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 %
Haiti 5 $104,504 45.45%
Saudi Arabia 5 $106,654 50.00%
Denmark 5 $82,859 50.00%
Cameroon 5 $94,271 50.00%
Macedonia 4 $55,942 44.44%
Slovenia 4 $70,913 44.44%
Bahamas 4 $63,649 44.44%
Slovakia 4 $82,623 44.44%
Uzbekistan 4 $85,478 50.00%
Cape Verde 4 $48,615 50.00%

Top Hiring Companies in Massachusetts (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Dk Crown Holdings Inc 47 $118,718 90.38%
Logmein Usa Inc 46 $103,348 88.46%
Whitridge Associates Inc 46 $113,582 88.46%
Rocket Software Inc 46 $90,391 88.46%
Broadridge Financial Solutions Inc 46 $90,133 90.20%
Eliassen Group Llc 46 $86,158 90.20%
Glaxosmithkline Llc 46 $89,062 90.20%
Ptc 46 $74,775 90.20%
Sanofi Pasteur Inc 46 $98,344 90.20%
Globallogicinc 45 $102,527 88.24%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Murasaki Inc Dba Umai 3 $58,822 37.50%
Lee Kennedy Co Inc 3 $77,549 37.50%
Stoneridge Inc 3 $113,783 37.50%
Focus Optimal 3 $61,977 37.50%
Visiant 3 $114,983 37.50%
The Siegfried Group Llp 3 $84,441 37.50%
Feeney Brothers Excavation Llc 3 $65,964 37.50%
Grand Circle Llc 3 $85,946 37.50%
Hayes Management Consulting Llc 3 $149,836 37.50%
Arrow Electronics 3 $89,974 37.50%

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