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 %
Latvia 2 $87,433 40.00%
Rwanda 2 $77,626 40.00%
Burkina Faso 2 $83,512 50.00%
Montenegro 2 $69,649 50.00%
Malawi 2 $68,212 50.00%
Yemen 2 $132,435 50.00%
Senegal 2 $98,412 50.00%
Mauritius 2 $82,524 66.67%
Cambodia 2 $89,107 66.67%
Iceland 2 $65,805 66.67%

Top Hiring Companies in Massachusetts (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Webject Systems Inc 234 $77,338 90.00%
Sanofi Us Services Inc 233 $100,792 90.66%
Rxadvance Corporation 233 $98,201 91.37%
Kronos Incorporated 233 $107,021 91.37%
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center 229 $48,417 89.80%
Foundation Medicine Inc 228 $99,920 91.20%
Ebsco Publishing 225 $94,143 90.73%
Onward Technologies Inc 225 $60,588 91.09%
Air Worldwide Corp 223 $81,975 90.65%
Attune Consulting Usa Inc 222 $95,915 90.98%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Top Secret Inc 2 $33,914 100.00%
Atkins Farms Inc 2 $21,133 100.00%
Anthony R Malone Dba Clearview Farm 2 $22,693 100.00%
Gene M Kosinski Kosinski Farm 2 $23,379 100.00%
Leobardo Mondragon 2 $30,066 100.00%
Legacy Labor Inc 2 $36,140 100.00%
Blossoming Acres Llc 2 $36,140 100.00%
Nagog Fruiters Inc 2 $22,776 100.00%
Keown Orchards 2 $21,871 100.00%
Chad Spiczka 2 $27,123 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Jerope Inc Dba Arnolds Lobster Clam Bar 13 $21,278 27.66%
Endue Corp 13 $83,571 27.66%
Elsevier Inc 13 $78,675 27.66%
Momenta Pharmaceuticals Inc 12 $82,640 26.09%
Steward Medical Group 12 $118,129 26.09%
North Suffolk Mental Health Association 12 $56,452 26.09%
Tamr Inc 12 $111,272 26.09%
Acquia 12 $126,424 26.09%
Factset Research Systems Inc 12 $110,639 26.09%
Spotify Usa Inc 12 $119,633 26.67%

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