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 %
Lodging Managers 57 $53,574 79.17%
Compliance Managers 57 $139,201 85.07%
Education Teachers, Postsecondary 56 $60,813 84.85%
Energy Engineers 56 $90,778 84.85%
Interpreters and Translators 56 $48,784 84.85%
Speech-Language Pathologists 56 $63,595 87.50%
Health Educators 56 $43,299 87.50%
Health Diagnosing and Treating Practitioners, All Other 55 $52,063 85.94%
Survey Researchers 53 $49,193 84.13%
Child, Family, and School Social Workers 52 $36,903 82.54%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Interpreters and Translators 6 $48,363 28.57%
Health Diagnosing and Treating Practitioners, All Other 5 $88,609 23.81%
Editors 5 $58,768 23.81%
Insurance Underwriters 5 $88,196 23.81%
Treasurers and Controllers 5 $100,966 23.81%
Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks 5 $30,780 25.00%
Sociology Teachers, Postsecondary 5 $51,884 25.00%
Helpers--Pipelayers, Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters 5 $26,233 25.00%
Jewelers and Precious Stone and Metal Workers 5 $47,665 25.00%
Nannies 5 $34,886 25.00%
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 %
Sleeping Dog Properties Inc 6 $62,265 85.71%
Northern Essex Community College 6 $64,861 85.71%
Liberty Concepts Inc 6 $61,357 85.71%
Pivotal Software Inc 6 $82,718 85.71%
Proteostasis Therapeutics Inc 6 $117,659 85.71%
Primo Medical Group Inc 6 $68,463 85.71%
Bato Inc 6 $56,732 85.71%
Miller Wachman Llp 6 $57,637 85.71%
Middlesex Community College 6 $52,976 85.71%
Nanoview Biosciences 6 $61,863 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