17 certified · Median $161,000 a year · Boston, MA
Also filed as QuEra Computing Inc.
Counts are Labor Condition Applications (LCAs) employers filed with the US Department of Labor. Certified means DOL accepted the LCA, the step before a visa petition: it is not a visa or a hire. Wages are what the employer wrote on it. Data sources
By year
Fiscal year
Certified
Certified, then withdrawn
Withdrawn
Denied
FY2026October 1, 2025 to June 30, 2026
8
0
0
0
FY2025October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2025
9
4
0
0
Every decision, by when it was made. From the US Department of Labor’s LCA disclosure files for FY2025 and FY2026, all listed in Data sources.
Wages
25th percentile
$144,000
Median
$161,000
75th percentile
$179,500
A year, from 15 certified full-time filings, the lower end of the wage offered.
Job titles
Scientific Software EngineerSoftware Developers · median $163,5002
Senior Quantum ScientistPhysicists · median $173,5002
Head of PhotonicsPhysicists · median $185,0001
Photonics EngineerPhotonics Engineers · median $140,0001
Principal Quantum Scientist “ QEC and DecodingPhysicists1
Quantum EngineerSoftware Developers · median $155,0001
Quantum ScientistPhysicists · median $136,0001
Quantum Scientist - QEC and ApplicationsPhysicists1