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 %
Clinical Data Managers	129	$98,929	87.16%
Dentists, All Other Specialists	117	$98,651	80.69%
Geneticists	116	$64,171	82.27%
Geoscientists, Except Hydrologists and Geographers	115	$67,783	81.56%
Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary	115	$60,389	83.33%
Self-Enrichment Education Teachers	114	$42,022	85.71%
Credit Analysts	109	$66,939	85.83%
Physics Teachers, Postsecondary	107	$70,587	84.25%
Anesthesiologists	106	$134,469	85.48%
Logistics Analysts	104	$72,967	85.25%

Occupation	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Occupation	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Web Developers	12	$83,514	44.44%
Chief Executives	12	$190,089	44.44%
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand	11	$30,733	42.31%
Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary	11	$52,662	42.31%
Computer User Support Specialists	11	$66,237	42.31%
Physics Teachers, Postsecondary	11	$70,855	42.31%
Epidemiologists	11	$77,097	42.31%
First-Line Supervisors of Housekeeping and Janitorial Workers	10	$47,959	38.46%
Technical Writers	10	$80,563	38.46%
Budget Analysts	10	$78,102	38.46%

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 %
India	7,977	$166,569	47.75%
China	1,561	$88,675	49.97%
Brazil	645	$48,050	46.71%
Canada	440	$104,775	45.41%
South Korea	170	$64,997	41.46%
United Kingdom	157	$1,232,094	42.20%
Mexico	144	$85,586	43.90%
Turkey	128	$77,137	47.23%
Nepal	117	$78,217	45.00%
Pakistan	110	$94,591	46.41%

Top Hiring Companies in Massachusetts (All Years)

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Altisource Solutions Inc	32	$95,783	86.49%
Oath Holdings Inc	32	$100,578	86.49%
Partners Healthcare System Inc	32	$81,664	86.49%
Aricent Technologies Holdings Ltd	32	$99,372	86.49%
Marine Biological Laboratory	32	$53,914	86.49%
Financial Recovery Technologies Llc	32	$74,270	86.49%
Power Advocate Inc	32	$85,001	86.49%
Virtusoft Inc	32	$68,455	86.49%
Boston Medical Center Health Plan Inc	32	$87,844	86.49%
Prime Medicine Inc	32	$102,277	88.89%

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Lenox Executive Searchdatatemps Llc	2	$85,863	33.33%
Covestro Llc	2	$93,819	33.33%
Clearly Amazing Outlookllc Dba 2020 Window Cleaning	2	$20,966	33.33%
Ta Associates Management Lp	2	$127,234	33.33%
Thomson Reuters Grc Inc	2	$107,214	33.33%
Pion Inc	2	$76,700	33.33%
Surfmerchants Llc	2	$85,569	33.33%
Al Wadi Restaurant Llc	2	$32,573	33.33%
Annkissam Llc	2	$106,725	33.33%
Curaspan Inc	2	$100,537	33.33%

Top Industries in Massachusetts (All Years)

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Fluid Power Pump And Motor Manufacturing	11	$100,551	91.67%
Fluid Power Cylinder And Actuator Manufacturing	10	$95,009	83.33%
Bread And Bakery Product Manufacturing	10	$55,259	83.33%
Wood Kitchen Cabinet And Countertop Manufacturing	10	$47,164	83.33%
Golf Courses And Country Clubs	10	$45,007	83.33%
Nonscheduled Chartered Passenger Air Transportation	10	$53,428	83.33%
Small Arms Ordnance And Ordnance Accessories Manufacturing	10	$101,824	83.33%
Lessors Of Other Real Estate Property	10	$56,815	83.33%
Musical Groups And Artists	10	$63,517	83.33%
Beauty Salons	10	$52,257	83.33%

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Casino Hotels	2	$80,631	66.67%
Other Aluminum Rolling Drawing And Extruding	2	$61,277	66.67%
Labor Unions And Similar Labor Organizations	2	$44,128	66.67%
Resin Synthetic Rubber And Artificial And Synthetic Fibers And Filaments Manufacturing	2	$74,464	66.67%
Printing	2	$68,713	66.67%
Farm Management Services	2	$73,300	66.67%
Framing Contractors	2	$43,722	66.67%
Furniture Merchant Wholesalers	2	$62,692	66.67%
Iron And Steel Mills And Ferroalloy Manufacturing	2	$81,494	66.67%
Air Transportation	2	$20	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.