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 %
Hcl Global Systems Inc 135 $88,778 87.10%
Optum Services Inc 135 $102,568 87.66%
Source Consulting Llc 135 $80,940 88.82%
Verizon Data Services Llc 134 $100,779 88.74%
Berkshire Medical Center Inc 134 $100,859 89.33%
Shared Technology Services Group Inc 133 $101,491 88.67%
Zoominfo Technologies Llc 133 $108,967 89.26%
Mphasis Corporation 132 $75,548 88.59%
Teradyne Inc 132 $96,461 89.19%
Perficient Inc 132 $92,012 89.80%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Clearview Farms Inc 1 $29,723 100.00%
Eric Ferjulian Standard Orchards 1 $21,965 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Lahey Clinic 7 $108,876 26.92%
Whitehead Institute For Biomedical Research 7 $45,225 26.92%
Wentworth Institute Of Technology 7 $62,601 26.92%
Brazilian Grill 7 $27,313 26.92%
Arnold Worldwide 7 $73,229 26.92%
Simon Kucher And Partners Llc 7 $148,613 28.00%
Siemens Industry Inc 7 $93,788 28.00%
Rbm Technologies Inc 7 $93,841 28.00%
Commonwealth Of Ma Dba Fitchburg State Univ 7 $65,954 28.00%
Americas Catch Inc 7 $16,910 28.00%

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