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 %
Greece 39 $79,834 45.35%
Thailand 38 $70,980 44.71%
Romania 36 $80,331 42.86%
Bulgaria 34 $68,052 47.22%
Nigeria 33 $88,414 46.48%
Lebanon 32 $62,249 47.06%
Albania 31 $49,606 46.97%
South Africa 30 $91,811 47.62%
Malaysia 29 $79,195 49.15%
Argentina 27 $75,608 46.55%

Top Hiring Companies in Massachusetts (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Everquote Inc 80 $70,507 89.89%
Vox Astra Inc 80 $61,199 90.91%
Sri Infotech Inc 80 $89,793 90.91%
Liberty Mutual Insurance Company 80 $98,657 90.91%
Brown Brothers Harriman Co 79 $99,272 89.77%
Charles River Laboratories Inc 79 $86,418 89.77%
Granite Telecommunications Llc 79 $86,816 89.77%
Qa Infotech Inc 79 $63,103 89.77%
Wave Life Sciences Usa Inc 79 $93,817 89.77%
Jpmorgan Chase Co 79 $81,435 90.80%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Ansys Inc 5 $112,491 31.25%
Ccl Label Inc 5 $115,864 31.25%
Invensense Inc 5 $101,991 31.25%
Imperial Palace Inc 5 $56,950 31.25%
Octo Telematics Na Llc 5 $87,089 31.25%
Wellesley North End Pizza Inc 5 $31,824 31.25%
Annwang Consulting Group Llc 5 $70,704 31.25%
Shyft Analytics Inc 5 $121,039 31.25%
Aol Advertising Inc 5 $104,083 31.25%
Samsung Pay Inc 5 $90,501 33.33%

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