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 %
Business Operations Specialists, All Other 340 $57,603 85.86%
Computer Network Architects 317 $104,459 81.28%
Public Relations Specialists 316 $51,114 81.44%
Physicists 316 $70,647 82.72%
Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary 304 $70,346 82.61%
Mathematical Science Teachers, Postsecondary 296 $59,912 81.77%
Social Science Research Assistants 296 $44,621 82.45%
Landscape Architects 295 $61,141 84.05%
Life Scientists, All Other 293 $53,797 89.06%
Instructional Coordinators 275 $49,197 83.84%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers 27 $32,142 69.23%
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education 26 $61,323 66.67%
Multimedia Artists and Animators 24 $64,915 61.54%
Dishwashers 24 $28,345 63.16%
Human Resources Specialists 24 $58,705 63.16%
Training and Development Specialists 24 $67,749 64.86%
Family and General Practitioners 22 $126,774 59.46%
Personal Care Aides 21 $28,801 56.76%
Commercial and Industrial Designers 21 $73,002 56.76%
Mental Health Counselors 21 $39,042 58.33%
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 %
Aetna Life Insurance Company 8 $99,406 88.89%
Samsonite Llc 8 $83,725 88.89%
Lockheed Martin Advanced Energy Storage Llc 8 $80,618 88.89%
Rave Wireless Inc 8 $94,224 88.89%
Paradigm Works Inc 8 $81,468 88.89%
Xebialabs Inc 8 $96,694 88.89%
Aga Fincorp Inc 8 $80,491 88.89%
Micronet It Solutions Inc 8 $79,877 88.89%
Trinamix Inc 8 $109,309 88.89%
Empro Systems Llc 8 $80,421 88.89%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %

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