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 %
Climate Change Analysts	22	$71,829	88.00%
Chiropractors	22	$76,592	88.00%
Physician Assistants	22	$82,513	88.00%
Chemical Technicians	21	$43,785	84.00%
Fundraisers	21	$48,018	87.50%
Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists	20	$56,537	83.33%
Loan Officers	20	$59,891	83.33%
Community Health Workers	20	$42,882	83.33%
Recreation and Fitness Studies Teachers, Postsecondary	19	$56,272	82.61%
Obstetricians and Gynecologists	19	$174,135	82.61%

Occupation	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Occupation	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Maintenance Workers, Machinery	2	$54,850	13.33%
Geoscientists, Except Hydrologists and Geographers	2	$59,780	13.33%
Loan Officers	2	$96,772	13.33%
Travel Agents	2	$50,773	13.33%
First-Line Supervisors of Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Workers	2	$43,743	13.33%
Fashion Designers	2	$89,242	13.33%
Political Scientists	2	$63,461	13.33%
Industrial-Organizational Psychologists	2	$67,881	14.29%
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers	2	$52,260	14.29%
Speech-Language Pathologists	2	$53,248	14.29%

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 %
Hewlett Packard Company	119	$87,404	88.15%
Monster Worldwide Inc	119	$85,985	88.15%
Epam Systems Inc	118	$89,129	88.06%
Orasys Llc	118	$72,189	89.39%
Itech Us Inc	118	$87,900	90.08%
Clean Harbors Environmental Services Inc	116	$101,211	88.55%
Mastech Inc A Mastech Holdings Inc Company	116	$95,604	88.55%
Endue Corp	115	$63,265	88.46%
Cra International Inc	114	$84,754	87.69%
Wal Mart Associates Inc	114	$110,573	87.69%

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Agencyport Inc	6	$100,235	26.09%
Organogenesis Inc	6	$106,361	27.27%
Pizza Days Inc	6	$46,471	27.27%
Edison Mission Marketing Trading Inc	6	$83,932	27.27%
Jenike Johanson Inc	6	$86,698	27.27%
Ixl Center Inc	6	$85,634	27.27%
Rohm And Haas Electronic Materials Llc	6	$88,809	27.27%
Goodwin Procter Llp	6	$81,734	27.27%
Stmicroelectronics Inc	6	$92,304	27.27%
Navinet	6	$120,470	27.27%

Top Industries in Massachusetts (All Years)

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Other Airport Operations	2	$125,622	100.00%
Finfish Farming And Fish Hatcheries	2	$56,389	100.00%
Ice Cream And Frozen Dessert Manufacturing	2	$101,879	100.00%
Courts	2	$80,538	100.00%
Petroleum And Petroleum Products Merchant Wholesalers Except Bulk Stations And Terminals	2	$103,262	100.00%
Dairy Cattle And Milk Production	2	$48,339	100.00%
Tire Manufacturing	2	$42,058	100.00%
Metal Kitchen Cookware Utensil Cutlery And Flatware Except Precious Manufacturing	2	$116,647	100.00%
Other Business Service Centers Including Copy Shops	2	$35,651	100.00%
Bed And Breakfast Inns	2	$42,162	100.00%

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.