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 %
Silicon Laboratories Inc 62 $105,193 88.57%
V Soft Consulting Group Inc 62 $78,928 88.57%
Highdata Software Corporation 62 $75,396 88.57%
Tibco Software Inc 61 $87,001 87.14%
Johnson Matthey Pharmaceutical Materials Inc 61 $73,156 88.41%
Fidess Group Inc 61 $71,079 88.41%
Steward Medical Group Inc 61 $167,836 88.41%
Abbvie Bioresearch Center Inc 61 $93,035 88.41%
Cytel Inc 61 $92,082 88.41%
College Of The Holy Cross 61 $56,429 88.41%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Fuze Inc 4 $64,490 33.33%
The Predictive Index 4 $94,411 33.33%
Alpha Ne Electronics Llc 4 $36,614 33.33%
Viant Technology Llc 4 $67,725 33.33%
Crown Castle Usa Inc 4 $124,759 33.33%
Authright Inc 4 $98,889 33.33%
Lightmatter Inc 4 $128,862 33.33%
Liberty Mutual Insurance Co 4 $85,909 33.33%
Sabre Glbl Inc 4 $103,423 33.33%
Energy Services Group Llc 4 $118,087 33.33%

Top Industries in Massachusetts (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Water And Sewer Line And Related Structures Construction 2 $98,405 100.00%
Casino Hotels 2 $95,878 100.00%
Legislative Bodies 2 $64,824 100.00%
Family Planning Centers 2 $33,519 100.00%
New Housing For Sale Builders 2 $117,707 100.00%
Nonferrous Metal Except Aluminum Smelting And Refining 2 $164,154 100.00%
Used Merchandise Retailers 2 $62,951 100.00%
Welding And Soldering Equipment Manufacturing 2 $79,540 100.00%
Curtain And Linen Mills 2 $107,120 100.00%
General Freight Trucking Local 2 $76,243 100.00%
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.

State Avg Wage