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 %
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 %
Katalyst Healthcares Life Sciences Inc 29 $72,783 85.29%
Kleinfelder Inc 29 $79,571 87.88%
Soft Labs Na Inc 29 $78,690 87.88%
American Unit Inc 29 $74,754 87.88%
Cloudeeva Inc 29 $60,483 87.88%
Power Advocate Inc 29 $82,267 87.88%
Iron Mountain Information Management Llc 29 $98,018 87.88%
M Arthur Gensler Jr Associates Inc 29 $57,756 87.88%
Larsen Toubro Technology Services Ltd 29 $56,779 87.88%
Infowave Systems Inc 29 $76,889 87.88%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Brook Commercial Residential Service Inc L 2 $26,603 40.00%
Nference Inc 2 $151,195 40.00%
Invicro Llc 2 $63,648 40.00%
Stag Industrial Management Llc 2 $103,792 40.00%
Income Tax Plus Accounting Plus Inc 2 $41,351 40.00%
Nexamp 2 $116,709 40.00%
Gray Associates Inc 2 $76,950 40.00%
Da Rosa Pizzeria Corp 2 $27,810 40.00%
Berkshire Sterile Manufacturing Inc 2 $86,424 40.00%
Mountain Gap Solutions 2 $128,627 40.00%

Top Industries in Massachusetts (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Nursery And Floriculture Production 2 $35,006 100.00%
Mushroom Production 1 $32,573 100.00%
Nursery And Tree Production 1 $24,419 100.00%
Poultry Processing 1 $32,573 100.00%
Apiculture 1 $27,560 100.00%

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