2021 Top 25 Employers
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2021 Rank |
NAME OF EMPLOYER |
2021 EMPLOYEES1 |
BUSINESS |
1 |
HARVARD UNIVERSITY |
11,867 |
HIGHER EDUCATION |
2 |
MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
|
8,777 |
HIGHER EDUCATION |
3 |
CITY OF CAMBRIDGE2
|
3,564 |
GOVERNMENT |
4 |
TAKEDA PHARMACEUTICALS
|
3,368 |
BIOTECHNOLOGY |
5 |
BIOGEN |
2,317 |
BIOTECHNOLOGY |
6 |
NOVARTIS INST. FOR BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH
|
2,239 |
BIOTECHNOLOGY |
7 |
BROAD INSTITUTE
|
2,092 |
RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT |
8 |
GOOGLE
|
2,000 |
SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT |
9 |
PHILLIPS NORTH AMERICA |
2,000 |
ELECTRONICS & HEALTH TECHNOLOGY |
10 |
CAMBRIDGE INNOVATION CENTER3
|
1,956 |
START UP INCUBATOR |
11 |
CAMBRIDGE HEALTH ALLIANCE
|
1,829 |
HEALTH CARE |
12 |
MT. AUBURN HOSPITAL |
1,677 |
HEALTH CARE |
13 |
SANOFI
|
1,618 |
BIOTECHNOLOGY |
14 |
AKAMAI TECHNOLOGIES
|
1,588 |
INTERNET TECHNOLOGY |
15 |
DRAPER LABORATORY
|
1,438 |
RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT |
16 |
HUBSPOT |
1,309 |
MARKETING SOFTWARE |
17 |
FEDERAL GOVERNMENT
|
1,255 |
GOVERNMENT |
18 |
EF EDUCATION FIRST
|
1,130 |
TRAVEL & EDUCATION PROGRAMS |
19 |
ALNYLAM PHARMACEUTICALS |
983 |
BIOTECHNOLOGY |
20 |
PFIZER
|
927 |
BIOTECHNOLOGY |
21 |
MODERNA
|
870 |
BIOTECHNOLOGY |
22 |
CARGURUS |
733 |
SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT |
23 |
LAB CENTRAL4 |
638 |
BIOTECHNOLOGY |
24 |
FORRESTER RESEARCH
|
578 |
BUSINESS SERVICES |
25 |
RAYTHEON BBN TECHNOLOGIES
|
564 |
RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT |
Footnotes
- All figures collected between 9/1/21 and 12/15/21 unless otherwise noted. Employment at many Cambridge firms is dynamic, responding to changing market factors. Announcements affecting employment since the end of 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 627 firms.
- Lab Central is a start up incubator that houses employees from 78 firms.
- Employers added since 2020: Lab Central, Moderna Therapeutics, Raytheon BBN Technologies.
- Employers Removed since 2020: Bluebird Bio, IBM, Pegasystems.
Source: Cambridge Community Development Department and cited employers, unless otherwise noted, 2021.
Top 25 Data from 1995 through 2021
Top 25 Employer information from 1995 to present is available though Cambridge Open Data. Use the filter tools to display and export one or more years of interest.
For More Information
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