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 %
Audio-Visual and Multimedia Collections Specialists 10 $50,448 76.92%
Transportation Planners 10 $67,042 76.92%
Logistics Managers 10 $100,229 76.92%
Environmental Economists 10 $95,233 83.33%
Product Safety Engineers 10 $92,629 83.33%
Emergency Management Directors 9 $62,558 75.00%
Farm and Home Management Advisors 9 $36,230 81.82%
Medical Records and Health Information Technicians 9 $42,120 81.82%
Fashion Designers 9 $57,954 81.82%
Archivists 9 $46,111 81.82%
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 %
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 %
Silicon Insite Inc 10 $74,065 83.33%
Stealth Biotherapeutics Inc 10 $88,905 83.33%
Signature Commercial Solutions Llc 10 $76,440 83.33%
Hutker Architects Inc 10 $55,892 83.33%
Neumeric Technologies Corporation 10 $69,314 83.33%
Graphisoft North America Inc 10 $75,088 83.33%
Mergermarket Us Ltd 10 $47,306 83.33%
Stantec Architecture Inc 10 $68,711 83.33%
China Med Device Llc 10 $52,424 83.33%
Oakston Technologies Llc 10 $73,792 83.33%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Ellevation Inc 1 $100,027 50.00%
Avava Llc 1 $134,035 50.00%
Intercontinental Exchange Holdings Inc 1 $117,586 50.00%
Fairmarkit Inc 1 $111,238 50.00%
Hingham Institution For Savings 1 $60,050 50.00%
Hillcrest Dental Care Inc 1 $107,557 50.00%
J M Brown 1 $51,251 50.00%
Reskon Group Corp 1 $33,301 50.00%
World Gym Inc Dba Assemnly Sports Club 1 $32,302 50.00%
Tempflex Llc 1 $97,573 50.00%

Top Industries in Massachusetts (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Political Organizations 1 $103,501 100.00%
Support Activities For Road Transportation 1 $50,960 100.00%
School And Employee Bus Transportation 1 $67,829 100.00%
Mayonnaise Dressing And Other Prepared Sauce Manufacturing 1 $144,893 100.00%
Consumer Goods Rental 1 $63,066 100.00%
Scheduled Air Transportation 1 $101,026 100.00%
Offices Of Podiatrists 1 $124,509 100.00%
Temporary Shelters 1 $62,546 100.00%
Hog And Pig Farming 1 $40,726 100.00%
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %

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