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 %
Philippines 43 $79,243 39.81%
Venezuela 42 $88,072 41.18%
Greece 41 $81,832 41.84%
Lebanon 38 $67,557 44.71%
South Africa 37 $92,302 44.05%
Nigeria 36 $88,956 43.37%
Romania 36 $82,072 46.75%
Bulgaria 34 $68,052 45.33%
Kenya 33 $55,272 44.59%
Malaysia 31 $80,438 44.93%

Top Hiring Companies in Massachusetts (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Hcl America Inc 1,686 $86,132 91.88%
Ibm Corporation 1,498 $92,624 86.59%
Akamai Technologies Inc 1,370 $102,614 79.42%
Massachusetts Institute Of Technology 1,338 $54,792 82.59%
Dotcom Team Llc 1,228 $74,179 79.69%
Dana Farber Cancer Institute 1,207 $54,722 81.44%
Ventois Inc 1,068 $73,546 83.70%
Capgemini America Inc 1,033 $92,835 81.53%
Ibm India Private Limited 1,017 $77,026 94.08%
Trustees Of Boston University 989 $66,403 91.49%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Boys In Berries Llc Dba Wards Berry Farm 20 $24,762 100.00%
Carver Hill Orchard 19 $26,437 100.00%
Flat Hill Orchards 19 $24,181 100.00%
Lanni Orchards Inc 19 $22,718 100.00%
Mountain Orchard Llc 18 $23,725 100.00%
Bolton Orchards 18 $23,712 100.00%
Rota Spring Farm 18 $25,459 100.00%
Outpost Farms Llc 17 $33,345 100.00%
Gideon Porth 17 $23,018 100.00%
Standard Orchards 17 $24,857 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Vistaprint Usa Inc 63 $76,870 26.14%
Advantage Technical Resourcing Inc 61 $88,187 25.85%
Solution It 61 $122,230 26.29%
Dw Matrix Inc 59 $96,933 26.34%
Intel Federal Inc 58 $100,758 26.36%
Boston Higashi School Inc 57 $35,933 29.53%
Kpmg Llp 54 $86,250 28.88%
Abridge Info Systems Inc 54 $90,628 29.51%
Cargurus Inc 54 $107,071 30.68%
Netbrain Technologies Inc 53 $94,329 30.29%

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