H-1B in Boston, MA
H-1B sponsorship in Boston, MA (LCA, FY2017–2026).
How many H-1B workers are sponsored in Boston, MA?
65,562 certified H-1B LCA filings are on record in Boston, MA (FY2017 to FY2025, U.S. Department of Labor) at a $100k median base salary. The top sponsors are Wayfair LLC, Ernst & Young, and Brigham and Women's Hospital.
H-1B filings
65,562
FY2017–2026*
Median base salary
$99,743
all roles
Middle 50% (p25–p75)
$77k–$132k
interquartile range
Top employers
10
sponsoring here
Median pay & filings over time
H-1B · FY2017–2026*
Top roles hired here
Most H-1B filings by job title
- 1Research Fellow2,971
- 2Software Engineer1,821
- 3Senior Software Engineer1,230
- 4Software Developer1,017
- 5Clinical Fellow797
- 6Assistant Professor784
- 7Resident688
- 8Consultant669
- 9Associate592
- 10Programmer Analyst567
Top H-1B employers in Boston, MA
Most filings · with each employer’s median for this city
- 1Wayfair LLC3,083 filings$110k
- 2Ernst & Young2,361 filings$110k
- 3Brigham and Women's Hospital1,610 filings$75k
- 4Amazon1,596 filings$138k
- 5Deloitte1,515 filings$86k
- 6Children's Hospital Corporation1,395 filings$76k
- 7Dana-Farber Cancer Institute1,333 filings$75k
- 8Massachusetts General Hospital1,275 filings$66k
- 9Harvard University1,186 filings$76k
- 10Trustees of Boston University1,023 filings$88k
