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 %
Software Quality Assurance Engineers and Testers 1,427 $82,728 91.07%
Computer Systems Engineers/Architects 1,401 $84,708 91.09%
Electrical Engineers 1,357 $92,158 90.17%
Dentists, General 1,283 $115,617 86.51%
Chemists 1,192 $76,842 83.77%
Rehabilitation Counselors 1,151 $33,274 91.06%
Molecular and Cellular Biologists 1,106 $72,807 89.85%
Industrial Engineers 1,082 $87,809 88.33%
Biomedical Engineers 1,020 $85,419 84.86%
Engineers, All Other 1,011 $78,969 86.41%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Business Teachers, Postsecondary 104 $64,240 140.54%
Industrial Engineers 98 $93,479 132.43%
Economists 91 $81,349 124.66%
Financial Managers 77 $129,374 108.45%
Civil Engineers 71 $82,295 104.41%
Chemists 71 $84,070 104.41%
Information Security Analysts 68 $101,370 101.49%
Actuaries 62 $104,772 93.94%
Physicians and Surgeons, All Other 60 $131,647 90.91%
Operations Research Analysts 60 $68,655 92.31%
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 %
Modernatx Inc 230 $107,621 90.20%
Kronos Incorporated 229 $106,272 91.60%
Quality Matrix Inc 228 $72,917 91.57%
Gandara Mental Health Center Inc 227 $40,130 91.16%
Whitehead Institute For Biomedical Research 225 $47,126 90.73%
Onward Technologies Inc 225 $60,588 91.09%
Philips North America Llc 223 $104,209 91.02%
Air Worldwide Corp 223 $81,975 91.77%
Attune Consulting Usa Inc 222 $95,915 91.36%
Brigham And Womens Physicians Organization Inc 220 $122,429 90.91%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Novell Inc 13 $85,662 28.26%
Asian Wellesley Llc 13 $41,117 28.26%
Clean Harbors Environmental Services Inc 13 $103,133 28.26%
Steward Medical Group 12 $118,129 26.09%
Broadridge Financial Solutions Inc 12 $78,135 26.09%
Momenta Pharmaceuticals Inc 12 $82,640 26.67%
Acquia 12 $126,424 26.67%
North Suffolk Mental Health Association 12 $56,452 26.67%
Spotify Usa Inc 12 $119,633 26.67%
Factset Research Systems Inc 12 $110,639 26.67%

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