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 %
Athletic Trainers 16 $44,519 80.00%
Nanosystems Engineers 16 $87,364 80.00%
Mathematical Science Occupations, All Other 16 $65,104 84.21%
Geographers 16 $53,802 84.21%
Sales Representatives, Services, All Other 15 $47,427 78.95%
Dental Laboratory Technicians 15 $54,485 78.95%
Nuclear Engineers 15 $79,765 78.95%
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products 15 $52,549 78.95%
Librarians 15 $64,913 83.33%
Transportation Planners 15 $76,201 83.33%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
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 %
Fallon Community Health Plan Inc 65 $106,484 86.67%
Softcom Systems Inc 65 $85,081 86.67%
Duck Creek Technologies Llc 65 $102,736 86.67%
Twitter Inc 65 $103,750 86.67%
Dassault Systemes Simulia Corp 65 $98,098 87.84%
Goodwin Procter Llp 64 $126,956 86.49%
Authright Inc 64 $82,754 87.67%
Axcelis Technologies Inc 64 $91,883 87.67%
E Ink Corporation 64 $88,936 87.67%
I3 Infotek Inc 64 $87,712 87.67%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Engineering Intent Corporation 4 $80,532 30.77%
Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance Company 4 $119,553 30.77%
Rsm Us Llp 4 $83,117 33.33%
Altaeros Energies Inc 4 $93,330 33.33%
Xzh Ii Inc 4 $32,121 33.33%
Perkinelmer Informatics Inc 4 $120,739 33.33%
Bioanalytix Inc 4 $65,676 33.33%
Osprey Software Systems Inc 4 $114,603 33.33%
Braun Weiss Inc 4 $101,462 33.33%
Nanthealth Inc 4 $111,092 33.33%

Top Industries in Massachusetts (All Years)

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