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 %
Pakistan 96 $95,782 46.83%
Taiwan 95 $81,829 47.03%
Russia 92 $91,481 46.94%
Sri Lanka 75 $94,850 46.58%
Vietnam 73 $75,668 45.63%
Italy 72 $84,403 45.57%
Israel 69 $96,385 45.10%
Germany 64 $98,164 42.67%
Ireland 61 $99,188 41.22%
Colombia 60 $67,744 40.54%

Top Hiring Companies in Massachusetts (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Itech Us Inc 118 $87,900 85.51%
Orasys Llc 118 $72,189 85.51%
Logan Data Inc 118 $72,061 86.13%
Teradyne Inc 116 $93,869 84.67%
Mastech Inc A Mastech Holdings Inc Company 116 $95,604 85.29%
Endue Corp 115 $63,265 85.19%
Smith Nephew Inc 115 $97,504 85.19%
Acadian Asset Management Llc 115 $99,836 85.19%
Trinity Partners Llc 115 $86,804 86.47%
Sophos Inc 115 $104,522 87.79%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Inpatient Services Of Massachuetts Pc 7 $127,923 30.43%
Boston Public Schools 6 $59,087 26.09%
Karl Storz Endoscopy America Inc 6 $86,781 26.09%
Ixl Center Inc 6 $85,634 26.09%
Jenike Johanson Inc 6 $86,698 26.09%
Edison Mission Marketing Trading Inc 6 $83,932 26.09%
Wentworth Institute Of Technology 6 $61,452 26.09%
Organogenesis Inc 6 $106,361 26.09%
Agencyport Inc 6 $100,235 26.09%
Whitehead Institute For Biomedical Research 6 $45,958 26.09%

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