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 %
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 %
Microsoft Corporation 821 $94,148 79.55%
Novartis Institutes For Biomedical Research Inc 817 $80,839 86.46%
Oracle America Inc 814 $103,194 86.97%
Analog Devices Inc 805 $87,268 90.45%
Virtusa Corporation 795 $80,937 91.91%
Northeastern University 753 $65,350 88.07%
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center Inc 713 $58,165 83.78%
Wellington Management Company Llp 701 $102,000 83.25%
Google Llc 678 $106,015 86.70%
Mckinsey Company Inc United States 674 $89,243 88.57%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
New England It Associates Inc 51 $100,064 31.48%
Xchanging Solutions Usa Inc 47 $198,313 29.94%
Amazon Corporate Llc 47 $95,137 29.94%
Broadcom Corporation 46 $104,143 29.87%
Adroit Software Inc 46 $101,013 30.07%
Kayak Software Corporation 45 $90,419 29.80%
Iso New England 44 $87,828 29.53%
Sun Life Financial Us Services Company 44 $89,320 30.34%
Resourcesoft Inc 44 $84,875 30.77%
Devereux Foundation 43 $33,230 30.50%

Top Industries in Massachusetts (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Plate Work Manufacturing 2 $70,450 18.18%
Urethane And Other Foam Product Except Polystyrene Manufacturing 2 $105,030 18.18%
Passenger Car Rental 2 $134,805 18.18%
Credit Bureaus 2 $133,620 18.18%
Motor Vehicle Parts Manufacturing 2 $87,693 20.00%
Sound Recording Studios 1 $42,328 10.00%
Metal Valve Manufacturing 1 $71,053 10.00%
Taxi And Ridesharing Services 1 $30,451 10.00%
Drilling Oil And Gas Wells 1 $132,870 10.00%
Payroll Services 1 $44,866 10.00%

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