Moderna Services

H-1B salaries and sponsorship, from 62 certified filings (FY2025–FY2026)

Active H-1B filer · last filed FY2026 Q3
  • Scientific Research and Development Services
  • Main U.S. filing address: Cambridge, MA
Median base salary$158,600+29% vs. all H-1B employers
Middle 50%$137.3k–$182k
Level IV (expert) share59%all employers: 18%
Median prevailing wage$142,886the required minimum for these jobs and places

At a glance

  • Moderna Services hires at the expert level. 59% of its filings are Level IV, 3.3 times the share across all H-1B employers (18%).
  • Pays at a high floor. 53% of filings are at exactly the prevailing wage, which at Moderna Services's jobs and locations has a median of $142,886.

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10th $125.5k25th $137.3kmedian $158.6k75th $182k90th $209.8k

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Percentiles from Moderna Services's certified H-1B filings, base salary only. Jobs with at least 10 filings.

What Moderna Services hires for

Bar: share of Moderna Services's filings. Figure: median base salary. Top 10 jobs account for 90% of filings (16 occupations in total).

Show all 2 jobs
JobMedianFilings
Software Engineer$164,86126
Statistician$145,80010

Jobs with at least 10 filings at Moderna Services.

Pay by level

–Level I
Entry-level · 0% of filings
$137.3kLevel II
Mid-level · 24% of filings
$163.9kLevel III
Senior · 17% of filings
$161.8kLevel IV
Expert · 59% of filings

Level medians mix different jobs, so a higher level can show a lower median. Within one job, pay rises with level.

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By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I – 0
Mid-level · Level II $137,259 14
Senior · Level III $163,862 10
Expert · Level IV $161,803 35

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.

Where Moderna Services files

Median base salary in each metro area. Rent: HUD Fair Market Rent, FY2027.

Show all 2 metro areas
Metro areaMedianFilings
Boston, MA$158,60029
Seattle, WA$164,86118

Salary details

Median salary$158,600
Middle 50%$137.3k–$182k
vs. all employers+29%comparison median $122,699
Filings62FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $113,537 and $227,422.
PercentileSalary
10th$125,515
25th$137,319
50th (median)$158,600
75th$182,000
90th$209,800

Salary by year

Median salary

$120k $155k $190k FY2021: median $170,000 (10 filings) FY2022: median $175,000 (25 filings) FY2023: median $137,500 (50 filings) FY2024: median $148,512 (26 filings) FY2025: median $142,200 (35 filings) FY2026: median $176,600 (27 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 0 filings FY20 FY2021: 10 filings FY21 FY2022: 25 filings FY22 FY2023: 50 filings FY23 FY2024: 26 filings FY24 FY2025: 35 filings FY25 FY2026: 27 filings FY26 50
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–––0
FY2021$170,000$151,250$201,25010
FY2022$175,000$170,000$182,00025
FY2023$137,500$125,190$158,46550
FY2024$148,512$136,136$167,65326
FY2025$142,200$137,259$172,74435
FY2026$176,600$158,250$199,25727

Pay vs. prevailing wage

Median offered salary$158,600
Median prevailing wage$142,886
Median difference0.0%offered salary vs. prevailing wage, per filing
Filed at exactly the prevailing wage53%

Filing at exactly the prevailing wage does not mean low pay: at senior levels and in high-cost areas the prevailing wage itself is high.

Job titles at Moderna Services

Job titleMedianMiddle 50%Filings
Software Engineer$137,259$137.3k–$153.6k11

Job titles as written on the filings, with at least 10 filings. Middle 50%: 25th–75th percentile.

About Moderna Services

Moderna Services's filings list its industry as Scientific Research and Development Services (Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services sector, NAICS 5417). Its main U.S. filing address is in Cambridge, MA and its filings in the data run from FY2021 to FY2026 Q3. In the latest two fiscal years, the most filed jobs are Software Engineer, Statistician and Data Scientist and the main metro areas are Boston, MA, Seattle, WA and Trenton, NJ. The most common wage level in those years is Level IV (expert).

Questions

Does Moderna Services sponsor H-1B visas?

Yes. Moderna Services filed 62 certified H-1B Labor Condition Applications in FY2025–FY2026, the latest two fiscal years. The most recent filing in the data is from FY2026 Q3. A certified LCA is a step before the H-1B petition; it is not a visa approval.

How much does Moderna Services pay H-1B workers?

The median base salary on Moderna Services's H-1B filings is $158,600; half of filings fall between $137,319 and $182,000. Bonus and stock are not included.