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)

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 %
Primasoft Inc 12 $82,132 92.31%
Intellect Business Solutions Llc 12 $80,394 92.31%
I2solvers Inc 12 $77,861 92.31%
Technumen Inc 12 $99,920 92.31%
Erp Wiz Inc 12 $81,630 92.31%
Cnet Global Solutions Inc 12 $72,722 92.31%
Lucid Technologies Inc 12 $70,879 92.31%
Svk Systems Inc 12 $80,513 92.31%
Amiti Consulting Corporation 12 $95,430 92.31%
Wolters Kluwer Financial Services Us Inc 12 $74,845 92.31%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Kleermail Corporation 1 $110,240 50.00%
Finastra Financial Technology Corporation 1 $66,040 50.00%
Inert Corporation 1 $85,717 50.00%
Frontier Enterprises Inc 1 $74,838 50.00%
Robust Intelligence 1 $81,141 50.00%
La Tiles Marble And Granite Design Inc 1 $64,709 50.00%
Zavoo Inc 1 $60,674 50.00%
Boston Moves Real Estate 1 $63,523 50.00%
Pd Group Inc 1 $57,346 50.00%
Gn Audio Usa Inc 1 $186,909 50.00%

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 $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