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%
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 %
Vietnam 108 $65,169 46.75%
Taiwan 104 $82,191 45.81%
France 103 $103,278 45.98%
Russia 101 $90,645 50.50%
Sri Lanka 80 $94,005 43.72%
Italy 80 $84,040 45.45%
Ireland 69 $104,537 40.83%
Israel 69 $96,385 41.82%
Germany 67 $98,305 41.88%
Colombia 67 $64,154 42.68%

Top Hiring Companies in Massachusetts (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
The Mathworks Inc 5,143 $92,921 97.61%
Wipro Limited 4,760 $77,449 93.44%
Ernst Young Us Llp 3,502 $80,610 98.45%
Infosys Limited 3,028 $75,425 91.34%
Wayfair Llc 2,875 $100,122 94.57%
Cognizant Technology Solutions Us Corp 2,831 $91,082 96.75%
Deloitte Consulting Llp 2,687 $85,901 92.02%
Avco Consulting Inc 2,479 $68,592 88.98%
Tata Consultancy Services Limited 2,325 $76,383 85.23%
State Street Bank And Trust Company 2,274 $108,433 89.92%

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