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 %
Directors, Religious Activities and Education 27 $46,496 79.41%
Postsecondary Teachers, All Other 27 $54,344 79.41%
Social Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary, All Other 26 $76,550 81.25%
Search Marketing Strategists 26 $75,615 81.25%
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks 25 $34,787 78.13%
Mathematical Technicians 25 $40,033 78.13%
Aerospace Engineers 25 $88,713 80.65%
Insurance Underwriters 25 $63,606 83.33%
Hydrologists 25 $70,973 86.21%
Occupational Health and Safety Specialists 25 $75,909 86.21%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
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 %
Rapid7 Llc 47 $107,645 88.68%
Actifio Inc 47 $97,766 88.68%
Converse Inc 47 $112,191 88.68%
Safdie Architects Llc 47 $49,780 88.68%
Tamr Inc 47 $88,581 88.68%
Nic Info Tek Inc 47 $66,789 88.68%
Bright Horizons Family Solutions Inc 47 $87,098 88.68%
Eresearch Technology Inc 47 $91,484 90.38%
Payette Associates Inc 47 $54,654 90.38%
Cigniti Technologies Inc 47 $79,022 90.38%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Benu Networks Inc 3 $120,571 33.33%
Prima Electro North America Llc 3 $87,915 33.33%
Blackberry Corporation 3 $91,437 33.33%
Kaspersky Lab Inc 3 $113,240 33.33%
Avo Usa Holding 2 Corporation 3 $115,224 33.33%
Mott Macdonald Holdings Inc 3 $117,666 33.33%
Ima Dairy Food 3 $81,072 33.33%
Acronis Management Llc 3 $122,255 33.33%
Braun Weiss Inc 3 $114,282 33.33%
Vhm Services Inc 3 $156,347 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