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 %
Data Warehousing Specialists 172 $85,045 81.13%
Interior Designers 171 $48,464 81.04%
Training and Development Specialists 171 $60,484 84.24%
Education Administrators, Postsecondary 171 $83,821 86.36%
Construction Managers 169 $86,374 89.42%
Cost Estimators 165 $62,852 88.24%
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education 165 $60,163 88.24%
Hospitalists 164 $148,081 88.17%
Budget Analysts 160 $63,151 86.02%
Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers 158 $42,363 85.41%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Graphic Designers 14 $51,716 45.16%
Interior Designers 14 $50,679 46.67%
Purchasing Managers 14 $112,973 46.67%
Biostatisticians 14 $98,571 46.67%
Health and Safety Engineers, Except Mining Safety Engineers and Inspectors 14 $94,916 46.67%
Instructional Coordinators 14 $55,298 46.67%
Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics 14 $41,197 46.67%
Anesthesiologists 13 $148,321 44.83%
Area, Ethnic, and Cultural Studies Teachers, Postsecondary 13 $69,064 44.83%
Pediatricians, General 13 $109,072 46.43%
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 %
Lithuania 8 $79,676 47.06%
Tunisia 7 $82,323 43.75%
Bolivia 7 $70,732 43.75%
Kazakhstan 7 $74,835 50.00%
Austria 6 $95,821 42.86%
Burma (myanmar) 6 $140,539 46.15%
Ethiopia 6 $79,170 50.00%
Finland 6 $94,442 50.00%
Uruguay 5 $110,507 45.45%
Panama 5 $70,013 45.45%

Top Hiring Companies in Massachusetts (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Alphasoft Services Corporation 6 $62,091 85.71%
Computer Trust Corporation 6 $73,386 85.71%
Vectorsoft Llc 6 $84,396 85.71%
The Haartz Corporation 6 $67,978 85.71%
Cityspade Realty Ma Inc 6 $66,525 85.71%
United Supply Chain Inc 6 $59,450 85.71%
Nexaweb Technologies Inc 6 $75,084 85.71%
Beta Soft Systems Inc 6 $53,952 85.71%
Charles River Systems Inc Dba Charles River De 6 $87,343 85.71%
Simmons University 6 $60,618 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