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%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Network and Computer Systems Administrators 185 $85,548 176.19%
Marketing Managers 181 $129,810 182.83%
Financial Analysts 159 $93,062 162.24%
Database Administrators 147 $1,097,332 156.38%
Sales Engineers 135 $105,365 145.16%
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists 122 $63,171 137.08%
Mechanical Engineers 122 $90,077 137.08%
Dentists, General 113 $109,999 134.52%
Electrical Engineers 108 $104,053 133.33%
Biochemists and Biophysicists 108 $70,741 142.11%
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 %
Pakistan 96 $95,782 46.83%
Taiwan 95 $81,829 47.03%
Russia 92 $91,481 46.94%
Sri Lanka 75 $94,850 46.58%
Vietnam 73 $75,668 45.63%
Italy 72 $84,403 45.57%
Israel 69 $96,385 45.10%
Germany 64 $98,164 42.67%
Ireland 61 $99,188 41.22%
Colombia 60 $67,744 40.54%

Top Hiring Companies in Massachusetts (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Fidelity Management Research Company Llc 142 $99,291 88.20%
Citiustech Inc 141 $80,810 88.13%
Ca Inc 140 $97,199 87.50%
Cognex Corporation 140 $100,685 87.50%
Interactive Media Labs Llc 140 $68,170 89.17%
Bain Company Inc 138 $100,406 87.90%
New England Inpatient Specialists Llc 138 $120,217 87.90%
Draftkings Inc 137 $98,144 87.26%
Slalom Llc 137 $103,135 88.39%
Populus Group Llc 137 $91,870 88.39%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Ihs Global Inc 8 $57,312 28.57%
Pioneer Charter School Of Science 8 $67,324 28.57%
Worcester Polytechnic Institute 8 $63,292 28.57%
Agencyport Software Corporation 8 $105,690 29.63%
Power Advocate Inc 8 $92,807 29.63%
Intel Americas Inc 8 $93,970 29.63%
Aurus Inc 8 $110,742 29.63%
Landscope Inc 8 $49,985 29.63%
Supershag Productions And Dance Llc 8 $55,484 29.63%
Smarter Travel Media Llc 7 $93,642 25.93%

Top Industries in Massachusetts (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
All Other Miscellaneous Crop Farming 430 $26,030 100.00%
All Other Crop Farming 370 $32,380 100.00%
Other Crop Farming 134 $31,247 100.00%
Vegetable And Melon Farming 23 $32,144 100.00%
Other Vegetable Except Potato And Melon Farming 14 $25,962 100.00%
Greenhouse Nursery And Floriculture Production 12 $30,706 100.00%
Crop Production 9 $30,971 100.00%
Fruit And Tree Nut Farming 7 $30,237 100.00%
Apple Orchards 4 $31,626 100.00%
Farm Labor Contractors And Crew Leaders 3 $35,256 100.00%

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