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 %
Software Developers, Applications 34,036 $92,317 90.68%
Computer Systems Analysts 20,113 $77,364 91.63%
Computer Programmers 12,193 $68,075 90.10%
Computer Occupations, All Other 10,835 $78,640 91.12%
Software Developers, Systems Software 5,571 $103,593 81.52%
Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists 5,169 $63,588 83.10%
Management Analysts 4,569 $88,858 91.27%
Operations Research Analysts 4,110 $71,541 90.15%
Accountants and Auditors 3,872 $67,145 93.39%
Physicians and Surgeons, All Other 3,356 $92,735 82.28%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse 951 $30,449 198.54%
Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop 134 $29,879 34.63%
Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals 6 $32,757 7.89%
Agricultural Equipment Operators 4 $33,327 6.56%
Agricultural Workers, All Other 3 $29,543 9.09%
Nursery Workers 2 $28,475 8.33%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Software Developers, Applications 4,683 $180,637 120.91%
Computer Systems Analysts 1,233 $224,017 91.95%
Software Developers, Systems Software 955 $109,018 81.62%
Computer Occupations, All Other 914 $93,141 160.92%
Electronics Engineers, Except Computer 620 $99,234 141.55%
Statisticians 361 $76,357 84.94%
Computer and Information Systems Managers 316 $145,180 85.64%
Management Analysts 306 $107,355 88.44%
Accountants and Auditors 242 $83,320 132.97%
Internists, General 200 $138,080 115.61%
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 %
Benin 1 $58,989 50.00%
Mauritania 1 $91,874 50.00%
Afghanistan 1 $91,458 100.00%
Somalia 1 $35,693 100.00%
Luxembourg 1 $68,058 100.00%

Top Hiring Companies in Massachusetts (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Fujitsu America Inc 207 $89,461 91.19%
Nvidia Corporation 205 $127,941 90.31%
Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership 205 $99,441 90.71%
Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc 204 $94,817 90.67%
Zifo Technologies Inc 200 $72,854 88.89%
Spi Management Services Llc 200 $70,384 90.09%
Solution It Inc 200 $98,201 90.50%
Facebook Inc 198 $117,875 89.59%
Blue Cross And Blue Shield Of Massachusetts Inc 198 $96,099 91.24%
National Grid Usa Service Company Inc 198 $104,714 91.67%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Kimball Fruit Farm Llc 2 $21,965 100.00%
Nestrovich Fruit Farm 2 $21,133 100.00%
Tougas Family Farm 2 $25,428 100.00%
North Hadley Sugar Shack 2 $36,140 100.00%
Wolf Tree Farm 2 $37,024 100.00%
Connemara House Farm Llc 2 $36,140 100.00%
Goddard Brothers Inc 2 $21,549 100.00%
Idylwilde Farm 2 $36,140 100.00%
Storeco Inc Dba Honey Bee Orchards 1 $21,965 100.00%
Red Fire Orchards Llc 1 $23,421 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Boston Kaju Inc 11 $22,358 26.19%
Dentaquest Llc 11 $121,377 26.83%
Indra Usa Inc 11 $74,814 26.83%
Keurig Green Mountain Inc 11 $111,974 26.83%
Ab Sciex 11 $127,126 27.50%
White Whale Enterprises 11 $29,065 27.50%
Rapid7 Llc 11 $109,794 27.50%
Schneider Electric Systems Usa Inc 11 $104,618 27.50%
Clearmotion Inc 11 $124,658 28.21%
Altran Us Corp 11 $113,426 28.21%

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