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 %
Software Developers, Applications 34,138 $92,356 90.95%
Computer Systems Analysts 20,119 $77,370 91.65%
Computer Programmers 12,194 $68,078 90.11%
Computer Occupations, All Other 10,837 $78,636 91.14%
Software Developers, Systems Software 5,617 $103,523 89.20%
Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists 4,688 $61,554 75.37%
Management Analysts 4,285 $87,145 91.17%
Operations Research Analysts 3,757 $70,512 89.88%
Accountants and Auditors 3,460 $65,478 84.82%
Physicians and Surgeons, All Other 3,361 $92,750 90.47%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse 810 $29,322 209.30%
Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop 134 $29,879 38.07%
Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals 4 $30,623 5.26%
Agricultural Workers, All Other 3 $29,543 4.92%
Nursery Workers 2 $28,475 7.41%
Agricultural Equipment Operators 2 $29,630 9.09%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Software Developers, Applications 4,682 $180,654 120.89%
Computer Systems Analysts 1,229 $224,385 93.32%
Software Developers, Systems Software 953 $109,037 81.52%
Computer Occupations, All Other 912 $93,152 163.73%
Electronics Engineers, Except Computer 608 $98,962 139.45%
Statisticians 348 $75,782 86.78%
Computer and Information Systems Managers 301 $143,161 81.57%
Management Analysts 292 $106,675 86.14%
Accountants and Auditors 232 $82,857 134.10%
Internists, General 199 $138,056 184.26%
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 %
Antigua And Barbuda 1 $77,480 100.00%
Sierra Leone 1 $192,795 100.00%
Saint Vincent And The Grenadines 1 $51,414 100.00%
Guyana 1 $37,760 100.00%

Top Hiring Companies in Massachusetts (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Galatea Associates Llc 27 $86,655 90.00%
Tech Dynamix It Services Llc 27 $82,551 90.00%
Infineon Technologies Americas Corp 26 $103,214 86.67%
Ttec Digital Llc 26 $87,784 86.67%
Ltimindtree Limited 26 $96,750 86.67%
Micro Focus Llc 26 $107,630 86.67%
Mindq Inc 26 $98,306 86.67%
6 River Systems Llc Formerly 6 River Systems Inc 26 $112,743 86.67%
Kensho Technologies Llc 26 $108,320 86.67%
Zoom Information Inc 26 $91,503 86.67%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Shire Us Inc 2 $87,007 40.00%
Modern Pastry Inc 2 $34,092 40.00%
Burning Glass International 2 $89,960 40.00%
Cibo Technologies Inc 2 $123,209 40.00%
Ntt Data Services Llc 2 $92,573 40.00%
Abry Partners Ii Llc 2 $135,346 40.00%
Gearscrm Inc 2 $109,075 40.00%
True Blue Atlantic Inc Dba Mahoneys Atlantic Bar 2 $24,295 40.00%
Capital Area Hudson Valley New York Dental Pc 2 $128,908 40.00%
Maa Gayatri Mariner Llc Dba Mariner Motor Lodge 2 $25,418 40.00%

Top Industries in Massachusetts (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %

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