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 %
Lawyers 420 $117,806 88.98%
Regulatory Affairs Specialists 403 $83,315 86.30%
Biostatisticians 388 $103,919 86.80%
Commercial and Industrial Designers 383 $63,784 86.26%
Natural Sciences Managers 382 $137,142 87.41%
General and Operations Managers 381 $102,431 88.40%
Logisticians 380 $69,928 88.58%
Mental Health Counselors 378 $41,377 88.32%
Graphic Designers 374 $53,686 89.69%
Materials Scientists 357 $74,134 86.23%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Materials Engineers 35 $89,485 77.78%
Computer Programmers 34 $83,366 77.27%
Economics Teachers, Postsecondary 34 $71,724 77.27%
Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers 31 $84,294 70.45%
Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment 31 $28,564 70.45%
Industrial Production Managers 31 $120,067 72.09%
Lawyers 31 $112,524 73.81%
Childcare Workers 30 $29,138 71.43%
Logisticians 30 $78,735 73.17%
Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary 30 $62,202 75.00%
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 %
Lithuania 8 $79,676 50.00%
Tunisia 7 $82,323 46.67%
Bolivia 7 $70,732 46.67%
Austria 6 $84,483 42.86%
Burma (myanmar) 5 $142,813 38.46%
Ethiopia 5 $73,367 41.67%
Panama 5 $70,013 41.67%
Denmark 5 $82,859 45.45%
Uruguay 5 $110,507 45.45%
Haiti 5 $104,504 45.45%

Top Hiring Companies in Massachusetts (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Simpson Gumpertz Heger Inc 60 $69,054 86.96%
Editas Medicine Inc 59 $77,424 85.51%
Open Avenues Foundation 59 $88,488 85.51%
Ebsco Publishing Inc 59 $92,951 86.76%
Eze Castle Software Llc 59 $100,798 86.76%
Public Consulting Group Inc 59 $82,733 86.76%
Massachusetts Institute Of Technology Mit 59 $70,861 86.76%
Natsoft Corporation 59 $79,972 86.76%
Globallogic Inc 59 $101,161 86.76%
Vestmark Inc 59 $84,294 86.76%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
E Divya Business Solutions Inc 4 $111,738 36.36%
Bridgeline Digital Inc 4 $93,047 36.36%
Apfs Llc 4 $77,969 36.36%
Tie Commerce Inc 4 $82,197 36.36%
Shire Pharmaceuticals Llc 4 $110,313 36.36%
Genband 4 $106,517 36.36%
Simcorp Coric Inc 4 $123,219 36.36%
G T T Associates Inc 4 $149,750 36.36%
The Endurance International Group Inc 4 $93,376 36.36%
West Publishing Corporation 4 $113,882 36.36%

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