Research Engineer salary at Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Based on 6 certified work-visa filings, the median filed wage is $104,393. That is 39% below the $171,225 median across all employers filing this title.
Median
$104,393
25th pct
$87,571
75th pct
$113,500
90th pct
$131,225
Filings
6
$85,000$148,950
How Massachusetts Institute of Technology compares
Other employers filing Research Engineer
| Employer | Filings | Median | vs. this page |
|---|---|---|---|
| Meta Platforms, Inc | 64 | $220,000 | +111% |
| Google LLC | 37 | $196,000 | +88% |
| The Leland Stanford, Jr University | 18 | $119,000 | +14% |
| Resolve AI, Inc. | 16 | $240,000 | +130% |
| General Hospital Corporation | 7 | $58,000 | -44% |
| Citadel Securities Americas Services LLC | 6 | $255,000 | +144% |
| Massachusetts Institute of Technology | 6 | $104,393 | — |
| Skild AI, Inc. | 5 | $175,008 | +68% |
| Anthropic, PBC | 5 | $138,445 | +33% |
| Honda Research Institute USA, Inc. | 5 | $126,672 | +21% |
| Ford Motor Company | 5 | $126,240 | +21% |
| Southwest Research Institute | 5 | $100,000 | -4% |
| California Institute of Technology | 5 | $92,746 | -11% |
| Matic Robots, Inc. | 4 | $155,000 | +48% |
| Allen Institute for Artificial Intelligence | 4 | $144,000 | +38% |
| UT Southwestern Medical Center | 4 | $62,091 | -41% |
| Michigan Technological University | 4 | $61,000 | -42% |
| Creatify Lab Inc. | 3 | $200,000 | +92% |
| Luma AI, Inc. | 3 | $191,922 | +84% |
| HeyGen Technology Inc. | 3 | $176,134 | +69% |
| CNH Industrial America LLC | 3 | $135,000 | +29% |
| NYU Grossman School of Medicine | 3 | $90,395 | -13% |
| ClarkWestern Dietrich Building Systems, LLC | 3 | $77,256 | -26% |
| University of North Dakota | 3 | $70,000 | -33% |
| IBM Corporation | 2 | $313,230 | +200% |
Individual filings
Certified determinations for this role
| Location | Wage | Prevailing | Level | Visa | Decided |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cambridge, MA | $95,285 | $95,285 | III | H-1B | Sep 17, 2025 |
| Cambridge, MA | $148,950 | $123,469 | IV | E-3 Australian | Aug 28, 2025 |
| Cambridge, MA | $113,500 | $57,117 | I | E-3 Australian | Jul 9, 2025 |
| Cambridge, MA | $85,000 | $66,352 | III | H-1B | Jan 17, 2025 |
| Cambridge, MA | $113,500 | $66,352 | III | E-3 Australian | Dec 23, 2024 |
| Cambridge, MA | $85,000 | $66,352 | III | H-1B | Dec 16, 2024 |
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