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 %
Virtuosa Global Solutions Llc	38	$66,333	88.37%
Reed Hilderbrand Llc	38	$63,048	88.37%
Doble Engineering Company	38	$98,963	88.37%
Babson College	38	$89,312	88.37%
Compass Lexecon Llc	38	$81,304	88.37%
Green International Affiliates Inc	38	$65,859	88.37%
Adroit Associates Inc	38	$76,020	88.37%
Techdata Service Company Llc	38	$104,233	90.48%
Spectrosys Solutions Inc	38	$97,357	90.48%
Elevatebio Technologies Inc	38	$104,637	90.48%

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Pkm Landscape Design Inc	2	$36,348	28.57%
Commonwealth Of Massachusetts	2	$48,209	28.57%
Newton Public Schools	2	$50,034	28.57%
Boston Area Rape Crisis Center	2	$29,339	28.57%
Biopharm Systems Inc	2	$93,236	28.57%
Csn Stores	2	$119,038	28.57%
Bruker Biospin Corp	2	$102,606	28.57%
The Yankee Candle Company Inc	2	$68,193	28.57%
Merrill Lynch	2	$78,291	28.57%
Prestwick Holding Llc	2	$102,242	28.57%

Top Industries in Massachusetts (All Years)

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Custom Computer Programming Services	63,954	$80,995	91.37%
Computer Systems Design Services	14,958	$90,488	90.04%
Colleges Universities And Professional Schools	10,744	$61,510	70.64%
General Medical And Surgical Hospitals	8,640	$67,879	79.98%
Computer Systems Design And Related Services	7,027	$88,088	87.56%
Other Computer Related Services	4,886	$81,895	86.34%
Management Scientific And Technical Consulting Services	4,337	$86,951	90.75%
Research And Development In The Physical Engineering And Life Sciences	4,321	$98,419	92.27%
Administrative Management And General Management Consulting Services	4,081	$94,265	93.15%
Offices Of Certified Public Accountants	3,860	$79,053	91.21%

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
All Other Crop Farming	499	$33,555	100.00%
All Other Miscellaneous Crop Farming	430	$26,030	100.00%
Other Crop Farming	136	$31,332	100.00%
Vegetable And Melon Farming	32	$33,461	100.00%
Other Vegetable Except Potato And Melon Farming	14	$25,962	100.00%
Greenhouse Nursery And Floriculture Production	14	$31,609	100.00%
Crop Production	9	$30,971	100.00%
Fruit And Tree Nut Farming	7	$30,237	100.00%
Apple Orchards	6	$33,426	100.00%
Farm Labor Contractors And Crew Leaders	6	$36,140	100.00%

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Custom Computer Programming Services	10,942	$131,617	100.00%
Computer Systems Design Services	2,121	$101,359	100.00%
Colleges Universities And Professional Schools	1,571	$65,833	100.00%
Computer Systems Design And Related Services	1,059	$264,892	100.00%
Other Computer Related Services	974	$91,409	100.00%
Administrative Management And General Management Consulting Services	726	$112,398	100.00%
Semiconductor And Related Device Manufacturing	619	$97,594	100.00%
Semiconductor And Other Electronic Component Manufacturing	616	$98,086	100.00%
Offices Of Physicians Except Mental Health Specialists	603	$127,244	100.00%
Engineering Services	580	$89,451	100.00%

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.