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 %
Ecuador 18 $57,382 42.86%
Peru 17 $99,718 40.48%
Indonesia 17 $85,613 40.48%
Portugal 17 $61,203 44.74%
Hong Kong 15 $73,811 40.54%
Dominican Republic 14 $69,511 41.18%
Morocco 13 $91,439 39.39%
Netherlands 13 $81,124 40.63%
Honduras 12 $79,715 38.71%
Hungary 12 $98,668 40.00%

Top Hiring Companies in Massachusetts (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
The Boston Consulting Group Inc 626 $99,975 90.07%
Igate Technologies Inc 609 $71,996 88.65%
Apps Associates Llc 606 $82,943 90.72%
The Broad Institute Inc 603 $60,432 91.92%
Horizon International Trd Inc 602 $82,519 93.77%
Tufts University 566 $66,015 89.27%
Bahwan Cybertek Inc 563 $73,453 89.37%
Advanced Micro Devices Inc 545 $105,358 89.34%
Ntt Data Inc 541 $91,222 89.42%
Pricewaterhousecoopers Llp 540 $76,446 91.68%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Patterson Farm Llc 12 $22,632 100.00%
S Arnold Co Llc 12 $23,197 100.00%
Orchard Made Products 11 $25,263 100.00%
Breezy Gardens 11 $33,874 100.00%
Davidian Brothers Farm 11 $22,402 100.00%
David R Shearer Dba Pine Hill Orchards 11 $23,366 100.00%
Springdell Farm 10 $23,966 100.00%
Russell Orchards 10 $33,005 100.00%
Dicks Market Garden Inc 10 $24,452 100.00%
Dicks Market Garden 10 $32,860 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Smith Nephew Inc 38 $103,884 32.20%
Insycom Inc 36 $84,505 31.30%
Schneider Electric Usa Inc 36 $112,930 31.86%
Kiva Systems Llc 33 $86,251 29.46%
The Devereux Foundation 33 $32,858 29.73%
Brazilian Grill Inc 32 $30,159 29.63%
Peakpoint Technologies Inc 30 $98,983 27.78%
Rsa Security Llc 30 $102,522 28.85%
Westernacher Partner Consulting Inc 29 $112,069 27.88%
Cengage Learning Inc 29 $112,455 28.16%

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