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 %
Appraisers and Assessors of Real Estate 1 $89,315 50.00%
Procurement Clerks 1 $37,045 50.00%
Electricians 1 $45,240 50.00%
Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators 1 $59,322 50.00%
Commercial Pilots 1 $66,830 50.00%
Transportation Managers 1 $93,018 100.00%
Solar Sales Representatives and Assessors 1 $56,118 100.00%
Agricultural and Food Science Technicians 1 $34,694 100.00%
Airfield Operations Specialists 1 $35,610 100.00%
Aerospace Engineering and Operations Technicians 1 $36,005 100.00%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
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 %
Wave Life Sciences Usa Inc 91 $96,234 88.35%
Simplisafe Inc 91 $105,452 89.22%
Fis Management Services Llc 91 $98,763 89.22%
Granite Telecommunications Llc 90 $88,926 88.24%
Management Health Systems Inc 90 $61,651 88.24%
Geode Capital Management Llc 90 $96,346 89.11%
Hcl America Solutions Inc 90 $90,311 89.11%
Strategic Resources International Inc 89 $75,119 89.00%
Kiva Systems Llc 89 $75,301 89.00%
Everquote Inc 88 $72,923 88.89%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Green International Affiliates Inc 5 $76,556 29.41%
A123 Systems Llc 5 $106,522 29.41%
Vecna 5 $84,993 29.41%
Data Intensity Llc 5 $91,782 29.41%
Virgin Pulse Inc 5 $108,809 29.41%
Ansys Inc 5 $112,491 29.41%
Eastern Bank 5 $114,912 29.41%
Nitto Denko Avecia Inc 5 $87,543 29.41%
Editas Medicine 5 $67,875 29.41%
Wake Me Up Inc 5 $65,784 29.41%

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