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 %
India 7,977 $166,569 47.75%
China 1,561 $88,675 49.97%
Brazil 645 $48,050 46.71%
Canada 440 $104,775 45.41%
South Korea 170 $64,997 41.46%
United Kingdom 157 $1,232,094 42.20%
Mexico 144 $85,586 43.90%
Turkey 128 $77,137 47.23%
Nepal 117 $78,217 45.00%
Pakistan 110 $94,591 46.41%

Top Hiring Companies in Massachusetts (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Avs Soft Solutions Inc 10 $89,257 90.91%
Xfact Inc 10 $92,781 90.91%
Radiyant Consulting Llc 10 $87,863 90.91%
Opt Industries Inc 10 $101,126 90.91%
Crosscheck Networks Inc 10 $104,657 90.91%
Arrow International Llc 10 $113,183 90.91%
Bae Systems Applied Intelligence Inc 10 $103,233 90.91%
Initech Global Llc 10 $100,439 90.91%
Viant Medical Llc 10 $115,760 90.91%
Portal Instruments Inc 10 $102,605 90.91%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Wb Games Inc 1 $139,922 50.00%
Intuitive Surgical Inc 1 $96,429 50.00%
Komerican Inc 1 $28,787 50.00%
Bioverativ Pacific Llc 1 $76,315 50.00%
Big Boi Meat Market 1 $35,630 50.00%
Cystic Fibrosis Foundation 1 $74,235 50.00%
Hometown Automotive Services Inc 1 $32,573 50.00%
Miro Upholstery Co Inc 1 $36,338 50.00%
Marlee Companies Inc 1 $102,253 50.00%
Golden Tandoori Llc 1 $31,616 50.00%

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