112 certified Labor Condition Applications on file with the U.S. Department of Labor, FY2021–FY2023.
Since September 2025, DOL's Project Firewall opens H-1B investigations without waiting for a complaint. These checkpoints come from Moderna, Inc.'s own public LCA filings (FY2021–FY2023) — the same records an investigator pulls first.
Level I is the entry-level prevailing-wage tier and the band DOL's Project Firewall reviews first for misclassification (senior duties filed at an entry-level wage). The national share is 17%.
Median offered wage is 9% above the DOL prevailing wage across 112 recent certified LCAs. Paying at the floor is lawful, but it invites the question of whether the wage level itself is right.
Each worksite needs its own 10-business-day LCA notice and a PAF record of that posting; a move to a new area of intended employment needs a new LCA before the worker starts there.
No additional recruitment or non-displacement attestations apply.
Public DOL disclosure data can lag actual filings by a quarter. Descriptive only — not legal advice.
Yes — Moderna, Inc. is an active H-1B sponsor, with 112 certified LCAs on file (FY2021–FY2023), including 0 in FY2023. The median certified salary is $115,000 (P25 $90,000, P75 $125,000). With a 49% transfer share, this employer actively accepts H-1B transfers. 100% of its certified filings meet or exceed the prevailing wage.
Moderna, Inc. H-1B sponsorship at a glance, from public U.S. DOL LCA disclosure data (FY2021–FY2023).
Certified LCAs are a prerequisite to H-1B petitions, not visa approvals; one LCA can cover multiple workers. Descriptive only — not legal advice.
The shaded band is the middle half of certified salaries (P25–P75); the bar spans the lowest to highest certified salary.
Levels I–IV are DOL prevailing-wage experience tiers; 61% of filings are senior-level (III–IV).
| Fiscal year | Certified | Denied | Withdrawn | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2021 | 112 | 0 | 2 | 114 |
| FY2023 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 |
Case dispositions from the U.S. DOL OFLC disclosure files. Withdrawn are LCAs that were certified and later withdrawn by the employer; they still count toward Total.
| Job title | Salary | Level | Location | Filed | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Manufacturing Specialist I-200-21106-230608 | $85,000/yr | — | Norwood, MA | Apr 16, 2021 | Certified |
Engineer I, Process Development I-200-21106-230606 | $77,625/yr | — | Norwood, MA | Apr 16, 2021 | Certified |
Research Associate, Respiratory Delivery I-200-21088-182306 | $78,000/yr | II | Cambridge, MA | Mar 29, 2021 | Certified |
Senior Research Associate, Oncology I-200-21088-182315 | $94,178/yr | III | Cambridge, MA | Mar 29, 2021 | Certified |
Senior Research Associate, Process Development I-200-21088-182345 | $93,785/yr | III | Norwood, MA | Mar 29, 2021 | Certified |
Associate Director, Protein Sciences I-200-21088-182326 | $156,607/yr | IV | Cambridge, MA | Mar 29, 2021 | Certified |
Specialist, Manufacturing I-200-21085-178782 | $90,000/yr | IV | Norwood, MA | Mar 26, 2021 | Certified |
Senior Research Associate, Formulation Science I-200-21083-170766 | $86,000/yr | II | Cambridge, MA | Mar 24, 2021 | Certified |
Senior Engineer I, Process Development I-200-21083-170713 | $115,000/yr | III | Norwood, MA | Mar 24, 2021 | Certified |
Research Associate, Process Development I-200-21083-170747 | $75,000/yr | III | Norwood, MA | Mar 24, 2021 | Certified |
Scientist, Computational Chemistry I-200-21083-170764 | $140,000/yr | IV | Cambridge, MA | Mar 24, 2021 | Certified |
Scientist, Computational Sciences I-200-21083-170751 | $129,375/yr | III | Cambridge, MA | Mar 24, 2021 | Certified |
Manufacturing Associate I I-200-21083-170746 | $66,407/yr | III | Norwood, MA | Mar 24, 2021 | Certified |
Research Associate, Quantitative Bioanalytics I-200-21083-170723 | $77,500/yr | II | Cambridge, MA | Mar 24, 2021 | Certified |
Senior Research Associate, Process Development I-200-21083-170745 | $95,944/yr | II | Norwood, MA | Mar 24, 2021 | Certified |
Research Associate, Therapeutic Area Research I-200-21083-170748 | $77,625/yr | II | Cambridge, MA | Mar 24, 2021 | Certified |
Senior Research Associate, Molecular Biology I-200-21083-170767 | $87,975/yr | II | Cambridge, MA | Mar 24, 2021 | Certified |
Scientist, Process Development I-200-21083-170742 | $122,570/yr | III | Norwood, MA | Mar 24, 2021 | Certified |
Senior Research Associate, Analytical Development I-200-21083-170711 | $88,000/yr | II | Norwood, MA | Mar 24, 2021 | Certified |
Senior Scientist, Chemistry I-200-21083-170753 | $160,425/yr | IV | Cambridge, MA | Mar 24, 2021 | Certified |
Scientist, Computational Sciences I-200-21083-170760 | $119,025/yr | II | Cambridge, MA | Mar 24, 2021 | Certified |
Senior Engineer I, Process Development I-200-21083-170736 | $123,165/yr | III | Norwood, MA | Mar 24, 2021 | Certified |
Scientist, Process Development I-200-21083-170730 | $124,200/yr | III | Norwood, MA | Mar 24, 2021 | Certified |
Scientist, Platform Research I-200-21083-170769 | $113,850/yr | III | Cambridge, MA | Mar 24, 2021 | Certified |
Scientist, Process Development I-200-21083-170727 | $115,000/yr | II | Norwood, MA | Mar 24, 2021 | Certified |
Principal Research Associate, Analytical Development I-200-21083-170737 | $110,000/yr | II | Norwood, MA | Mar 24, 2021 | Certified |
Plant Engineer II I-200-21070-140660 | $90,000/yr | II | Norwood, MA | Mar 11, 2021 | Certified |
Principal Research Associate, Analytical Development I-200-21068-131105 | $108,418/yr | III | Cambridge, MA | Mar 09, 2021 | Certified |
Scientist, Process Development I-200-21061-113506 | $124,200/yr | III | Norwood, MA | Mar 02, 2021 | Withdrawn |
AD, Regulatory & Clinical Informatics Platforms I-200-21048-083768 | $185,000/yr | III | Norwood, MA | Feb 17, 2021 | Certified |
Senior Research Associate, Analytical Development I-200-21048-083760 | $84,000/yr | II | Norwood, MA | Feb 17, 2021 | Certified |
Manufacturing Specialist I-200-21008-002092 | $87,000/yr | II | Norwood, MA | Jan 08, 2021 | Certified |
Senior Engineer I, Process Development I-200-20353-968318 | $123,000/yr | III | Norwood, MA | Dec 17, 2020 | Certified |
Senior Specialist, Industrial Engineering I-200-20350-959802 | $105,500/yr | III | Norwood, MA | Dec 15, 2020 | Certified |
Senior Engineer I, Process Development I-200-20346-954816 | $119,000/yr | III | Norwood, MA | Dec 11, 2020 | Certified |
Associate II, Quality Control I-200-20345-950504 | $76,000/yr | II | Norwood, MA | Dec 10, 2020 | Certified |
Scientist, Mass Spectrometry I-200-20345-950528 | $120,000/yr | III | Norwood, MA | Dec 10, 2020 | Certified |
Principal Automation Engineer I-200-20344-943112 | $140,000/yr | III | Cambridge, MA | Dec 09, 2020 | Certified |
Associate Director, Clinical Operations I-200-20344-943147 | $177,606/yr | II | Cambridge, MA | Dec 09, 2020 | Certified |
Scientist, Process Development I-200-20344-943049 | $123,000/yr | III | Norwood, MA | Dec 09, 2020 | Certified |
Scientist, Process Development I-200-20344-943158 | $125,000/yr | III | Norwood, MA | Dec 09, 2020 | Certified |
Specialist, External Manufacturing US I-200-20325-922190 | $95,000/yr | — | Bloomington, IN | Nov 20, 2020 | Certified |
Principal Research Associate, Mass Spectrometry I-200-20317-909345 | $110,000/yr | — | Cambridge, MA | Nov 11, 2020 | Certified |
Principal Research Associate, Translational Biology I-200-20317-909344 | $90,000/yr | — | Cambridge, MA | Nov 11, 2020 | Certified |
Principal SAP Procurement Systems Engineer I-200-20311-902177 | $170,000/yr | — | Norwood, MA | Nov 06, 2020 | Certified |
Senior Engineer I, Manufacturing Science & Technology I-200-20310-899832 | $122,000/yr | — | Norwood, MA | Nov 04, 2020 | Certified |
Senior Engineer I, Manufacturing Science & Technology I-200-20304-893475 | $122,000/yr | — | Norwood, MA | Oct 30, 2020 | Certified |
Senior Engineer, Learning Management Systems I-200-20293-882297 | $135,000/yr | — | Norwood, MA | Oct 19, 2020 | Certified |
Principal SAP Security Engineer, Systems Engineer I-200-20288-877590 | $175,000/yr | IV | Norwood, MA | Oct 13, 2020 | Certified |
Engineer II, GxP Analytics I-200-20281-861741 | $96,242/yr | II | Norwood, MA | Oct 06, 2020 | Certified |
Senior Integration Engineer, Informatics I-200-20274-850737 | $130,000/yr | III | Norwood, MA | Sep 29, 2020 | Certified |
Engineer II, Drug Substance Process Development I-200-20067-387447 | $84,870/yr | II | Norwood, MA | Mar 07, 2020 | Certified, withdrawn |
One row per LCA case (its latest version), from U.S. DOL OFLC disclosure data. Salaries are the offered wage, converted to a yearly figure. Certified LCAs are not visa approvals.
Worker positions by LCA filing purpose, summed across FY2021–FY2023 disclosure records.
Most active filing months: Mar and Dec — useful for timing transfer conversations.
Attestations from the employer's own LCA filings (Form ETA-9035), as disclosed by the U.S. DOL.
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