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 %
Software Developers, Applications 34,036 $92,317 90.68%
Computer Systems Analysts 20,113 $77,364 91.63%
Computer Programmers 12,193 $68,075 90.10%
Computer Occupations, All Other 10,835 $78,640 91.12%
Software Developers, Systems Software 5,571 $103,593 81.52%
Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists 5,169 $63,588 83.10%
Management Analysts 4,569 $88,858 91.27%
Operations Research Analysts 4,110 $71,541 90.15%
Accountants and Auditors 3,872 $67,145 93.39%
Physicians and Surgeons, All Other 3,356 $92,735 82.28%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse 951 $30,449 198.54%
Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop 134 $29,879 34.63%
Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals 6 $32,757 7.89%
Agricultural Equipment Operators 4 $33,327 6.56%
Agricultural Workers, All Other 3 $29,543 9.09%
Nursery Workers 2 $28,475 8.33%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Software Developers, Applications 4,683 $180,637 120.91%
Computer Systems Analysts 1,233 $224,017 91.95%
Software Developers, Systems Software 955 $109,018 81.62%
Computer Occupations, All Other 914 $93,141 160.92%
Electronics Engineers, Except Computer 620 $99,234 141.55%
Statisticians 361 $76,357 84.94%
Computer and Information Systems Managers 316 $145,180 85.64%
Management Analysts 306 $107,355 88.44%
Accountants and Auditors 242 $83,320 132.97%
Internists, General 200 $138,080 115.61%
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 %
Mongolia 3 $69,862 50.00%
Democratic Republic Of Congo 3 $80,087 50.00%
Croatia 3 $112,999 50.00%
Zambia 3 $75,317 50.00%
Libya 3 $118,156 50.00%
Turkmenistan 3 $37,183 50.00%
Iceland 2 $65,805 40.00%
Estonia 2 $68,399 40.00%
Bermuda 2 $73,227 40.00%
Macau 2 $61,818 40.00%

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)

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