2017 Top 25 Employers
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2017 Rank |
NAME OF EMPLOYER |
2017 EMPLOYEES1 |
BUSINESS |
1 |
HARVARD UNIVERSITY |
12,287 |
HIGHER EDUCATION |
2 |
MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
|
9,043 |
HIGHER EDUCATION |
3 |
CITY OF CAMBRIDGE2
|
3,098 |
GOVERNMENT |
4 |
NOVARTIS INST. FOR BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH
|
2,326 |
BIOTECHNOLOGY |
5 |
MT. AUBURN HOSPITAL |
2,109 |
HEALTH CARE |
6 |
BIOGEN |
2,100 |
BIOTECHNOLOGY |
7 |
CAMBRIDGE INNOVATION CENTER3
|
1,872 |
START UP INCUBATOR |
8 |
AKAMAI TECHNOLOGIES
|
1,845 |
INTERNET TECHNOLOGY |
9 |
CAMBRIDGE HEALTH ALLIANCE
|
1,824 |
HEALTH CARE |
10 |
DRAPER LABORATORY
|
1,557 |
RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT |
11 |
TAKEDA PHARMACEUTICALS/MILLENNIUM
|
1,554 |
BIOTECHNOLOGY |
12 |
HUBSPOT |
1,360 |
MARKETING SOFTWARE |
13 |
SANOFI AVENTIS
|
1,318 |
BIOTECHNOLOGY |
14 |
FEDERAL GOVERNMENT
|
1,273 |
GOVERNMENT |
15 |
EF EDUCATION FIRST
|
1,269 |
TRAVEL & EDUCATION PROGRAMS |
16 |
PFIZER
|
1,200 |
BIOTECHNOLOGY |
17 |
GOOGLE
|
1,200 |
SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT |
18 |
BROAD INSTITUTE
|
1,135 |
RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT |
19 |
IBM INNOVATION CENTER/WATSON |
1,077 |
SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT |
20 |
PEGASYSTEMS
|
810 |
SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT |
21 |
ALNYLAM PHARMACEUTICALS |
673 |
BIOTECHNOLOGY |
22 |
FORRESTER RESEARCH
|
617 |
BUSINESS SERVICES |
23 |
SHIRE/BAXALTA |
588 |
BIOTECHNOLOGY |
24 |
MODERNA THERAPEUTICS |
531 |
BIOTECHNOLOGY |
25 |
LESLEY UNIVERSITY |
517 |
HIGHER EDUCATION |
Footnotes
- All figures collected between 9/1/17 and 11/20/17, unless otherwise noted. Employment at many Cambridge firms is dynamic. responding to changing market factors. Announcements affecting employment since the end if data collection are not factored into this table. All figures reflect employment within the City of Cambridge only. Whenever possible, totals are based on Full Time Equivalents (FTEs). Part time workers were counted as 0.5 FTEs, unless otherwise indicated by employer response.
- City of Cambridge figures include School Department employees.
- The Cambridge Innovation Center is a start up incubator that houses employees from 657 firms.
- Employers deleted since 2016: Abt Associates, Intersystems, Shaws/Star Supermarkets.
- Employers added since 2016: Alnylam Pharmaceuticals, Lesley University, Moderna Therapeutics.
Source: Cambridge Community Development Department and cited employers, except as noted, 2016.
Top 25 Data from 1995 through 2017
Top 25 Employer information from 1995 to present can be found on the Cambridge Open Data site. You can use the filter tools to limit your display to one or more years of interest. Data can also be exported from the open data portal.
For More Information
For more information about socioeconomic and demographic statistics about Cambridge, please contact Cliff Cook, ccook@cambridgema.gov, Senior Planning Information Manager, at 617/349-4656.