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 %
Lithuania 8 $79,676 50.00%
Tunisia 7 $82,323 46.67%
Bolivia 7 $70,732 46.67%
Austria 6 $84,483 42.86%
Burma (myanmar) 5 $142,813 38.46%
Ethiopia 5 $73,367 41.67%
Panama 5 $70,013 41.67%
Denmark 5 $82,859 45.45%
Uruguay 5 $110,507 45.45%
Haiti 5 $104,504 45.45%

Top Hiring Companies in Massachusetts (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
H3 Biomedicine Inc 29 $85,633 87.88%
Avani Technology Solutions Inc 29 $85,454 87.88%
Daz Systems Inc 29 $103,332 87.88%
Oneshield Inc 29 $95,502 87.88%
Saint Gobain Abrasives Inc 29 $93,028 87.88%
Aspect Software Inc 29 $90,284 87.88%
R3 Technology Inc 29 $86,124 87.88%
Sana Biotechnology Inc 29 $96,155 87.88%
Definitive Healthcare Llc 29 $107,434 87.88%
Einfochips Inc 29 $99,291 87.88%

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