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 %
Electronics Engineers, Except Computer 3,115 $100,780 80.91%
Statisticians 2,996 $88,068 86.84%
Computer and Information Systems Managers 2,775 $137,507 80.60%
Biochemists and Biophysicists 2,743 $74,219 83.55%
Biological Scientists, All Other 2,741 $54,706 89.52%
Financial Analysts 2,741 $81,690 91.46%
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists 2,436 $59,049 87.85%
Database Administrators 2,411 $75,330 87.29%
Mechanical Engineers 2,196 $84,523 88.33%
Network and Computer Systems Administrators 2,055 $74,238 91.78%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Marketing Managers 187 $129,981 173.15%
Network and Computer Systems Administrators 185 $85,548 176.19%
Financial Analysts 167 $94,249 160.58%
Database Administrators 147 $1,097,332 144.12%
Sales Engineers 140 $105,686 141.41%
Mechanical Engineers 129 $90,986 134.38%
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists 127 $63,312 135.11%
Electrical Engineers 125 $105,118 140.45%
Dentists, General 116 $109,464 130.34%
Biochemists and Biophysicists 115 $72,575 135.29%
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 %
Iran 62 $76,474 39.49%
Spain 61 $93,127 39.35%
Australia 61 $107,945 44.85%
Albania 60 $40,938 45.45%
Jamaica 59 $42,598 47.20%
Bangladesh 55 $62,311 44.35%
Japan 52 $92,468 43.33%
Ukraine 52 $90,373 43.70%
Egypt 50 $70,914 43.86%
Thailand 46 $68,465 40.71%

Top Hiring Companies in Massachusetts (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Tanisha Systems Inc 299 $60,445 88.72%
Cgi Technologies And Solutions Inc 298 $86,543 88.96%
Oracle Financial Services Software Inc 295 $97,091 88.86%
Fidelity Brokerage Services Llc 295 $102,602 90.77%
Umass Memorial Medical Group Inc 292 $106,946 90.40%
Dell Marketing Lp 291 $88,041 91.22%
Randstad Technologies Lp 291 $81,422 91.80%
Gandara Mental Health Center Inc 287 $41,757 91.11%
Genzyme Corporation 286 $94,997 91.08%
Amgen Inc 282 $85,730 89.81%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Connemara House Farm 5 $21,852 100.00%
Idylwilde Farm Inc 4 $24,752 100.00%
Curtis I Stillman 4 $26,104 100.00%
Stillmans Farm 4 $29,723 100.00%
Swa Tobacco 4 $21,434 100.00%
Chad Spiczka Farm 4 $32,625 100.00%
James A Golonka 4 $34,008 100.00%
Thomas J Mclaughlin Dba Mclaughlin Tobacco 4 $23,036 100.00%
D D Farms Inc 4 $21,549 100.00%
Glenn Stillman Dba Stillman Greenhouse And Farm 4 $21,434 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Gandara Mental Health Center Inc 17 $36,905 26.98%
Associated Physicians Of Hmfpbidmc Inc 17 $87,847 27.42%
Zoominfo Technologies Llc 17 $112,936 27.42%
Jaho Industries Llc 17 $25,917 27.42%
Sovereign Bank 16 $98,847 26.23%
Cra International Inc 16 $96,385 26.23%
Monster Worldwide Inc 16 $99,880 26.67%
Federal Reserve Bank Of Boston 16 $103,220 26.67%
Constant Contact 16 $107,466 27.12%
Philips Lighting North America Corporation 16 $103,702 27.12%

Top Industries in Massachusetts (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
All Other Crop Farming 499 $33,555 100.00%
All Other Miscellaneous Crop Farming 430 $26,030 100.00%
Other Crop Farming 136 $31,332 100.00%
Vegetable And Melon Farming 32 $33,461 100.00%
Other Vegetable Except Potato And Melon Farming 14 $25,962 100.00%
Greenhouse Nursery And Floriculture Production 14 $31,609 100.00%
Crop Production 9 $30,971 100.00%
Fruit And Tree Nut Farming 7 $30,237 100.00%
Apple Orchards 6 $33,426 100.00%
Farm Labor Contractors And Crew Leaders 6 $36,140 100.00%

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.

State Avg Wage