Visterra

H-1B salaries and sponsorship, from 10 certified filings (FY2025–FY2026)

Active H-1B filer · last filed FY2026 Q3
  • Scientific Research and Development Services
  • Main U.S. filing address: Waltham, MA
Median base salary$126,000+3% vs. all H-1B employers
Middle 50%$106.5k–$135k
Level II (mid-level) share90%all employers: 42%
Median prevailing wage$107,099the required minimum for these jobs and places

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Enter the base salary in your offer. We compare it with Visterra's certified filings for the same job.

10th $92k25th $106.5kmedian $126k75th $135k90th $158.4k

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

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I – 0
Mid-level · Level II too few 9
Senior · Level III – 0
Expert · Level IV too few 1

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.

Where Visterra files

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

Show all 1 metro areas
Metro areaMedianFilings
Boston, MA$126,00010

Salary details

Median salary$126,000
Middle 50%$106.5k–$135k
vs. all employers+3%comparison median $122,699
Filings10FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $92,000 and $177,840.
PercentileSalary
10th$92,000
25th$106,500
50th (median)$126,000
75th$135,000
90th$158,400

Pay vs. prevailing wage

Median offered salary$126,000
Median prevailing wage$107,099
Median difference+10.4%offered salary vs. prevailing wage, per filing
Filed at exactly the prevailing wage20%

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.

About Visterra

Visterra'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 Waltham, MA and its filings in the data run from FY2020 to FY2026 Q3. In the latest two fiscal years, the most filed jobs are Biochemist, Production Manager and Molecular and Cellular Biologist and the main metro areas are Boston, MA. The most common wage level in those years is Level II (mid-level).

Questions

Does Visterra sponsor H-1B visas?

Yes. Visterra filed 10 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 Visterra pay H-1B workers?

The median base salary on Visterra's H-1B filings is $126,000; half of filings fall between $106,500 and $135,000. Bonus and stock are not included.