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)

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 %
Bluebird Bio Inc 183 $97,033 89.27%
Tech Mahindra Americasinc 182 $80,898 89.22%
Intel Massachusetts 178 $89,353 87.25%
Citizens Financial Group Inc 174 $96,783 85.29%
Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company 174 $108,623 86.14%
Constant Contact Inc 174 $103,585 86.14%
Expicient Inc 174 $77,262 86.57%
Yash Technologies Inc 173 $71,509 87.37%
Fusion Life Sciences Technologies Llc 172 $87,646 86.87%
Amazon Corporate Llc 172 $81,403 86.87%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Clearview Farm Inc 1 $21,133 100.00%
Storeco Dba Honey Bee 1 $21,320 100.00%
Thomas W Arnold Llc 1 $21,133 100.00%
Stillman Farm 1 $29,723 100.00%
Valley View Farm Llc 1 $35,360 100.00%
Westward Orchards Llc 1 $21,965 100.00%
Gordon Kimballflat Hill Orchards 1 $21,320 100.00%
Pine Hill Orchards 1 $21,133 100.00%
Mountian Orchard Llc 1 $21,965 100.00%
Storoco Inc 1 $24,419 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Russian School Of Mathematics 10 $67,585 26.32%
Oxfam America Inc 10 $83,774 27.03%
Liaison International Llc 10 $96,978 27.03%
Hitachi Vantara Corporation 10 $83,539 27.03%
Ginkgo Bioworks 10 $85,330 27.03%
Neoxam Americas Inc 10 $114,056 27.78%
Boston Pie Inc 10 $58,710 27.78%
Beigene Usa Inc 10 $140,774 27.78%
Cotiviti Inc 10 $82,501 27.78%
Navisite Llc 10 $133,156 27.78%

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