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 %
Biostatisticians 495 $103,564 92.52%
Mental Health Counselors 483 $44,123 90.62%
Lawyers 470 $120,368 88.51%
Validation Engineers 468 $90,091 88.64%
General and Operations Managers 424 $106,527 85.48%
Natural Sciences Managers 419 $140,811 84.48%
Logisticians 407 $70,511 84.97%
Graphic Designers 402 $54,652 84.81%
Commercial and Industrial Designers 399 $64,835 85.07%
Architectural and Engineering Managers 391 $138,268 85.37%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Biological Scientists, All Other 39 $62,192 76.47%
Economics Teachers, Postsecondary 37 $72,155 74.00%
Foreign Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary 37 $52,853 75.51%
Materials Engineers 37 $90,053 78.72%
Helpers--Painters, Paperhangers, Plasterers, and Stucco Masons 35 $27,555 76.09%
Computer Programmers 34 $83,366 75.56%
Childcare Workers 34 $29,581 75.56%
Lawyers 34 $113,699 77.27%
Industrial Production Managers 33 $120,884 75.00%
Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers 33 $87,351 75.00%
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 %
Tanisha Systems Inc 299 $60,445 88.72%
Cgi Technologies And Solutions Inc 298 $86,543 88.96%
Oracle Financial Services Software Inc 295 $97,091 88.86%
Fidelity Brokerage Services Llc 295 $102,602 90.77%
Umass Memorial Medical Group Inc 292 $106,946 90.40%
Dell Marketing Lp 291 $88,041 91.22%
Randstad Technologies Lp 291 $81,422 91.80%
Gandara Mental Health Center Inc 287 $41,757 91.11%
Genzyme Corporation 286 $94,997 91.08%
Amgen Inc 282 $85,730 89.81%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Connemara House Farm 5 $21,852 100.00%
Idylwilde Farm Inc 4 $24,752 100.00%
Curtis I Stillman 4 $26,104 100.00%
Stillmans Farm 4 $29,723 100.00%
Swa Tobacco 4 $21,434 100.00%
Chad Spiczka Farm 4 $32,625 100.00%
James A Golonka 4 $34,008 100.00%
Thomas J Mclaughlin Dba Mclaughlin Tobacco 4 $23,036 100.00%
D D Farms Inc 4 $21,549 100.00%
Glenn Stillman Dba Stillman Greenhouse And Farm 4 $21,434 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Gandara Mental Health Center Inc 17 $36,905 26.98%
Associated Physicians Of Hmfpbidmc Inc 17 $87,847 27.42%
Zoominfo Technologies Llc 17 $112,936 27.42%
Jaho Industries Llc 17 $25,917 27.42%
Sovereign Bank 16 $98,847 26.23%
Cra International Inc 16 $96,385 26.23%
Monster Worldwide Inc 16 $99,880 26.67%
Federal Reserve Bank Of Boston 16 $103,220 26.67%
Constant Contact 16 $107,466 27.12%
Philips Lighting North America Corporation 16 $103,702 27.12%

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