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 %
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 %
Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics Inc 55 $97,406 88.71%
New England Controls Inc 55 $90,672 88.71%
Birlasoft Inc 55 $72,115 88.71%
Mampr Consultants Corporation 54 $76,083 88.52%
Ascensus 54 $95,030 88.52%
Bridgewater State University 54 $61,940 88.52%
Progress Software Corporation 54 $81,100 88.52%
Capgemini Financial Services Usa Inc 54 $83,971 88.52%
Reliant Medical Group Inc 54 $109,337 88.52%
White Collar Technologies Inc 54 $74,043 88.52%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Amin Auburn Inc 3 $25,002 27.27%
Outsystems Inc 3 $147,132 27.27%
Invesco Group Services Inc 3 $109,353 30.00%
Vidmob Inc 3 $88,746 30.00%
Tsoikobus Associates Inc Tsoi Kobus Design 3 $105,310 30.00%
Aztec Technologies Inc 3 $107,487 30.00%
Asics Digital Inc 3 $115,613 30.00%
Angiodynamics Inc 3 $72,578 30.00%
The Siegfried Group Llp 3 $84,441 30.00%
Visiant 3 $114,983 30.00%

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