H-1B Salaries in Massachusetts

16,664 certified full-time H-1B filings for worksites in Massachusetts, decided Jul 1, 2025 – Jun 30, 2026.

$126,630Median salary

$96,61625th percentile

$157,03275th percentile

16,664Filings

Top H-1B employers in Massachusetts

Employer	Filings	Median	Middle 50%
Amazon.com Services	529	$153,900	$129,000 – $175,000
The MathWorks	326	$131,082	$119,912 – $154,606
State Street Bank and Trust Company	270	$137,688	$116,195 – $144,828
General Hospital	244	$75,275	$71,406 – $88,899
Ernst & Young U.S.	243	$139,194	$106,550 – $182,400
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute	194	$77,332	$72,000 – $90,000
Wayfair	173	$160,000	$124,097 – $182,680
Harvard University	169	$77,500	$74,294 – $94,400
Children's Hospital	156	$84,375	$77,266 – $100,586
Vertex Pharmaceuticals	153	$132,200	$110,175 – $152,000
Brigham and Women's Hospital	152	$80,000	$71,750 – $102,852
Massachusetts Institute of Technology	151	$79,946	$73,308 – $96,232
Cognizant Technology Solutions US	131	$115,627	$96,814 – $139,407
Staples	122	$138,138	$125,000 – $165,756
Trustees of Boston University	119	$90,000	$74,657 – $139,242
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center	113	$84,438	$72,010 – $95,310
Fidelity Technology Group	105	$139,887	$130,675 – $155,593
Amazon Development Center U.S.	102	$154,503	$129,000 – $175,825
University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School	97	$75,000	$63,037 – $85,000
Analog Devices	88	$142,141	$121,351 – $159,329
Microsoft	88	$167,660	$152,710 – $182,779
Takeda Development Center Americas	88	$159,392	$135,346 – $185,954
Google	84	$178,000	$153,500 – $189,500
Deloitte Consulting	83	$169,134	$131,082 – $197,008
Wipro	78	$105,717	$102,565 – $119,682

City	Filings	Median	Middle 50%
Boston, MA	5,780	$128,667	$95,000 – $161,803
Cambridge, MA	1,777	$132,000	$95,285 – $167,600
Waltham, MA	723	$132,100	$108,784 – $158,104
Natick, MA	406	$131,082	$119,912 – $154,606
Quincy, MA	397	$122,149	$102,814 – $140,736
Burlington, MA	373	$145,468	$120,000 – $178,131
Framingham, MA	316	$130,120	$102,669 – $155,657
Worcester, MA	310	$91,454	$72,738 – $121,760
Westborough, MA	280	$131,797	$110,570 – $154,850
Marlborough, MA	275	$127,899	$102,814 – $154,444
Somerville, MA	232	$113,454	$87,726 – $140,733
North Reading, MA	226	$147,650	$129,000 – $174,275
Wilmington, MA	187	$136,086	$114,966 – $165,000
Woburn, MA	160	$123,750	$90,000 – $141,431
Andover, MA	152	$124,428	$103,210 – $153,375
Lexington, MA	152	$134,840	$107,557 – $163,970
Hopkinton, MA	151	$154,606	$131,901 – $181,657
Westford, MA	136	$148,000	$120,000 – $175,408
Watertown, MA	129	$128,773	$107,263 – $160,000
Lowell, MA	120	$131,500	$93,588 – $165,742
Boxborough, MA	118	$148,054	$124,342 – $167,766
Needham, MA	116	$128,000	$107,941 – $161,334
Charlestown, MA	114	$80,340	$71,406 – $104,000
Medford, MA	112	$108,726	$80,502 – $147,700
Shrewsbury, MA	111	$116,397	$97,614 – $144,592
Springfield, MA	107	$125,000	$86,653 – $239,200
Newton, MA	107	$122,500	$103,055 – $146,458
Brighton, MA	103	$117,668	$93,080 – $142,387
North Quincy, MA	101	$106,434	$97,339 – $115,628
Bedford, MA	101	$132,058	$105,070 – $150,000

Job title	Filings	Median	Middle 50%
Software Engineer	559	$131,085	$120,000 – $157,950
Senior Software Engineer	393	$154,606	$137,922 – $169,518
Research Fellow	343	$74,160	$71,430 – $77,267
Research Scientist	208	$90,000	$78,242 – $117,002
Software Developer	186	$131,082	$108,160 – $132,000
Software Developer Engineer	174	$155,150	$129,000 – $174,700
Software Development Engineer	168	$143,700	$131,082 – $168,598
Assistant Professor	167	$135,000	$107,616 – $159,100
Data Scientist	150	$128,571	$114,088 – $139,353
Data Engineer	123	$119,535	$109,920 – $141,675
Postdoctoral Associate	121	$71,000	$70,000 – $75,000
Scientist	115	$106,870	$96,128 – $128,794
Senior Scientist	111	$129,407	$106,743 – $150,974
Research Associate	107	$80,000	$71,766 – $87,990
Investigator	102	$88,899	$77,710 – $95,375
Physician	93	$250,000	$208,854 – $300,000
Senior Data Scientist	82	$148,993	$135,736 – $161,803
Applied Scientist	78	$180,000	$170,125 – $185,630
Business Analyst	78	$110,000	$99,112 – $118,726
Associate	76	$180,000	$132,558 – $206,250
Clinical Fellow	75	$106,612	$99,134 – $111,162
Principal Software Engineer	75	$178,131	$158,088 – $178,131
Resident	75	$84,919	$82,516 – $92,990
Project Manager	68	$115,544	$90,900 – $130,666
Software Engineering & Development	66	$137,688	$137,688 – $146,406

At least 5 filings in Massachusetts.

Employer	Filings	Median
Harvard Medical Faculty Physicians at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center	30	$410,000
Harvard Medical Faculty Physicians at Bidmc	16	$392,200
Holyoke Medical Center	12	$360,000
BMC Affiliated Physicians	6	$360,000
CHMC Anesthesia Foundation	6	$350,584
New England Inpatient Specialists	6	$291,200
Goodwin Procter	6	$285,000
Lahey Clinic	18	$282,010
UMass Memorial Medical Group	22	$280,000
Associated Physicians of Harvard Med Faculty Physicians at Bidmc	6	$273,158
Autel US	5	$264,000
Ropes & Gray	7	$260,000
Beth Israel Lahey Health Primary Care	14	$252,232
Baystate Medical Practices	29	$251,900
Southcoast Physicians Group	9	$250,000

Level I24% · 3,627

Level II36% · 5,508

Level III20% · 3,109

Level IV19% · 2,940

Prevailing-wage level the employer selected (I = entry, IV = fully competent).