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 %
Philips North America Llc 249 $107,421 89.57%
Parexel International 245 $91,446 88.45%
Whitehead Institute For Biomedical Research 244 $47,709 88.41%
Intel Corporation 243 $113,199 88.36%
Abridge Info Systems Inc 242 $65,510 88.32%
Securenet Systems Corporation 241 $85,502 88.60%
Bristol Myers Squibb Company 240 $93,808 91.25%
Solution It 238 $80,183 90.84%
Quality Matrix Inc 238 $74,380 90.84%
Deloitte Tax Llp 234 $68,271 89.66%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Teddy C Smiarowski Iii Farm 3 $27,269 100.00%
Harpers Farm And Garden Llc 3 $21,473 100.00%
City Of Peabody Dba Dba Brooksby Farm 3 $23,150 100.00%
Full Bloom Market Garden 3 $21,410 100.00%
Swa Tobacco Co 2 $22,318 100.00%
Davidian Farm Market Llc 2 $37,024 100.00%
Pioneer Gardens Inc 2 $31,148 100.00%
Meadow View Llc 2 $23,920 100.00%
Storeco 2 $31,876 100.00%
Outlook Farm 2 $21,642 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Dassault Systemes Solidworks Corp 14 $119,233 26.92%
Partners Healthcare System 13 $88,120 25.49%
Novell Inc 13 $85,662 25.49%
Sahasra Technologies Corporation 13 $93,650 25.49%
Reflexis Systems 13 $77,684 26.53%
Whitridge Associates Inc 13 $96,586 27.08%
Broadridge Financial Solutions Inc 13 $80,446 27.08%
Doble Engineering Company 13 $113,718 27.66%
Clean Harbors Environmental Services Inc 13 $103,133 27.66%
Asian Wellesley Llc 13 $41,117 27.66%

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