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 %
Burma (myanmar) 5 $142,813 50.00%
Ethiopia 5 $73,367 55.56%
Panama 5 $70,013 55.56%
Denmark 5 $82,859 55.56%
Slovenia 4 $70,913 44.44%
Cape Verde 4 $48,615 50.00%
Macedonia 4 $55,942 50.00%
Slovakia 4 $82,623 50.00%
Cyprus 4 $64,892 50.00%
Serbia 4 $47,596 50.00%

Top Hiring Companies in Massachusetts (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Babson Capital Management Llc 20 $52,358 86.96%
Owneriq Inc 20 $72,732 86.96%
Quickpivot Corporation 20 $71,999 86.96%
Global Prior Art Inc 20 $66,507 86.96%
3d Technologies Llc 20 $81,637 86.96%
Advanced Technology Innovation Corporation 20 $73,733 86.96%
Alnylam Pharmaceuticals Inc 20 $72,770 86.96%
Merrimack Pharmaceuticals Inc 20 $75,746 86.96%
Sitespect Inc 20 $76,754 86.96%
Lantheus Medical Imaging Inc 20 $108,896 86.96%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Techcelerate Llc 1 $82,742 25.00%
Hometown Auto Framingham Inc 1 $24,086 25.00%
Perot Systems Healthcare Services Llc 1 $93,018 25.00%
Arbc Financial Mortgagge Corp 1 $62,379 25.00%
Foster Dykema Cabot Co Inc 1 $143,000 25.00%
N L Construction Inc 1 $52,978 25.00%
Peter Dougal Cpa Pc 1 $55,515 25.00%
Lollys Bakery Llc 1 $58,323 25.00%
Genuine Interactive Llc 1 $74,818 25.00%
Sigfox Inc 1 $136,490 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