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 %
Aspen Technology Inc 197 $84,486 91.20%
Mindtree Limited 194 $76,910 90.23%
Boston Higashi School Inc 193 $37,544 90.19%
Tracelink Inc 192 $101,746 89.72%
Iservices Inc 190 $65,515 88.79%
Cimpress Usa Incorporated 189 $101,261 89.15%
Healthedge Software Inc 188 $110,055 89.95%
Itc Infotech Usa Inc 187 $66,735 89.90%
Schneider Electric Usa Inc 187 $110,816 90.34%
Larsen Toubro Infotech Limited 183 $70,492 88.83%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Gilson Family Herb Enterprise 1 $19,698 100.00%
Bartletts Orchards Inc 1 $21,133 100.00%
Sullivan Farm Llc 1 $22,693 100.00%
Pleasant Valley 1 $35,256 100.00%
Francis J Guiliano Dba Frans Farm Or Guiliano Fa 1 $21,965 100.00%
Apex Orchard Inc 1 $21,965 100.00%
Gilson Family Herb Enterprises Llc 1 $21,133 100.00%
Skawski Farms Inc 1 $37,024 100.00%
Kosinski Farms 1 $21,133 100.00%
Gerard Beirne 1 $21,320 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Hot Chocolate Sparrow 20 Inc 11 $23,258 28.21%
Bioverativ Therapeutics Inc 11 $87,057 28.21%
Usr Parent Inc 11 $101,992 28.21%
Cervello 11 $100,560 28.21%
42 North Dental 11 $145,693 28.21%
Motional Ad Inc 11 $108,964 28.21%
Bank Of America 10 $81,159 25.64%
Harte Hanks 10 $98,576 26.32%
Ericsson Inc 10 $94,761 26.32%
Sound Physicians Of Massachusetts 10 $145,914 26.32%

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