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 %
Hire It People Inc 12 $92,615 85.71%
Incapsulate Llc 12 $99,585 85.71%
Anagh Technologies Inc 12 $89,884 85.71%
W R Grace Co 12 $103,939 85.71%
Rst Solutions Inc 12 $86,617 85.71%
Nielsen Consumer Llc 12 $102,466 85.71%
Oatsystems Inc 12 $93,946 85.71%
Techno9 Solutions Inc 12 $87,523 85.71%
One Door 12 $101,277 85.71%
Groupeconnect Llc 12 $102,055 85.71%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Gourmet Fusion Inc 1 $57,346 50.00%
Ebsoft Consulting Inc 1 $96,595 50.00%
Cs Energy Llc 1 $122,491 50.00%
Fusion Trade Inc 1 $91,874 50.00%
Vitoria Meat Market Inc 1 $48,485 50.00%
Cliffside Beach Club Hotel 1 $72,925 50.00%
Law Offices Of Clarissa M Kalil 1 $37,045 50.00%
Jacob Lilley Architects Inc 1 $40,664 50.00%
Mercado Pastorio Inc 1 $33,363 50.00%
Guggenheim Securities Llc 1 $107,619 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