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 %
Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks 1 $48,422 100.00%
Electro-Mechanical Technicians 1 $49,462 100.00%
Remote Sensing Scientists and Technologists 1 $50,004 100.00%
Special Education Teachers, Preschool 1 $50,400 100.00%
Music Therapists 1 $50,752 100.00%
Construction Laborers 1 $51,272 100.00%
Patient Representatives 1 $51,917 100.00%
Electrical Engineering Technologists 1 $53,851 100.00%
Surgical Technologists 1 $55,182 100.00%
Dental Assistants 1 $56,742 100.00%
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 %
Moldova 3 $95,999 50.00%
Palestine 3 $67,246 60.00%
Turkmenistan 2 $40,862 40.00%
Sudan 2 $120,879 40.00%
Burkina Faso 2 $106,351 40.00%
Macau 2 $61,818 40.00%
Cambodia 2 $89,107 40.00%
Latvia 2 $87,433 40.00%
Estonia 2 $68,399 40.00%
Senegal 2 $98,412 50.00%

Top Hiring Companies in Massachusetts (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Man Investments Usa Holdings Inc 75 $98,433 90.36%
Instrumentation Laboratory Company 75 $93,851 90.36%
Reebok International Ltd 74 $77,534 89.16%
National Bureau Of Economic Research 74 $50,306 89.16%
Harvard Pilgrim Health Care 74 $81,882 90.24%
Opusing Llc 74 $69,297 90.24%
Motional Ad Inc 74 $118,237 90.24%
Perkins Will Inc 73 $58,030 89.02%
Nycasoft Inc 73 $88,217 89.02%
Klaviyo Inc 73 $105,271 89.02%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Crimson Hexagon Inc 4 $96,902 26.67%
Interactions Llc 4 $109,953 26.67%
Adp Technology Services Inc 4 $99,431 26.67%
Circle Internet Financial 4 $90,220 28.57%
Nanthealth Inc 4 $111,092 28.57%
Osprey Software Systems Inc 4 $114,603 28.57%
Ideo Lp 4 $85,717 28.57%
Life Science Nation Llc 4 $67,824 28.57%
National Union Fire Insurance Co Of Pittsburgh Pa 4 $93,012 28.57%
Ameriprise Financial Inc 4 $126,241 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