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 %
Urban and Regional Planners 225 $61,740 88.24%
Medical and Health Services Managers 224 $104,954 88.54%
Database Architects 223 $85,405 89.92%
Chief Executives 219 $173,207 89.02%
Environmental Engineers 203 $77,022 82.52%
Robotics Engineers 203 $104,618 87.88%
Mathematicians 194 $73,204 85.46%
Social and Community Service Managers 192 $56,410 88.48%
Sales Managers 191 $120,553 88.84%
Psychiatrists 189 $139,904 87.91%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Self-Enrichment Education Teachers 18 $36,639 54.55%
Urban and Regional Planners 17 $68,148 51.52%
Chefs and Head Cooks 17 $55,755 53.13%
Public Relations Specialists 17 $61,282 53.13%
Environmental Engineers 17 $80,941 53.13%
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks 17 $47,586 53.13%
Computer Network Support Specialists 16 $87,118 51.61%
Office Clerks, General 15 $36,388 48.39%
Political Science Teachers, Postsecondary 15 $64,937 48.39%
Landscape Architects 15 $75,182 48.39%
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 %
Denmark 5 $82,859 45.45%
Cameroon 5 $94,271 50.00%
Uruguay 5 $110,507 50.00%
Panama 5 $70,013 50.00%
Kosovo 4 $53,810 44.44%
Cyprus 4 $64,892 44.44%
Palestine 4 $76,164 44.44%
Serbia 4 $47,596 44.44%
Macedonia 4 $55,942 50.00%
Slovenia 4 $70,913 50.00%

Top Hiring Companies in Massachusetts (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
International Institute Of New England 6 $73,951 85.71%
Monolith Auto Group Inc 6 $72,311 85.71%
Noise Consulting Group Inc 6 $59,956 85.71%
Fdo Partners Llc 6 $113,433 85.71%
Easypak Llc 6 $64,460 85.71%
Timmins Software Corporation 6 $62,923 85.71%
Aclat Inc 6 $80,239 85.71%
Sai Business Solutions Llc 6 $70,259 85.71%
Allurion Technologies Inc 6 $68,061 85.71%
Abt Associates Inc 6 $80,854 85.71%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %

Top Industries in Massachusetts (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
All Other Crop Farming 499 $33,555 100.00%
All Other Miscellaneous Crop Farming 430 $26,030 100.00%
Other Crop Farming 136 $31,332 100.00%
Vegetable And Melon Farming 32 $33,461 100.00%
Other Vegetable Except Potato And Melon Farming 14 $25,962 100.00%
Greenhouse Nursery And Floriculture Production 14 $31,609 100.00%
Crop Production 9 $30,971 100.00%
Fruit And Tree Nut Farming 7 $30,237 100.00%
Apple Orchards 6 $33,426 100.00%
Farm Labor Contractors And Crew Leaders 6 $36,140 100.00%

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