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 %
Macau 2 $61,818 66.67%
Madagascar 2 $108,160 66.67%
United Arab Emirates 1 $67,662 33.33%
Kyrgyzstan 1 $69,389 33.33%
Botswana 1 $187,200 33.33%
Malta 1 $119,933 33.33%
Suriname 1 $72,530 33.33%
Benin 1 $58,989 50.00%
Mauritania 1 $91,874 50.00%
Afghanistan 1 $91,458 50.00%

Top Hiring Companies in Massachusetts (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Fmr Llc 316 $93,927 90.29%
Ntt Data Services Llc 315 $104,876 91.04%
Pegasystems Inc 312 $112,072 90.43%
Millennium Pharmaceuticals Inc 312 $100,991 90.70%
Bjs Wholesale Club Inc 311 $106,218 90.41%
Mass General Brigham Incorporated 309 $75,297 90.09%
Patni Americas Inc 307 $72,881 90.03%
Qualcomm Technologies Inc 302 $105,723 88.82%
Ikasystems Corporation 301 $80,815 88.53%
Brandeis University 300 $53,398 89.02%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Carl Simeone Stonefield Farm 6 $21,580 100.00%
Hinckley Farms Llc 5 $35,427 100.00%
Orchard Made Products Corp 5 $35,427 100.00%
Orchard Made Products Dba Mann Orchards 5 $21,528 100.00%
Connamara House Farm Llc 5 $29,253 100.00%
Springdell Farms Llc 5 $31,691 100.00%
David Jackson Dba Enterprise Farm 5 $22,805 100.00%
Deershorn Farm 5 $33,430 100.00%
Boys In Berries Dba Wards Berry Farm 5 $21,669 100.00%
Moors End Farm 5 $32,860 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Abbvie Inc 18 $75,718 25.00%
Forrester Research Inc 18 $110,483 25.35%
Sanofi Us Services Inc 18 $105,409 25.35%
Adobe Inc 18 $119,148 25.71%
Pillpack Llc 18 $104,130 26.47%
Epam Systems Inc 17 $84,591 26.15%
The Hanover Insurance Company 17 $98,598 26.15%
Wave Life Sciences Usa Inc 17 $79,558 26.15%
Ivanis Cleaning Services Inc 17 $28,238 26.56%
Amazon Fulfillment Services Inc 17 $99,184 26.98%

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