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.
Employer Search tool is moved to it's own page: "H1B Visa Data Search Tool"

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 %
Information Technology Project Managers 961 $91,072 94.49%
Web Developers 908 $65,125 92.37%
Information Security Analysts 902 $91,184 92.70%
Business Intelligence Analysts 892 $79,821 91.96%
Civil Engineers 845 $71,789 87.66%
Economists 805 $82,160 84.74%
Computer and Information Research Scientists 801 $100,358 85.94%
Bioinformatics Scientists 796 $79,158 85.68%
Internists, General 780 $147,110 86.67%
Biological Technicians 771 $43,961 87.91%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Biomedical Engineers 60 $90,612 93.75%
Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers 59 $36,513 92.19%
Engineers, All Other 56 $105,449 90.32%
Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners 53 $27,259 89.83%
Architects, Except Landscape and Naval 52 $75,016 91.23%
Compliance Officers 52 $77,709 92.86%
Architectural and Engineering Managers 50 $133,736 89.29%
Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary 48 $69,277 85.71%
Natural Sciences Managers 47 $157,664 85.45%
Computer Network Architects 47 $113,150 85.45%
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 %
Source Consulting Llc 111 $79,244 88.10%
Mclean Hospital 110 $63,680 88.00%
Emd Serono Inc 109 $106,539 87.20%
M R Consultants Corp 109 $78,393 87.20%
Ibasis Inc 109 $74,840 87.90%
Integrated Resources Inc 109 $65,946 88.62%
Ncs Pearson Inc 108 $84,997 87.80%
Marvell Semiconductor Inc 107 $111,107 86.99%
Audible Inc 107 $91,275 86.99%
Zoominfo Technologies Llc 107 $103,506 88.43%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Rbm Technologies Inc 6 $96,852 27.27%
Karl Storz Endovision Inc 6 $82,292 27.27%
Gentle Dental Associates Llc 6 $147,587 27.27%
Endurance International Group Inc 6 $91,794 27.27%
Panagora Asset Management 6 $116,615 27.27%
Quans Kitchen Of Hanover Inc 6 $56,950 28.57%
Logan Data Inc 6 $103,588 28.57%
Sick Inc 6 $100,838 28.57%
Immunogen Inc 6 $64,800 28.57%
Newstore Inc 6 $116,143 28.57%

Top Industries in Massachusetts (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Support Activities For Printing 2 $83,106 100.00%
Painting And Wall Covering Contractors 2 $34,882 100.00%
Other Construction Material Merchant Wholesalers 2 $64,761 100.00%
Casino Hotels 2 $95,878 100.00%
Other Spectator Sports 2 $21,510 100.00%
Tire Manufacturing 2 $42,058 100.00%
Textile And Fabric Finishing Mills 2 $159,640 100.00%
Special Needs Transportation 2 $72,353 100.00%
Bed And Breakfast Inns 2 $42,162 100.00%
Other Business Service Centers Including Copy Shops 2 $35,651 100.00%
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