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 %
Electronics Engineers, Except Computer 2,842 $99,742 81.43%
Statisticians 2,822 $87,330 86.62%
Biological Scientists, All Other 2,511 $53,643 79.46%
Financial Analysts 2,444 $79,439 88.49%
Database Administrators 2,413 $75,344 87.97%
Computer and Information Systems Managers 2,408 $132,430 89.92%
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists 2,269 $58,275 87.17%
Biochemists and Biophysicists 2,255 $72,146 87.50%
Network and Computer Systems Administrators 2,056 $74,260 91.83%
Mechanical Engineers 1,964 $83,003 88.43%
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 %
Burkina Faso 2 $106,351 50.00%
Macau 2 $61,818 50.00%
Cambodia 2 $89,107 50.00%
Latvia 2 $87,433 50.00%
Estonia 2 $68,399 50.00%
Senegal 2 $98,412 66.67%
Montenegro 2 $69,649 66.67%
Malawi 2 $68,212 66.67%
Tanzania 2 $59,474 66.67%
Iceland 2 $65,805 66.67%

Top Hiring Companies in Massachusetts (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Education Development Center Inc 29 $49,685 85.29%
Softpath System Llc 29 $69,533 85.29%
Sriven Systems Inc 29 $77,481 85.29%
Financial Recovery Technologies Llc 29 $72,890 85.29%
Uhouzz Usa Inc 29 $63,462 85.29%
Zebra Technologies Corporation 29 $101,601 85.29%
Itrace Foundaiton Inc 29 $62,771 85.29%
Ericsson Inc 29 $87,089 85.29%
Softwareart Corp 29 $73,457 85.29%
Boston Technology Corporation 29 $89,706 85.29%

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