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 %
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 %
Deloitte Financial Advisory Services Llp 18 $68,741 90.00%
The Bollard Group Llc 18 $55,244 90.00%
Baanyan Software Services Inc 18 $80,248 90.00%
Mcgraw Hill Llc 18 $107,326 90.00%
Ring Therapeutics Inc 18 $75,911 90.00%
Fraunhofer Usa Inc 18 $69,069 90.00%
Eaton Vance Management 18 $74,903 90.00%
Ihs Global Inc 18 $63,442 90.00%
Northeast Hospital Corporation 18 $105,300 90.00%
Busitants Inc 18 $80,028 90.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Yoshis Japanese Korean Cuisine Inc 1 $53,685 33.33%
Dresser Rand Company 1 $108,264 33.33%
Dd Kim Corporation 1 $22,922 33.33%
Granite Plus Of America Corp 1 $44,200 33.33%
Gfk Custom Research Llc 1 $57,470 33.33%
Maple Street Congregational Church 1 $33,675 33.33%
Arc Advisory Group Inc 1 $40,914 33.33%
Amandeep Kaur Dds Pc Dba Webster Smiles 1 $105,893 33.33%
Thomas H Lee Management Company Llc 1 $104,790 33.33%
Callminer Inc 1 $182,291 33.33%

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