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
231,185 90.36% $83,357 H-1B
20,337 7.95% $126,710 PERM
2,660 1.04% $96,062 E-3 Australian
1,653 0.65% $26,420 H-2A

As of May 2023, Massachusetts has seen a total of 255,835 visa workers across all visa types. The most common visa class in Massachusetts is the H-1B visa with 231,185 H-1B visas on record over all years accounting for 90.36% of Massachusetts's total visas. The second most prevalent visa is the PERM visa with 20,337 PERM visas on record over all years accounting for 7.95% of Massachusetts's total visas.

Top Occupations in Massachusetts (All Years)

Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
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 18,259 in 2023.

Top Countries with Workers in Massachusetts From PERM Program (All Years)

Country # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
India 7,319 $170,490 48.21%
China 1,409 $87,704 50.61%
Brazil 493 $50,889 44.58%
Canada 405 $104,004 45.35%
South Korea 154 $64,344 41.40%
United Kingdom 148 $1,302,788 42.29%
Mexico 128 $83,474 43.10%
Turkey 112 $79,258 46.09%
Nepal 102 $80,122 46.36%
France 97 $101,545 44.50%

Top Hiring Companies in Massachusetts (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Liberty Mutual Technology Group Inc 98 $122,989 89.91%
Cra International Inc 97 $83,232 88.99%
Clean Harbors Environmental Services Inc 97 $97,206 89.81%
Altran Us Corp 96 $76,109 88.89%
Toast Inc 96 $93,992 89.72%
University Of Massachusetts Dartmouth 96 $55,986 90.57%
Umass Memorial Medical Center Inc 95 $72,439 89.62%
North Shore Medical Center 95 $65,111 90.48%
Lek Consulting Llc 95 $103,801 90.48%
Csc Covansys Corporation 94 $75,156 89.52%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Preveil Inc 5 $88,001 26.32%
Ipsen Bioscience Inc 5 $135,450 26.32%
Voyager Therapeutics 5 $75,346 26.32%
Top Mast Resort Inc 5 $24,436 26.32%
Deciphera Pharmaceuticals Llc 5 $118,277 26.32%
Softserve Inc 5 $99,607 26.32%
Karyopharm Therapeutics 5 $125,669 26.32%
Sovos Compliance Llc 5 $130,325 26.32%
Duck Creek Technologies Llc 5 $125,740 26.32%
Anokiwave Inc 5 $107,578 26.32%

Top Industries in Massachusetts (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Political Organizations 1 $103,501 100.00%
Support Activities For Road Transportation 1 $50,960 100.00%
School And Employee Bus Transportation 1 $67,829 100.00%
Mayonnaise Dressing And Other Prepared Sauce Manufacturing 1 $144,893 100.00%
Consumer Goods Rental 1 $63,066 100.00%
Scheduled Air Transportation 1 $101,026 100.00%
Offices Of Podiatrists 1 $124,509 100.00%
Temporary Shelters 1 $62,546 100.00%
Hog And Pig Farming 1 $40,726 100.00%
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 $83,357. The state with the highest average wage of H1-B workers for all states is CA with an average wage of $100,819.

State Avg Wage