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 %
Biologists 3 $51,012 75.00%
Ophthalmologists 3 $142,410 75.00%
Security Management Specialists 3 $76,551 75.00%
Wind Energy Project Managers 3 $153,518 75.00%
Electrical Engineering Technicians 3 $47,222 75.00%
Water/Wastewater Engineers 3 $83,242 75.00%
Cytotechnologists 3 $43,902 75.00%
Producers 3 $53,144 75.00%
City and Regional Planning Aides 3 $45,303 75.00%
Diagnostic Medical Sonographers 3 $66,421 75.00%
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 %
Mentor Graphics Corporation 41 $93,621 91.11%
Pioneer Consulting Services Llc 41 $85,702 91.11%
Liberty Mutual Group Asset Management Inc 41 $114,704 91.11%
Harvard Medical Faculty Physicians At Beth Israel 40 $105,752 88.89%
Black Duck Software Inc 40 $75,717 88.89%
Universal Software Corporation 40 $66,152 88.89%
Greater Lawrence Family Health Center 40 $128,768 88.89%
Insurance Services Office Inc 40 $80,859 88.89%
2seventy Bio Inc 40 $106,564 90.91%
Boston Consulting Group Inc 40 $124,517 90.91%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Carat Fusion 2 $85,155 28.57%
Symmes Maini Mckee Associates Inc 2 $60,778 28.57%
Lowell General Hospital 2 $49,795 28.57%
Cambridge Interactive Development Corp 2 $94,464 28.57%
Moremagic Solutions Inc 2 $90,127 28.57%
Tencent Boston 2 $75,525 28.57%
Parker Hannifin Corporation 2 $88,514 28.57%
Photon Consulting Llc 2 $125,664 28.57%
Virgin Healthmiles Inc 2 $98,280 28.57%
Nd Data Group Of Rhode Island Llc 2 $88,837 28.57%

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