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 %
Administrative Services Managers 24 $72,114 85.71%
Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other 24 $43,101 88.89%
Farmers, Ranchers, and Other Agricultural Managers 23 $43,517 85.19%
Social Workers, All Other 23 $38,855 85.19%
Surveyors 23 $48,990 88.46%
Producers and Directors 23 $52,091 88.46%
Chefs and Head Cooks 23 $55,403 88.46%
Cartographers and Photogrammetrists 23 $60,946 92.00%
Writers and Authors 22 $45,771 88.00%
Mechanical Drafters 22 $49,313 88.00%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Mechatronics Engineers 3 $138,958 20.00%
Special Education Teachers, Secondary School 3 $55,039 20.00%
Financial Examiners 3 $73,923 20.00%
Optometrists 3 $88,462 20.00%
Dental Assistants 3 $34,979 20.00%
Surveyors 2 $37,253 13.33%
Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers 2 $41,330 13.33%
Cooks, Private Household 2 $31,616 13.33%
Statistical Assistants 2 $66,560 13.33%
Credit Counselors 2 $52,687 13.33%
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 %
Guyana 1 $37,760 50.00%
Sierra Leone 1 $192,795 50.00%
Angola 1 $29,827 50.00%
United Arab Emirates 1 $67,662 50.00%
Kyrgyzstan 1 $69,389 50.00%
Botswana 1 $187,200 50.00%
Malta 1 $119,933 50.00%
Suriname 1 $72,530 50.00%
Benin 1 $58,989 50.00%
Mauritania 1 $91,874 50.00%

Top Hiring Companies in Massachusetts (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
The Mathworks Inc 5,143 $92,921 97.61%
Wipro Limited 4,760 $77,449 93.44%
Ernst Young Us Llp 3,502 $80,610 98.45%
Infosys Limited 3,028 $75,425 91.34%
Wayfair Llc 2,875 $100,122 94.57%
Cognizant Technology Solutions Us Corp 2,831 $91,082 96.75%
Deloitte Consulting Llp 2,687 $85,901 92.02%
Avco Consulting Inc 2,479 $68,592 88.98%
Tata Consultancy Services Limited 2,325 $76,383 85.23%
State Street Bank And Trust Company 2,274 $108,433 89.92%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Meadowbrook Orchards Inc 50 $28,134 100.00%
Volante Farms Inc 40 $27,369 100.00%
Clark Brothers Orchards Llc 39 $27,030 100.00%
Glenn Stillman 37 $25,978 100.00%
Carlson Orchards Inc 35 $27,092 100.00%
Fairview Orchards Inc 34 $26,173 100.00%
Out Post Farms Llc 33 $23,244 100.00%
Honey Pot Hill Orchards 32 $28,707 100.00%
Westward Orchards Inc 32 $27,584 100.00%
Bolton Spring Farm 29 $26,914 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Emc Corporation 624 $98,064 46.99%
Amazoncom Services Llc 370 $97,149 30.50%
Oracle America Inc 343 $98,395 30.49%
Hyannis Air Service Inc 241 $37,594 26.03%
Google Llc 236 $100,956 29.43%
Novartis Institutes For Biomedical Research Inc 187 $73,575 29.97%
The Boston Consulting Group 159 $124,407 29.50%
Baystate Medical Practices Inc 142 $138,575 29.46%
Amadeus North America Inc 127 $97,393 26.74%
Athenahealth Inc 120 $107,773 27.27%

Top Industries in Massachusetts (All Years)

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