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 %
Guyana 1 $37,760 50.00%
Sierra Leone 1 $192,795 50.00%
Angola 1 $29,827 50.00%
United Arab Emirates 1 $67,662 50.00%
Kyrgyzstan 1 $69,389 50.00%
Botswana 1 $187,200 50.00%
Malta 1 $119,933 50.00%
Suriname 1 $72,530 50.00%
Benin 1 $58,989 50.00%
Mauritania 1 $91,874 50.00%

Top Hiring Companies in Massachusetts (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
North Suffolk Community Services Inc 31 $59,899 91.18%
Jacobs Engineering Group Inc 31 $70,403 91.18%
Cbt Childs Bertman Tseckares Inc 31 $66,584 91.18%
Blue Cross Blue Shield Of Massachusetts 30 $127,380 88.24%
Behavioral Health Network Inc 30 $72,725 88.24%
I28 Technologies Corporation 30 $79,120 88.24%
Infovision Inc 30 $90,720 88.24%
Perceptive Informatics Inc Dba Parexel Informatics 30 $83,179 88.24%
Iron Mountain Information Management Llc 30 $99,236 88.24%
M Arthur Gensler Jr Associates Inc 30 $58,248 88.24%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Bsw Brockton Inc 2 $52,811 33.33%
Northeast Retirement Services Llc 2 $107,744 33.33%
Originlab Corporation 2 $53,519 40.00%
Sbgd Inc 2 $39,395 40.00%
Vidya Reddy Dmd Pc 2 $86,216 40.00%
Onprocess Technology Inc 2 $109,117 40.00%
Lahey Shared Services Inc 2 $116,241 40.00%
Gmrc Inc 2 $26,000 40.00%
The Economist Intelligence Unit Na Inc 2 $82,982 40.00%
Hole In One Inc Dba Fairway Restaurant 2 $22,194 40.00%

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