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 %
Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators 1 $56,763 100.00%
Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators 1 $59,322 100.00%
Tour Guides and Escorts 1 $61,027 100.00%
Massage Therapists 1 $62,400 100.00%
Commercial Pilots 1 $66,830 100.00%
Environmental Compliance Inspectors 1 $68,432 100.00%
Video Game Designers 1 $68,432 100.00%
Archeologists 1 $68,598 100.00%
Nuclear Medicine Technologists 1 $70,299 100.00%
Orthoptists 1 $72,238 100.00%
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 %
Czech Republic 11 $93,010 45.83%
Switzerland 11 $94,652 47.83%
Zimbabwe 11 $91,261 50.00%
Honduras 10 $82,234 47.62%
Belgium 10 $85,952 47.62%
Belarus 9 $105,248 47.37%
Trinidad And Tobago 9 $82,174 47.37%
Armenia 9 $60,932 47.37%
Guatemala 8 $65,929 44.44%
Sweden 8 $89,427 50.00%

Top Hiring Companies in Massachusetts (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Mcgraw Hill Global Education Llc 58 $101,974 86.57%
Highdata Software Corporation 58 $73,778 86.57%
Sarepta Therapeutics Inc 58 $114,798 86.57%
Charles River Systems Inc Dba Charles River Development 58 $91,362 86.57%
Axtria Inc 58 $96,727 86.57%
Dataxu Inc 58 $86,084 86.57%
Advantage Technical Resourcing Inc 57 $84,332 85.07%
Alnylam Pharmaceuticals 57 $111,679 85.07%
Photon Infotech Inc 57 $76,852 86.36%
Ilogik Inc 57 $66,252 86.36%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Euclides Technologies Inc 4 $118,175 36.36%
Cartera Commerce Inc 4 $91,385 36.36%
Mascon Inc 4 $78,541 36.36%
Dataxu Inc 4 $111,628 36.36%
Shawmut Design And Construction 4 $78,884 36.36%
Saba Software 4 $97,052 36.36%
Tufts Medical Center Inc 4 $96,382 36.36%
Xamarin Inc 4 $119,080 36.36%
E Dialog Inc 4 $98,166 36.36%
Elevatebio Base Camp Inc 4 $99,752 36.36%

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