 of those state a minimum and no maximum — a Labor Condition Application commits an employer to a floor, not to a salary.

What the government requires here

The prevailing wage for Chemical Engineers in Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH, wage year 2025-26 — the four levels an employer must meet depending on the experience the role demands.

Level	Who it is for	A year
Level I	Entry: a role needing basic understanding and close supervision	$88,483
Level II	Qualified: some experience, moderate supervision	$107,910
Level III	Experienced: sound understanding, limited supervision	$127,358
Level IV	Fully competent: judgement, may supervise others	$146,786

Who filed, and at what

Employer	Level	Filings	Positions	Median
Massachusetts Institute of Technology	Level I	3	3	$74,000
EMD MILLIPORE CORPORATION	Level IV	2	2	$180,827
Massachusetts Institute of Technology	Level IV	2	2	$101,750
Samsung SDI America Inc.	Level III	2	2	$131,000
Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated	Level IV	2	2	$146,786
AM Batteries, Inc.	Level II	1	1	$108,000
Amgen Inc.	Level I	1	1	$92,137
Applied Materials, Inc.	Level II	1	1	$107,910
Applied Materials, Inc.	Level III	1	1	$132,915
Atommap Corporation	Level IV	1	1	$150,000
Blueshift Carbon Inc.	Level II	1	1	$130,000
Boston College	Level II	1	1	$68,666
Bothwell Engineering Inc.	Level IV	1	1	$147,000
Cytiva US LLC	Level III	1	1	$145,568
DPS Group, Inc	Level III	1	1	$130,000
E Ink Corporation	Level IV	1	1	$155,000
Eli Lilly and Company	Level IV	1	1	$236,582
ENVISION ENERGY USA LTD.	Level I	1	1	$89,440
Ginkgo Bioworks, Inc.	Level I	1	1	$88,483
Halozyme Hypercon, Inc.	Level III	1	1	$169,373
Halozyme Hypercon, Inc.	Level IV	1	1	$160,000
Helix Carbon, Inc	Level II	1	1	$107,910
Keurig Green Mountain Inc.	Level II	1	1	$107,910
Massachusetts Institute of Technology	Level III	1	1	$79,019
Moderna Services, Inc.	Level IV	1	1	$158,600
Northeastern University	Level I	1	1	$63,860
Prime Medicine Inc.	Level IV	1	1	$160,000
Schlumberger Technology Corporation	Level III	1	1	$130,000
SiTration, Inc.	Level II	1	1	$108,000
Takeda Development Center Americas, Inc.	Level II	1	1	$135,000
Ultragenyx Pharmaceutical, Inc.	Level IV	1	1	$163,457
Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated	Level II	1	1	$107,910
Zaiput Flow Technologies, LLC	Level II	1	1	$120,000
Zaiput Flow Technologies, LLC	Level III	1	1	$127,358
Massachusetts Institute of Technology	Level I	2	2	$70,475
Oblon, McClelland, Maier & Neustadt, LLP	Level II	1	1	$135,000
Trinity Consultants, Inc.	Level II	1	1	$118,000
University of Massachusetts Lowell	Level I	1	1	$52,000
Giner, Inc.	Level II	1	1	$99,979
Oblon, McClelland, Maier & Neustadt, LLP	Level II	1	1	$135,000
Quanterix Corporation	Level I	1	1	$70,000
Massachusetts Institute of Technology	not stated	3	3	$71,000
Aspentech Corporation	not stated	2	2	$140,661
Applied Materials, Inc	not stated	1	1	$128,250
Genzyme Corporation	not stated	1	1	$109,153
Lonza Biologics Inc.	not stated	1	1	$140,000
Sanofi Vaccines US Inc.	not stated	1	1	$120,708

Tell me when this moves

One email when the prevailing wage for Chemical Engineers in Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH changes — the library turns over every July, and what an employer must offer changes with it.

Source: OFLC disclosure data and prevailing wage library, US Department of Labor (public domain). Figures are what employers filed, not what they paid.