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 %
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 %
Morningstar Inc 9 $88,178 81.82%
Bostonlogix Inc 9 $84,143 81.82%
Investor Group Services Llc 9 $101,146 81.82%
Metratech Corporation 9 $80,984 81.82%
Byteware Inc 9 $98,604 81.82%
Advantage It Inc 9 $101,190 81.82%
Research In Motion Corporation 9 $81,571 81.82%
Insight Direct Usa Inc 9 $91,552 81.82%
Egen Solutions Inc 9 $87,727 81.82%
Involgixs Inc 9 $82,266 81.82%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Karalli Llc 1 $26,374 50.00%
Cambridge Mobile Telematics 1 $87,173 50.00%
Snowflake Inc 1 $133,952 50.00%
Build Health International 1 $73,736 50.00%
Rodrigo Rocha 1 $33,176 50.00%
Scout And Associates Llc 1 $36,379 50.00%
Ruvely Inc 1 $32,677 50.00%
Garuda Therapeutics Inc 1 $203,819 50.00%
Town Of Ashland 1 $47,619 50.00%
Molly Breiner 1 $32,198 50.00%

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