Massachusetts had 18,503 certified H-1B LCA filings in FY2025, ranking #9 among all states and territories, with an average offered wage of $127,396. Figures below are computed directly from DOL LCA disclosure records, not estimated.
18,503
Certified H-1B LCA filings, FY2025, #9 nationally
$127,396
Average offered wage, FY2025
83,709
Total certified filings tracked, FY2021–2026
Every H1B employer must file a Labor Condition Application (LCA) certified by the DOL Office of Foreign Labor Certification before USCIS can approve an H1B petition. The figures on this page are aggregated directly from those disclosure records for worksites in Massachusetts.
Ranked by certified LCA filing volume for worksites in Massachusetts. Source: DOL LCA disclosure data.
| # | Company | City | Industry | Filings | Avg Wage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Amazon.com Services LLC | Boston | Electronic Shopping and Mail-Order Houses | 493 | $143,466 |
| 2 | Ernst & Young U.S. LLP | Boston | Accounting, Tax Preparation, Bookkeeping, and Payroll Services | 386 | $140,676 |
| 3 | The MathWorks, Inc. | Natick | , | 344 | $137,048 |
| 4 | State Street Bank and Trust Company | Boston | Depository Credit Intermediation | 244 | $129,990 |
| 5 | General Hospital Corporation | Boston | General Medical and Surgical Hospitals | 237 | $78,948 |
| 6 | Brigham and Women's Hospital | Boston | General Medical and Surgical Hospitals | 189 | $95,791 |
| 7 | COGNIZANT TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS US CORP | Boston | Computer Systems Design and Related Services | 182 | $114,677 |
| 8 | Massachusetts Institute of Technology | Cambridge | Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools | 180 | $97,685 |
| 9 | Harvard University | Boston | Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools | 179 | $110,120 |
| 10 | Dana-Farber Cancer Institute | Boston | Scientific Research and Development Services | 169 | $98,267 |
| 11 | Children's Hospital Corporation | Boston | Specialty (except Psychiatric and Substance Abuse) Hospitals | 156 | $104,809 |
| 12 | Wayfair LLC | Boston | , | 155 | $151,151 |
| 13 | Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated | Boston | Scientific Research and Development Services | 142 | $134,284 |
| 14 | Staples, Inc. | Framingham | , | 129 | $140,003 |
| 15 | TRUSTEES OF BOSTON UNIVERSITY | Boston | Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools | 124 | $128,672 |
6,104 certified filings in FY2025.
Top sponsors: Ernst & Young U.S. LLP, Amazon.com Services LLC, Brigham and Women's Hospital
2,022 certified filings in FY2025.
Top sponsors: Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Google LLC, Harvard University
761 certified filings in FY2025.
Top sponsors: Dassault Systemes Americas Corp, PEGASYSTEMS INC., SS&C Technologies, Inc.
422 certified filings in FY2025.
Top sponsors: The MathWorks, Inc., Cognex Corporation, Bahwan Cybertek Inc.
386 certified filings in FY2025.
Top sponsors: State Street Bank and Trust Company, Oracle America, Inc., Salesforce, Inc.
3,349 certified filings · average wage $124,957.
1,655 certified filings · average wage $125,193.
1,097 certified filings · average wage $103,642.
989 certified filings · average wage $139,643.
851 certified filings · average wage $106,610.
Percentiles computed directly from certified LCA filings with a worksite in Massachusetts. This reflects the actual spread of offered wages on file, not an official DOL prevailing-wage tier.
| Percentile | Offered Wage |
|---|---|
| 25th percentile | $91,520 |
| Median (50th percentile) | $120,994 |
| 75th percentile | $150,993 |
| 90th percentile | $185,536 |
The Department of Labor's Foreign Labor Certification data center publishes every LCA filing. Filter by state ("MA"), SOC code for your occupation, and fiscal year. Employers with repeated certified filings in your target SOC code have active, recurring H1B programs, these are your tier-1 targets.
USCIS publishes fiscal-year approval and denial data for every employer by state. Cross-reference Massachusetts employers with the highest approval counts against your target role.
Universities and nonprofit research institutions headquartered in Massachusetts are cap-exempt under 8 USC 1184(g)(5) and can file H1B petitions any time of year without entering the lottery.
The top sponsors listed above receive large volumes of applications through job boards. Their direct career portals are often less crowded and let you filter by Massachusetts location.
Referrals meaningfully increase interview rates at established H1B sponsors. Look for local immigrant-professional meetups and university alumni networks in Massachusetts.
Cap-exempt employers are among the most powerful H1B opportunities in Massachusetts because they can file petitions throughout the year without lottery risk. Under federal regulation, institutions of higher education, their affiliated nonprofit entities, nonprofit research organizations, and governmental research organizations qualify for cap exemption regardless of which state they're in. If you're a researcher, academic, or healthcare professional, universities and teaching hospitals headquartered in Massachusetts are worth targeting directly on their own career pages.
Important: Cap-exempt H1B workers changing to a cap-subject employer must enter the lottery. Conversely, a cap-subject worker moving to a cap-exempt employer can file immediately. Verify status with an immigration attorney before making a job change.
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Aggregated from DOL LCA disclosure files (FY2021–2026) for filings with a worksite in Massachusetts, filtered to certified petitions with annual wages between $30K and $1M. Employer legal-entity spelling variants are grouped before counting.