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 %
Mauritius 2 $82,524 66.67%
Suriname 1 $72,530 33.33%
Botswana 1 $187,200 33.33%
Guinea 1 $45,094 50.00%
United Arab Emirates 1 $67,662 50.00%
Yemen 1 $208,000 50.00%
Kuwait 1 $221,894 50.00%
Kyrgyzstan 1 $69,389 50.00%
Luxembourg 1 $68,058 50.00%
Brunei 1 $151,258 50.00%

Top Hiring Companies in Massachusetts (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Rohm And Haas Electronic Materials Llc A Subsidiary Of The Dow Chemic 30 $95,273 85.71%
Community Health Connections Inc 30 $124,160 85.71%
Grant Thornton Llp 30 $78,963 85.71%
Caliper Life Sciences Inc 30 $91,139 85.71%
Rubius Therapeutics Inc 30 $75,426 85.71%
Colaberry Inc 30 $88,284 85.71%
Htc Global Services Inc 30 $92,025 85.71%
Marine Biological Laboratory 30 $52,163 88.24%
Perceptive Informatics Inc Dba Parexel Informatics 30 $83,179 88.24%
New England College Of Optometry 30 $62,896 88.24%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Jiaming Investment America Gp Llc 2 $103,012 33.33%
A Chemtek Inc 2 $51,168 33.33%
Wynn Ma Llc 2 $80,631 33.33%
Uii America Inc 2 $126,880 33.33%
Sumitomo Dainippon Pharma Oncology Inc 2 $109,148 33.33%
Hutker Architects Inc 2 $50,929 40.00%
Quanta Technology Llc 2 $97,001 40.00%
Boston Sailing Center Inc 2 $39,812 40.00%
Vecna Robotics 2 $149,105 40.00%
Ispecimen Inc 2 $101,047 40.00%

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