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 %
Wellington Management Company Llp 763 $104,411 90.62%
The Devereux Foundation 731 $34,321 88.82%
Biogen Inc 709 $104,101 90.32%
Deloitte Touche Llp 682 $72,091 87.21%
Cognizant Technology Solutions Us Corporation 666 $78,773 85.60%
Syntel Inc 665 $78,178 86.25%
Maxima Consulting Inc 656 $78,997 88.41%
University Of Massachusetts Medical School 639 $52,973 89.12%
Partners Healthcare 639 $62,830 90.38%
Massachusetts General Physicians Organization 629 $96,508 89.22%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Ragged Hill Orchard 14 $26,891 100.00%
Cider Hill Farms 14 $25,670 100.00%
Dwight Arnold Farms Inc 14 $29,202 100.00%
Harpers Farm Garden Llc 13 $27,891 100.00%
Cupp Sons Llc 13 $30,323 100.00%
Russell Orchards Inc 13 $24,459 100.00%
Nourse Farms Inc 13 $27,189 100.00%
Flat Hill Orchards Llc 13 $32,349 100.00%
Nagog Fruiters Inc Nagog Hill Farm 13 $24,440 100.00%
Davis Farms Trust 12 $33,528 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Ebsco Publishing Dba Ebsco Information Services 46 $95,910 32.39%
Philips North America Llc 46 $107,911 32.62%
Juniper Networks 45 $98,337 32.37%
Resourcesoft Inc 44 $84,875 34.11%
Devereux Foundation 43 $33,230 33.59%
Netcracker Technology Corporation 43 $84,752 33.86%
Bentley University 41 $57,861 32.28%
Constant Contact Inc 39 $102,805 32.50%
Clearly Amazing Outlook Llc 39 $26,687 32.77%
New England Inpatient Specialist Llc 38 $155,553 32.20%

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