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 %
Financial Quantitative Analysts	379	$91,658	83.30%
Materials Scientists	379	$76,034	86.53%
Financial Managers	369	$128,527	84.83%
Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Workers, All Other	364	$49,255	83.87%
Architectural and Civil Drafters	359	$49,235	83.88%
Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary	358	$74,435	84.04%
Financial Specialists, All Other	356	$73,870	84.16%
Materials Engineers	354	$85,889	85.51%
Foreign Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary	343	$54,327	83.66%
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	342	$56,061	85.29%

Occupation	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Occupation	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers	33	$87,351	76.74%
Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary	32	$62,807	74.42%
Construction Managers	31	$91,944	72.09%
Logisticians	31	$78,975	73.81%
Sales Managers	30	$133,844	71.43%
Food Preparation Workers	29	$27,051	69.05%
Architectural and Civil Drafters	29	$49,968	69.05%
Financial Specialists, All Other	29	$83,990	70.73%
Paralegals and Legal Assistants	28	$48,500	70.00%
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers	27	$32,142	69.23%

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 %
New York Technology Partners Inc	39	$74,538	88.64%
Riverbend Medical Group Inc	39	$152,696	88.64%
Hill Holliday Llc	39	$55,271	88.64%
Insegment Inc	39	$53,857	88.64%
Ixl Center Inc	39	$61,004	88.64%
Ernst Amp Young Us Llp	39	$73,938	88.64%
Symantec Corporation	39	$92,334	90.70%
Aplomb Technologies Inc	39	$86,389	90.70%
Grantham Mayo Van Otterloo Co Llc	39	$103,169	90.70%
Primetals Technologies Usa Llc	39	$77,970	90.70%

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Robert Bosch Llc	2	$87,693	28.57%
Competitive Edge Services	2	$65,884	28.57%
Ers	2	$77,116	28.57%
Massachusetts College Of Liberal Arts	2	$53,685	28.57%
Lewtan Technologies	2	$79,269	28.57%
Capital Service Inc	2	$26,957	28.57%
Conexant Systems Inc	2	$116,054	28.57%
Daniel J Quirk Inc	2	$76,284	28.57%
Goldman Sachs Bank Usa	2	$102,663	28.57%
Advans Technologies Inc	2	$54,600	28.57%

Top Industries in Massachusetts (All Years)

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Farm Labor Contractors And Crew Leaders	2	$27,670	100.00%
Transportation Equipment And Supplies Except Motor Vehicle Merchant Wholesalers	2	$67,933	100.00%
Textile Bag And Canvas Mills	2	$70,138	100.00%
Savings Institutions And Other Depository Credit Intermediation	2	$96,689	100.00%
Textile And Fabric Finishing And Fabric Coating Mills	2	$65,666	100.00%
Diet And Weight Reducing Centers	2	$143,541	100.00%
Elevator And Moving Stairway Manufacturing	2	$81,827	100.00%
Pump And Compressor Manufacturing	2	$115,180	100.00%
Private Households	2	$43,763	100.00%
Plastics Materials And Basic Forms And Shapes Merchant Wholesalers	2	$100,922	100.00%

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

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.