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 %
Administrative Services Managers 24 $72,114 85.71%
Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other 24 $43,101 88.89%
Farmers, Ranchers, and Other Agricultural Managers 23 $43,517 85.19%
Social Workers, All Other 23 $38,855 85.19%
Surveyors 23 $48,990 88.46%
Producers and Directors 23 $52,091 88.46%
Chefs and Head Cooks 23 $55,403 88.46%
Cartographers and Photogrammetrists 23 $60,946 92.00%
Writers and Authors 22 $45,771 88.00%
Mechanical Drafters 22 $49,313 88.00%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Survey Researchers 3 $34,348 20.00%
Legal Secretaries 3 $45,157 20.00%
Pharmacists 3 $67,573 20.00%
Social Work Teachers, Postsecondary 3 $50,749 20.00%
Healthcare Social Workers 3 $44,464 20.00%
Cooks, Private Household 2 $31,616 13.33%
Musical Instrument Repairers and Tuners 2 $42,671 13.33%
Substance Abuse and Behavioral Disorder Counselors 2 $34,320 13.33%
Physical Therapists 2 $75,712 13.33%
Fashion Designers 2 $89,242 13.33%
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 %
Tamr Inc 50 $91,479 90.91%
The Depository Trust And Clearing Corporation 50 $119,892 90.91%
Sap America Inc 50 $97,702 90.91%
Imprivata Inc 49 $101,893 89.09%
Quickbase Inc 49 $96,228 89.09%
Cbre Inc 49 $77,046 90.74%
Loomis Sayles Company Lp 49 $98,796 90.74%
Altman Vilandrie Company 49 $73,785 90.74%
Mobile Heartbeat Llc 49 $100,802 90.74%
Acacia Communications Inc 49 $94,726 90.74%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Prima Electro North America Llc 3 $87,915 33.33%
Blackberry Corporation 3 $91,437 33.33%
Kaspersky Lab Inc 3 $113,240 33.33%
Nwn Corporation 3 $107,799 33.33%
Benu Networks Inc 3 $120,571 33.33%
H3 Biomedicine 3 $83,859 33.33%
Seyfarth Shaw Llp 3 $145,323 33.33%
Codiscope Llc 3 $99,889 33.33%
Capsule Tech Inc 3 $90,577 33.33%
Dimensional Insight Inc 3 $73,639 33.33%

Top Industries in Massachusetts (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %

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