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 %
Lithuania 8 $79,676 47.06%
Tunisia 7 $82,323 43.75%
Bolivia 7 $70,732 43.75%
Kazakhstan 7 $74,835 50.00%
Austria 6 $95,821 42.86%
Burma (myanmar) 6 $140,539 46.15%
Ethiopia 6 $79,170 50.00%
Finland 6 $94,442 50.00%
Uruguay 5 $110,507 45.45%
Panama 5 $70,013 45.45%

Top Hiring Companies in Massachusetts (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Hexaware Technologies Inc 405 $78,368 92.68%
Compunnel Software Group Inc 394 $88,831 90.57%
Boston Scientific Corporation 384 $94,619 88.89%
Horizon International Trading Inc 380 $68,775 90.05%
International Business Machines Corporation 369 $97,966 88.28%
Tripadvisor Llc 368 $93,226 88.67%
Boston Medical Center Corporation 360 $69,766 87.17%
Hubspot Inc 355 $115,122 86.17%
Aetna Resources Llc 351 $117,954 85.40%
University Of Massachusetts Boston 349 $61,191 86.82%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Standard Orchard 8 $31,645 100.00%
Stillmans At The Turkey Farm 8 $22,030 100.00%
Breezelands Orchards Inc 8 $24,375 100.00%
James Golonka 7 $24,838 100.00%
Shemin Nurseries 7 $23,055 100.00%
Coward Farms Llc 7 $36,266 100.00%
Gene M Kosinski 7 $24,342 100.00%
Mclaughlin Tobacco 7 $21,451 100.00%
Brookfield Orchards Inc 7 $22,143 100.00%
Anthony R Melone Dba Clearview Farm 7 $24,930 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Air Worldwide Corporation 22 $74,978 26.19%
Spi Management Services Llc 21 $86,220 25.00%
Primeon Inc 21 $88,742 25.30%
Adobe Systems Incorporated 21 $92,880 25.30%
Dr Dental Of New England 21 $101,007 26.92%
Applied Materials Inc 21 $98,907 27.27%
Optum Services Inc 21 $99,945 27.27%
Santander Holdings Usa Inc 21 $101,434 27.27%
Blue Cross Blue Shield Of Ma 21 $103,569 27.63%
Dana Farber Cancer Institute 20 $57,905 26.67%

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