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 %
Argentina 30 $76,198 48.39%
Poland 28 $77,926 51.85%
Costa Rica 27 $93,076 50.00%
Singapore 25 $96,940 48.08%
Jordan 24 $88,869 46.15%
El Salvador 24 $65,791 48.00%
Ghana 21 $72,790 42.00%
Chile 21 $92,762 42.86%
Syria 19 $106,499 40.43%
Zimbabwe 19 $80,396 42.22%

Top Hiring Companies in Massachusetts (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Bocoup Llc 8 $78,117 88.89%
Confiminds Llc 8 $73,684 88.89%
Oberon Itinc 8 $65,143 88.89%
Nova Engineering Ltd 8 $62,418 88.89%
Wildfish Llc 8 $65,008 88.89%
Intercontinental Exchange Holdings Inc 8 $95,032 88.89%
Atalanta Therapeutics Inc 8 $101,031 88.89%
Detica Solutions Inc 8 $82,338 88.89%
Lfb Usa Inc 8 $94,292 88.89%
Anid Infosoft Llc 8 $66,321 88.89%
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Top Industries in Massachusetts (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Jewelry Watch Precious Stone And Precious Metal Merchant Wholesalers 5 $74,618 83.33%
Roofing Contractors 5 $56,618 83.33%
Sign Manufacturing 5 $46,950 83.33%
Packaging And Labeling Services 5 $115,864 83.33%
Aircraft Manufacturing 5 $86,565 83.33%
All Other Electrical Equipment And Component Manufacturing 5 $86,644 83.33%
Credit Card Issuing 4 $126,142 66.67%
Professional Organizations 4 $67,631 66.67%
Passenger Car Rental 4 $82,379 66.67%
Grocery And Convenience Retailers 4 $78,437 66.67%

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