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 %
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 %
Amazoncom Services Llc 2,132 $99,246 85.59%
Emc Corporation 2,106 $92,543 87.13%
General Hospital Corporation 2,044 $55,493 87.02%
Harvard University 1,947 $57,293 83.31%
Accenture Llp 1,876 $89,083 81.35%
Childrens Hospital Corporation 1,859 $59,953 84.50%
Brigham And Womens Hospital 1,830 $62,490 86.89%
Collaborate Solutions Inc 1,779 $67,120 87.72%
Eclinicalworks Llc 1,756 $77,558 91.79%
Staples Inc 1,703 $98,434 91.61%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Plainville Farm 28 $29,017 100.00%
Tougas Family Farm Llc 28 $29,049 100.00%
Apex Orchards Inc 28 $27,091 100.00%
Verrill Farm Llc 27 $27,096 100.00%
Fairview Farms Inc 25 $27,483 100.00%
Atlas Farm Llc 25 $30,014 100.00%
Pleasant Valley Gardens 23 $26,798 100.00%
Sunny Crest Orchards 23 $29,743 100.00%
Patterson Farm 22 $29,909 100.00%
King Farm Inc 21 $26,359 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Homesite Group Incorporated 119 $98,581 31.40%
National Medical Care An Fmc Company 102 $105,124 27.57%
Netapp Inc 101 $103,838 27.75%
Amazon Web Services Inc 90 $107,160 24.93%
Bahwan Cybertek Inc 83 $108,474 24.20%
Umass Memorial Medical Group Inc 75 $100,364 21.99%
Bjs Wholesale Club Inc 75 $116,313 22.46%
Amazon Development Center Us Inc 71 $105,301 21.85%
Childrens Hospital 70 $87,615 26.12%
Beacon Hill Staffing Group Llc 65 $117,983 24.90%

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