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 %
United States Of America 12 $90,972 42.86%
New Zealand 11 $88,365 45.83%
Switzerland 11 $94,652 45.83%
Belarus 11 $96,139 47.83%
Czech Republic 11 $93,010 52.38%
Guatemala 10 $71,877 50.00%
Belgium 10 $85,952 50.00%
Armenia 9 $60,932 45.00%
Trinidad And Tobago 9 $82,174 47.37%
Sweden 8 $89,427 44.44%

Top Hiring Companies in Massachusetts (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Vishak Inc 37 $61,849 88.10%
Costar Realty Information Inc 37 $86,268 88.10%
Iconics Inc 37 $69,048 88.10%
Conformis Inc 37 $93,938 88.10%
Assure E Services Inc 37 $77,544 90.24%
Next Jump Inc 37 $82,222 90.24%
Ansys Inc 37 $90,178 90.24%
Alpha It Partners Inc 37 $73,347 90.24%
Datadog Inc 37 $133,386 90.24%
Citrix Systems Inc 37 $96,527 90.24%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Studentuniversecom Inc 2 $133,651 28.57%
Intelligroup Inc 2 $98,810 28.57%
Foley Lardner Llp 2 $109,720 28.57%
Dennis Group Inc 2 $108,285 28.57%
Automated Securities Clearance Llc Sungard Brass 2 $111,831 28.57%
The Architectural Team 2 $64,064 28.57%
Blackrock Investment Management Llc 2 $101,523 28.57%
Springfield Anesthesia Service 2 $166,400 28.57%
Worcester State University 2 $55,458 28.57%
Ing North America Insurance Corporation 2 $94,827 33.33%

Top Industries in Massachusetts (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
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