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 %
Biostatisticians 495 $103,564 92.52%
Mental Health Counselors 483 $44,123 90.62%
Lawyers 470 $120,368 88.51%
Validation Engineers 468 $90,091 88.64%
General and Operations Managers 424 $106,527 85.48%
Natural Sciences Managers 419 $140,811 84.48%
Logisticians 407 $70,511 84.97%
Graphic Designers 402 $54,652 84.81%
Commercial and Industrial Designers 399 $64,835 85.07%
Architectural and Engineering Managers 391 $138,268 85.37%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Managers, All Other 39 $143,309 76.47%
Foreign Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary 37 $52,853 74.00%
Materials Engineers 37 $90,053 75.51%
Economics Teachers, Postsecondary 37 $72,155 78.72%
Helpers--Painters, Paperhangers, Plasterers, and Stucco Masons 35 $27,555 76.09%
Lawyers 34 $113,699 75.56%
Computer Programmers 34 $83,366 75.56%
Childcare Workers 34 $29,581 77.27%
Mathematical Science Teachers, Postsecondary 33 $54,984 75.00%
Industrial Production Managers 33 $120,884 75.00%
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 %
Trustees Of The Smith College 50 $56,387 89.29%
Sonus Networks Inc 50 $87,682 89.29%
Putnam Investment Management Llc 50 $93,712 89.29%
Enel North America Inc 50 $94,821 89.29%
The Brattle Group 50 $84,507 89.29%
National Medical Care Inc A Fresenius Medical C 50 $83,874 90.91%
Bmc Software Inc 50 $99,695 90.91%
Grandison Management Inc 50 $69,232 90.91%
Acquia Inc 50 $90,786 90.91%
Swanktek Inc 50 $85,525 90.91%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Exari 3 $81,917 33.33%
Columbia Management Investment Advisers Llc 3 $98,044 33.33%
The Arbour Inc 3 $65,943 33.33%
J D Stevenson Associates 3 $99,057 33.33%
Carbon Design Systems Inc 3 $106,510 33.33%
Recommind Inc 3 $89,745 33.33%
Integra Lifesciences Corp 3 $103,300 33.33%
Oatsystems Inc 3 $115,329 33.33%
Logmein Inc 3 $102,853 33.33%
Klingstubbins Llp 3 $54,122 33.33%

Top Industries in Massachusetts (All Years)

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.

State Avg Wage