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 %
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 %
Chewy Inc 447 $118,789 92.36%
Analysis Group Inc 444 $89,144 91.93%
Homesite Group Inc 436 $90,674 90.27%
Santander Bank Na 430 $93,910 89.96%
Baystate Medical Practices Inc 426 $159,338 89.31%
Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company 417 $96,440 87.97%
Takeda Development Center Americas Inc 412 $121,293 90.55%
Amadeus North America Inc 410 $92,235 90.51%
Liberty Mutual Group Inc 406 $94,118 90.42%
Bose Corporation 406 $101,364 91.86%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Moors End Farm Llc 9 $24,107 100.00%
Meadow View Farm Llc 9 $24,327 100.00%
Gene Kosinski 8 $33,826 100.00%
William E Broderick Dba Sunny Crest Orchards 8 $22,441 100.00%
Storco Inc 8 $25,371 100.00%
Pine Hedge Orchards Dba The Big Apple 8 $23,091 100.00%
Breezeland Orchards Inc 8 $28,795 100.00%
Pine Hedge Orchards 8 $30,056 100.00%
Gerard Beirne Enterprises 8 $24,661 100.00%
Davidian Brothers Farm Llc 8 $26,104 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Expicient Inc 24 $117,599 26.09%
The President And Trustees Of Williams College 24 $57,621 26.09%
Takeda Pharmaceuticals Usa Inc 24 $125,353 26.09%
Dassault Systemes Simulia 24 $104,523 26.67%
Cambridge Health Alliance 23 $117,214 25.56%
Vassit Services Us 23 $91,541 25.84%
Harvard Pilgrim Health Care 22 $99,289 24.72%
Broad Institute 22 $92,305 24.72%
Brown Brothers Harriman Co 22 $103,731 25.00%
Bjs Wholesale Club 22 $91,371 25.29%

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