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 %
Fraud Examiners, Investigators and Analysts 1 $72,696 100.00%
Labor Relations Specialists 1 $77,792 100.00%
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses 1 $78,416 100.00%
Sales Agents, Financial Services 1 $80,746 100.00%
Respiratory Therapists 1 $80,766 100.00%
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers 1 $83,200 100.00%
Dental Hygienists 1 $84,573 100.00%
Nuclear Technicians 1 $84,635 100.00%
Real Estate Sales Agents 1 $86,466 100.00%
Business Continuity Planners 1 $87,818 100.00%
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 %
Satyam Computer Services Ltd 23 $70,619 88.46%
Kenexa Technology Inc 23 $82,194 88.46%
Infolob Solutions Inc 23 $67,808 88.46%
Silicon Staff It Services Inc 23 $66,505 88.46%
Philips Lifeline Systems Company 23 $92,038 88.46%
Foghorn Therapeutics Inc 23 $98,449 88.46%
Scandent Group Inc 23 $69,567 92.00%
Ubc Health Care Analytics Inc 23 $60,491 92.00%
Charter Communications Inc 23 $88,353 92.00%
Firstfuel Software Inc 23 $91,997 92.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Camiant Inc 1 $74,006 25.00%
Denham Capital Management Lp 1 $99,466 25.00%
Microwave Radio Communications 1 $81,931 25.00%
Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum 1 $53,914 25.00%
Town Of Framingham 1 $55,347 25.00%
Hair City Enterprise Inc 1 $73,902 25.00%
Pharmorx Security Inc 1 $70,283 25.00%
Newburg Company Llp 1 $69,701 25.00%
Vertex Software Inc 1 $85,238 25.00%
Boston Culinary Groupinc At The Steamship Authority Cape Cod 1 $17,493 25.00%

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