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 %
Investment Fund Managers 8 $124,740 80.00%
Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement Teachers, Postsecondary 8 $56,260 80.00%
Audiologists 8 $63,001 80.00%
Civil Engineering Technicians 8 $51,110 80.00%
Personal Financial Advisors 8 $59,436 80.00%
Web Administrators 8 $67,262 80.00%
Historians 8 $50,118 80.00%
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers 8 $54,493 88.89%
Marriage and Family Therapists 7 $40,691 77.78%
Artists and Related Workers, All Other 7 $47,760 77.78%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
File Clerks 1 $29,723 8.33%
Driver/Sales Workers 1 $23,650 8.33%
Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians 1 $70,762 8.33%
Automotive Engineers 1 $74,963 8.33%
Life, Physical, and Social Science Technicians, All Other 1 $75,421 8.33%
Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders 1 $34,715 8.33%
Glaziers 1 $47,507 8.33%
Athletic Trainers 1 $50,570 8.33%
Cooks, All Other 1 $28,454 8.33%
Residential Advisors 1 $31,470 9.09%
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 %
India 7,977 $166,569 47.75%
China 1,561 $88,675 49.97%
Brazil 645 $48,050 46.71%
Canada 440 $104,775 45.41%
South Korea 170 $64,997 41.46%
United Kingdom 157 $1,232,094 42.20%
Mexico 144 $85,586 43.90%
Turkey 128 $77,137 47.23%
Nepal 117 $78,217 45.00%
Pakistan 110 $94,591 46.41%

Top Hiring Companies in Massachusetts (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Endurance International Group Inc 44 $91,061 89.80%
The Forsyth Institute 44 $54,710 89.80%
Nova Biomedical 44 $72,128 89.80%
Elsevier Inc 44 $72,039 89.80%
Perceptive Informatics Inc 44 $90,962 89.80%
Genesis Eldercare Rehabilitation Services Inc 44 $62,448 89.80%
Dimock Community Health Center 44 $91,519 89.80%
Unicon Pharma Inc 44 $79,640 89.80%
Azimuth Systems Inc 44 $77,405 89.80%
Pearson Education Inc 44 $84,859 89.80%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Dicerna Pharmaceuticals Inc 3 $117,472 37.50%
Techalpha Llc 3 $84,698 37.50%
Acuity Brands Lighting 3 $112,486 37.50%
Huron Consulting Services Llc 3 $116,411 37.50%
Visionet Systems Inc 3 $85,253 37.50%
Triverus Consulting 3 $127,532 37.50%
Fusion Group Inc 3 $59,218 37.50%
Isee Inc 3 $118,366 37.50%
Karl Storz Endoscopyamerica Inc 3 $115,926 37.50%
Mcoelho Mansory Landscaping Inc 3 $50,149 37.50%

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