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 %
Engineers, All Other 1,028 $79,308 86.60%
Civil Engineers 975 $74,149 87.44%
Information Technology Project Managers 953 $91,164 90.42%
Web Developers 908 $65,125 89.19%
Information Security Analysts 900 $91,144 91.56%
Economists 872 $84,341 88.80%
Business Intelligence Analysts 865 $80,218 89.18%
Biological Technicians 845 $45,029 88.95%
Marketing Managers 836 $122,694 88.37%
Computer and Information Research Scientists 797 $100,356 85.15%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Operations Research Analysts 66 $68,880 98.51%
Biomedical Engineers 64 $90,988 96.97%
Actuaries 63 $105,752 95.45%
Physicians and Surgeons, All Other 61 $132,460 92.42%
Architects, Except Landscape and Naval 58 $74,747 87.88%
Engineers, All Other 58 $105,812 87.88%
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive 57 $41,157 87.69%
Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners 55 $27,350 85.94%
Chemical Engineers 54 $96,812 88.52%
Compliance Officers 54 $78,128 88.52%
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 %
The New England Center For Children Inc 42 $44,309 89.36%
Roundarch Isobar Inc 42 $78,766 89.36%
Novanta Corporation 41 $92,821 87.23%
Steward Health Care System Llc 41 $81,297 87.23%
Knovva Academy Inc 41 $79,435 89.13%
Sage Therapeutics Inc 41 $117,903 89.13%
Philips Lighting North America Corporation 41 $101,708 89.13%
Justice Resource Institute Inc 41 $40,400 89.13%
Mahoneys Garden Centers Llc 41 $29,063 89.13%
Tri Ventures Inc Dba Aquent Llc 41 $77,921 89.13%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
National Mentor Llc 3 $131,130 37.50%
Locus Robotics Corp 3 $98,959 37.50%
Colonial Staffing Group Inc 3 $109,047 37.50%
Advalent Inc 3 $77,210 37.50%
Iterative Scopes Inc 3 $115,412 37.50%
Oceanview Holdings Llc Dba Chatham Highlander 3 $26,562 37.50%
Teladoc Health Inc 3 $102,495 37.50%
Celedon Law Pc 3 $40,130 37.50%
Family Friends Enterprise Inc 3 $35,339 42.86%
Sumitomo Pharma Oncology 3 $74,637 42.86%

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