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 %
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers 6 $53,106 85.71%
Neuropsychologists and Clinical Neuropsychologists 6 $50,065 85.71%
Financial Managers, Branch or Department 6 $112,245 85.71%
Wind Energy Engineers 6 $100,613 100.00%
Microsystems Engineers 6 $109,436 100.00%
Travel Guides 5 $24,981 83.33%
Graduate Teaching Assistants 5 $32,160 83.33%
Instructional Designers and Technologists 5 $62,808 83.33%
Religious Workers, All Other 4 $46,384 66.67%
Music Directors 4 $45,791 66.67%
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 %
Kenya 27 $60,815 48.21%
Poland 23 $77,291 47.92%
Costa Rica 23 $95,182 47.92%
El Salvador 22 $68,546 45.83%
Jordan 21 $90,756 45.65%
Singapore 20 $95,731 43.48%
Syria 19 $106,499 46.34%
Ghana 18 $70,338 43.90%
Indonesia 17 $86,297 42.50%
Peru 17 $87,965 45.95%

Top Hiring Companies in Massachusetts (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Black Veatch Corporation 39 $81,895 88.64%
Trigent Software Inc 39 $72,778 88.64%
Symantec Corporation 39 $92,334 88.64%
Model N Inc 39 $91,275 88.64%
Greater Lawrence Family Health Center 39 $128,000 88.64%
Aplomb Technologies Inc 39 $86,389 88.64%
Ernst Amp Young Us Llp 39 $73,938 88.64%
The Brattle Group 39 $74,843 88.64%
Amerisoftpro Systems Llc 39 $84,933 88.64%
Cavalier It Inc 39 $66,326 88.64%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Cytonomest Llc 2 $109,835 28.57%
Deloitte Fas Llp 2 $104,800 28.57%
Abpro Corporation 2 $126,870 28.57%
Dennis Group Inc 2 $108,285 28.57%
Prestwick Holding Llc 2 $102,242 28.57%
Merrill Lynch 2 $78,291 28.57%
Savvity Technologies Inc 2 $103,854 28.57%
Harris Corporation 2 $91,032 28.57%
Veolia Energy North America Llc 2 $107,068 28.57%
Rave Wireless Inc 2 $90,626 28.57%

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