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 %
Molecular and Cellular Biologists 1,531 $74,627 86.79%
Electrical Engineers 1,531 $94,150 86.99%
Dentists, General 1,428 $117,326 85.66%
Software Quality Assurance Engineers and Testers 1,421 $82,775 88.21%
Computer Systems Engineers/Architects 1,398 $84,714 90.90%
Rehabilitation Counselors 1,385 $34,959 93.33%
Chemists 1,359 $80,031 92.14%
Industrial Engineers 1,228 $90,129 86.85%
Biomedical Engineers 1,197 $87,664 85.68%
Bioinformatics Scientists 1,065 $81,240 89.65%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Business Teachers, Postsecondary 113 $65,119 134.52%
Economists 103 $83,862 127.16%
Industrial Engineers 102 $93,989 132.47%
Helpers--Production Workers 101 $29,827 134.67%
Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment 82 $28,582 110.81%
Financial Managers 79 $130,318 111.27%
Civil Engineers 78 $83,861 113.04%
Chemists 76 $87,065 111.76%
Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers 69 $37,853 102.99%
Information Security Analysts 68 $101,370 101.49%
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 %
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