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 %
Marketing Managers 763 $120,066 88.52%
Sales Engineers 711 $98,857 85.66%
Chemical Engineers 679 $88,405 85.30%
Business Teachers, Postsecondary 649 $70,545 84.29%
Architects, Except Landscape and Naval 545 $62,402 80.74%
Actuaries 535 $89,514 83.20%
Compliance Officers 535 $72,108 85.19%
Physical Therapists 534 $69,928 87.40%
Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary 530 $86,965 90.91%
Validation Engineers 474 $90,085 89.43%
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 %
Solution It Inc 165 $96,866 87.30%
Philips Electronics North America Corporation 165 $96,459 87.77%
Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership 165 $93,382 88.24%
Schneider Electric Usa Inc 164 $107,797 87.70%
The Bsst Software Group Dba The Boston Group 160 $62,133 86.02%
Irobot Corporation 160 $99,774 86.96%
Paypal Inc 159 $94,572 86.41%
Google Inc 159 $92,862 86.41%
Sun Life Financial Us Services Company Inc 159 $83,525 86.41%
Netbrain Technologies Inc 159 $85,782 87.36%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Arm Inc 9 $109,655 27.27%
Cambridge Institute Of China Business Research In 9 $75,728 27.27%
Stubhub 9 $103,573 27.27%
Affinnova 9 $84,719 27.27%
Avantgarde Solutions Ltd 9 $118,539 27.27%
Beigene Usa Inc 9 $140,920 28.13%
Usr Parent Inc 9 $96,632 28.13%
Ginkgo Bioworks 9 $85,125 28.13%
Cervello 9 $97,885 28.13%
Presidio Networked Solutions Inc 9 $113,679 28.13%

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