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 %
Investment Fund Managers 8 $124,740 80.00%
Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement Teachers, Postsecondary 8 $56,260 80.00%
Audiologists 8 $63,001 80.00%
Civil Engineering Technicians 8 $51,110 80.00%
Personal Financial Advisors 8 $59,436 80.00%
Web Administrators 8 $67,262 80.00%
Historians 8 $50,118 80.00%
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers 8 $54,493 88.89%
Marriage and Family Therapists 7 $40,691 77.78%
Artists and Related Workers, All Other 7 $47,760 77.78%
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 %
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 %
Grantmaking Foundations 41 $61,185 89.13%
Office Supplies Except Paper Manufacturing 40 $85,045 88.89%
Fire Protection 40 $76,124 88.89%
Battery Manufacturing 40 $92,101 88.89%
Professional Organizations 40 $88,561 90.91%
Greenhouse Nursery And Floriculture Production 40 $44,889 90.91%
Residential Building Construction 39 $65,425 90.70%
Industrial Gas Manufacturing 38 $100,825 90.48%
Department Stores 38 $122,859 90.48%
Iron And Steel Mills And Ferroalloy Manufacturing 38 $79,466 90.48%
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