Dana-Farber Cancer Institute salaries in Boston, MA

Based on 330 certified H-1B filings by Dana-Farber Cancer Institute in the Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Base salary only.

Median salary$76,384
Middle 50%$72k–$93.8k
vs. all employers here−39%comparison median $124,259
Filings330FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $44,387 and $343,015.
PercentileSalary
10th$61,381
25th$72,000
50th (median)$76,384
75th$93,781
90th$125,107

Salary by year

Median salary

$50k $70k $90k FY2020: median $58,454 (130 filings) FY2021: median $61,822 (117 filings) FY2022: median $67,000 (138 filings) FY2023: median $72,000 (126 filings) FY2024: median $78,000 (125 filings) FY2025: median $76,000 (176 filings) FY2026: median $78,280 (154 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 130 filings FY20 FY2021: 117 filings FY21 FY2022: 138 filings FY22 FY2023: 126 filings FY23 FY2024: 125 filings FY24 FY2025: 176 filings FY25 FY2026: 154 filings FY26 176
Shaded: FY2025–FY2026, the years behind the figures above. Median shown for years with at least 10 filings. FY2026 covers Q1–Q3 only.
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Fiscal yearMedianP25P75Filings
FY2020$58,454$53,059$71,499130
FY2021$61,822$54,995$86,700117
FY2022$67,000$58,706$86,682138
FY2023$72,000$65,000$93,371126
FY2024$78,000$70,000$96,782125
FY2025$76,000$74,000$91,799176
FY2026$78,280$72,000$95,000154

By job

JobMedian hereFilings
Molecular and Cellular Biologist$76,000200
Biological Technician$50,00025
Physician$104,50023
Statistician$95,00017
Biochemist$76,00017
Data Scientist$102,00011
Project Managertoo few5
Epidemiologisttoo few5
Genetic Counselortoo few5
Chemisttoo few4
IT Managertoo few3
Medical Scientisttoo few3
Software Engineertoo few2
Software Developer (Non-R&D)too few2
Exercise Physiologisttoo few2

Jobs with at least 2 filings here. Median shown at 10+ filings; links go to all employers for that job in Boston, MA.

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I $76,000 253
Mid-level · Level II $91,799 53
Senior · Level III too few 4
Expert · Level IV – 0

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.