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 %
Sales Engineers 796 $100,859 85.41%
Internists, General 779 $147,073 83.85%
Chemical Engineers 767 $90,107 86.37%
Business Teachers, Postsecondary 706 $70,924 83.45%
Architects, Except Landscape and Naval 631 $64,157 84.47%
Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary 587 $88,085 79.54%
Actuaries 562 $91,128 87.00%
Physical Therapists 560 $70,424 87.36%
Compliance Officers 552 $72,598 90.20%
Regulatory Affairs Specialists 511 $84,109 89.18%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Architectural and Engineering Managers 53 $134,230 89.83%
Cooks, Restaurant 52 $33,620 89.66%
Natural Sciences Managers 50 $159,012 86.21%
Rehabilitation Counselors 48 $32,469 84.21%
Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary 48 $69,277 85.71%
Computer Network Architects 47 $113,150 85.45%
Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists 45 $67,556 81.82%
Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners 43 $28,108 81.13%
General and Operations Managers 41 $108,534 78.85%
Managers, All Other 39 $143,309 76.47%
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 %
Vietnam 108 $65,169 46.75%
Taiwan 104 $82,191 45.81%
France 103 $103,278 45.98%
Russia 101 $90,645 50.50%
Sri Lanka 80 $94,005 43.72%
Italy 80 $84,040 45.45%
Ireland 69 $104,537 40.83%
Israel 69 $96,385 41.82%
Germany 67 $98,305 41.88%
Colombia 67 $64,154 42.68%

Top Hiring Companies in Massachusetts (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Aspen Technology Inc 197 $84,486 91.20%
Mindtree Limited 194 $76,910 90.23%
Boston Higashi School Inc 193 $37,544 90.19%
Tracelink Inc 192 $101,746 89.72%
Iservices Inc 190 $65,515 88.79%
Cimpress Usa Incorporated 189 $101,261 89.15%
Healthedge Software Inc 188 $110,055 89.95%
Itc Infotech Usa Inc 187 $66,735 89.90%
Schneider Electric Usa Inc 187 $110,816 90.34%
Larsen Toubro Infotech Limited 183 $70,492 88.83%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Gilson Family Herb Enterprise 1 $19,698 100.00%
Bartletts Orchards Inc 1 $21,133 100.00%
Sullivan Farm Llc 1 $22,693 100.00%
Pleasant Valley 1 $35,256 100.00%
Francis J Guiliano Dba Frans Farm Or Guiliano Fa 1 $21,965 100.00%
Apex Orchard Inc 1 $21,965 100.00%
Gilson Family Herb Enterprises Llc 1 $21,133 100.00%
Skawski Farms Inc 1 $37,024 100.00%
Kosinski Farms 1 $21,133 100.00%
Gerard Beirne 1 $21,320 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Hot Chocolate Sparrow 20 Inc 11 $23,258 28.21%
Bioverativ Therapeutics Inc 11 $87,057 28.21%
Usr Parent Inc 11 $101,992 28.21%
Cervello 11 $100,560 28.21%
42 North Dental 11 $145,693 28.21%
Motional Ad Inc 11 $108,964 28.21%
Bank Of America 10 $81,159 25.64%
Harte Hanks 10 $98,576 26.32%
Ericsson Inc 10 $94,761 26.32%
Sound Physicians Of Massachusetts 10 $145,914 26.32%

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