We now have Quarter 4 H1B visa FY 2023 data and Quarter 4 PERM visa FY 2023 data and Quarter 4 H2A visa FY 2023 data.
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Massachusetts Foreign Labor Visa Stats (All Years)

Total Visas	% of all Visas	Average Wage	Visa Type
251,530	90.49%	$85,215	H-1B
21,761	7.83%	$124,662	PERM
2,879	1.04%	$98,182	E-3 Australian
1,798	0.65%	$27,267	H-2A

As of May 2023, Massachusetts has seen a total of 277,968 visa workers across all visa types. The most common visa class in Massachusetts is the H-1B visa with 251,530 H-1B visas on record over all years accounting for 90.49% of Massachusetts's total visas. The second most prevalent visa is the PERM visa with 21,761 PERM visas on record over all years accounting for 7.83% of Massachusetts's total visas.

Top Occupations in Massachusetts (All Years)

Occupation	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Urban and Regional Planners	225	$61,740	88.24%
Medical and Health Services Managers	224	$104,954	88.54%
Database Architects	223	$85,405	89.92%
Chief Executives	219	$173,207	89.02%
Environmental Engineers	203	$77,022	82.52%
Robotics Engineers	203	$104,618	87.88%
Mathematicians	194	$73,204	85.46%
Social and Community Service Managers	192	$56,410	88.48%
Sales Managers	191	$120,553	88.84%
Psychiatrists	189	$139,904	87.91%

Occupation	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Occupation	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Self-Enrichment Education Teachers	18	$36,639	54.55%
Environmental Engineers	17	$80,941	51.52%
Urban and Regional Planners	17	$68,148	53.13%
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks	17	$47,586	53.13%
Chefs and Head Cooks	17	$55,755	53.13%
Public Relations Specialists	17	$61,282	53.13%
Computer Network Support Specialists	16	$87,118	51.61%
Political Science Teachers, Postsecondary	15	$64,937	48.39%
Landscape Architects	15	$75,182	48.39%
Office Clerks, General	15	$36,388	48.39%

Massachusetts Employees Over Time

Massachusetts has been in the H1B Visa program since 2011 where 11,636 employees were hired. Massachusetts peaked in 2018 with 21,834 employees, and has since been on a decline with the most recent number of employees being 3,321 in 2025.

Top Countries with Workers in Massachusetts From PERM Program (All Years)

Country	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
India	7,977	$166,569	47.75%
China	1,561	$88,675	49.97%
Brazil	645	$48,050	46.71%
Canada	440	$104,775	45.41%
South Korea	170	$64,997	41.46%
United Kingdom	157	$1,232,094	42.20%
Mexico	144	$85,586	43.90%
Turkey	128	$77,137	47.23%
Nepal	117	$78,217	45.00%
Pakistan	110	$94,591	46.41%

Top Hiring Companies in Massachusetts (All Years)

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Mentor Graphics Corporation	41	$93,621	91.11%
Pioneer Consulting Services Llc	41	$85,702	91.11%
Liberty Mutual Group Asset Management Inc	41	$114,704	91.11%
Harvard Medical Faculty Physicians At Beth Israel	40	$105,752	88.89%
Black Duck Software Inc	40	$75,717	88.89%
Universal Software Corporation	40	$66,152	88.89%
Greater Lawrence Family Health Center	40	$128,768	88.89%
Insurance Services Office Inc	40	$80,859	88.89%
2seventy Bio Inc	40	$106,564	90.91%
Boston Consulting Group Inc	40	$124,517	90.91%

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Carat Fusion	2	$85,155	28.57%
Symmes Maini Mckee Associates Inc	2	$60,778	28.57%
Lowell General Hospital	2	$49,795	28.57%
Cambridge Interactive Development Corp	2	$94,464	28.57%
Moremagic Solutions Inc	2	$90,127	28.57%
Tencent Boston	2	$75,525	28.57%
Parker Hannifin Corporation	2	$88,514	28.57%
Photon Consulting Llc	2	$125,664	28.57%
Virgin Healthmiles Inc	2	$98,280	28.57%
Nd Data Group Of Rhode Island Llc	2	$88,837	28.57%

Top Industries in Massachusetts (All Years)

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Farm Labor Contractors And Crew Leaders	2	$27,670	100.00%
Transportation Equipment And Supplies Except Motor Vehicle Merchant Wholesalers	2	$67,933	100.00%
Textile Bag And Canvas Mills	2	$70,138	100.00%
Savings Institutions And Other Depository Credit Intermediation	2	$96,689	100.00%
Textile And Fabric Finishing And Fabric Coating Mills	2	$65,666	100.00%
Diet And Weight Reducing Centers	2	$143,541	100.00%
Elevator And Moving Stairway Manufacturing	2	$81,827	100.00%
Pump And Compressor Manufacturing	2	$115,180	100.00%
Private Households	2	$43,763	100.00%
Plastics Materials And Basic Forms And Shapes Merchant Wholesalers	2	$100,922	100.00%

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Massachusetts Wage Comparison to Other States (All Years)

The chart below compares The average wage in Massachusetts to that of the top 9 states with the highest overall average H1-B wage. The average wage in Massachusetts over all years is $85,215. The state with the highest average wage of H1-B workers for all states is CA with an average wage of $104,510.