Chemists in Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH

Employers filed 95 applications covering 95 positions for this role here, at a median of $128,773 a year. 62 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 Chemists 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	$82,950
Level II	Qualified: some experience, moderate supervision	$105,851
Level III	Experienced: sound understanding, limited supervision	$128,773
Level IV	Fully competent: judgement, may supervise others	$151,674

Who filed, and at what

Employer	Level	Filings	Positions	Median
Amgen Inc.	Level III	5	5	$138,837
Eli Lilly and Company	Level III	4	4	$146,179
Takeda Development Center Americas, Inc.	Level III	4	4	$135,047
Amgen Inc.	Level II	2	2	$126,215
The Broad Institute, Inc.	Level III	2	2	$126,045
Dash Bio, Inc.	Level II	2	2	$125,000
DuPont Electronic Materials International, LLC	Level II	2	2	$134,422
Eli Lilly and Company	Level IV	2	2	$156,446
Foghorn Therapeutics, Inc	Level II	2	2	$105,851
Foghorn Therapeutics, Inc	Level III	2	2	$128,773
Harvard University	Level I	2	2	$77,500
Massachusetts Institute of Technology	Level I	2	2	$71,000
Northeastern University	Level II	2	2	$77,426
Parallel Squared Technology Institute, LLC	Level II	2	2	$115,000
Sanofi US Services Inc.	Level III	2	2	$128,773
Wave Life Sciences USA, Inc.	Level IV	2	2	$161,037
XGEN BIO INC	Level II	2	2	$106,080
Alltrna, Inc.	Level III	1	1	$129,000
Alnylam US, Inc.	Level IV	1	1	$186,000
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP	Level III	1	1	$147,114
BioDevek Inc	Level II	1	1	$115,000
Biogen, Inc.	Level II	1	1	$117,000
Cadence Design Systems, Inc.	Level IV	1	1	$151,674
Cambridge Isotope Laboratories, Inc.	Level II	1	1	$107,659
Cambridge Isotope Laboratories, Inc.	Level III	1	1	$129,413
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute	Level I	1	1	$70,000
E Ink Corporation	Level III	1	1	$132,000
EKC Advanced Electronics USA, LLC	Level II	1	1	$135,200
EMD MILLIPORE CORPORATION	Level II	1	1	$110,000
Eurofins Professional Scientific Services New England, LLC	Level II	1	1	$109,262
FerroByte, Inc.	Level II	1	1	$108,160
Genzyme Corporation	Level IV	1	1	$151,674
Huntsman International LLC	Level III	1	1	$128,773
Karyopharm Therapeutics Inc.	Level IV	1	1	$153,480
Korro Bio, Inc.	Level III	1	1	$143,513
Lenox Executive Search, LLC	Level III	1	1	$140,000
Lila Sciences, Inc.	Level III	1	1	$129,000
Lila Sciences, Inc.	Level IV	1	1	$160,000
Littelfuse, Inc.	Level I	1	1	$85,605
ModernaTX, Inc.	Level I	1	1	$95,100
ModernaTX, Inc.	Level IV	1	1	$236,900
Novo Nordisk, Inc.	Level IV	1	1	$205,956
Nucyrna Therapeutics, Inc.	Level III	1	1	$132,500
Orum Therapeutics USA, Inc.	Level IV	1	1	$160,217
POLYJOULE, INC.	Level IV	1	1	$183,000
Pratt Pathology Associates, Inc. (TMCPO)	Level IV	1	1	$200,000
QuEra Computing Incorporated	Level IV	1	1	$155,000
Sanofi Pasteur Inc.	Level IV	1	1	$151,674
Snapdragon Chemistry, Inc.	Level II	1	1	$105,851
SolidEnergy Systems, LLC	Level III	1	1	$130,000
SolidEnergy Systems, LLC	Level IV	1	1	$151,674
Strem Chemicals, Inc.	Level II	1	1	$105,851
Takeda Development Center Americas, Inc.	Level I	1	1	$95,759
Takeda Development Center Americas, Inc.	Level II	1	1	$112,085
Takeda Development Center Americas, Inc.	Level IV	1	1	$159,650
Tessera Therapeutics	Level III	1	1	$139,500
BRUKER SCIENTIFIC LLC	Level II	1	1	$108,150
Glaukos Corporation	Level IV	1	1	$141,086
Northeastern University	Level I	1	1	$79,082
Harvard University	Level II	1	1	$89,999
Netzsch Instruments North America, LLC	Level I	1	1	$88,000
Schlumberger Technology Corporation	Level II	1	1	$124,488
Continuus Pharmaceuticals Inc.	Level II	1	1	$110,000
Corixa Corporation	Level I	1	1	$75,000
Harvard University	Level I	1	1	$68,000
Harvard University	Level I	1	1	$71,000
Sanofi US Services Inc.	not stated	2	2	$116,916
Henkel Corporation	not stated	1	1	$99,693
Pace Analytical Life Sciences, LLC	not stated	1	1	$122,700
Proveris Scientific Corporation	not stated	1	1	$139,880

Tell me when this moves

One email when the prevailing wage for Chemists 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.