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 %
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 %
Allscripts Software Llc 45 $83,307 90.00%
Care Everywhere Llc 45 $71,701 90.00%
Softworld Inc 45 $86,623 90.00%
Seven Bridges Genomics Inc 45 $74,090 90.00%
Novartis Vaccines And Diagnostics Inc 45 $83,114 90.00%
Jill Acquisition Llc 45 $107,939 90.00%
Wentworth Institute Of Technology 45 $68,162 90.00%
Servicenow Inc 45 $102,626 90.00%
Globallogicinc 45 $102,527 90.00%
Mitsubishi Electric Research Laboratories Inc 45 $105,296 90.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Sefas Innovation Inc 3 $89,821 37.50%
D2hawkeye 3 $85,238 37.50%
Apex It Services Llc 3 $78,915 37.50%
Arup Usa Inc 3 $95,070 37.50%
Witricity Corporation 3 $95,639 37.50%
Karmaloop Inc 3 $58,476 37.50%
Project Concord Inc 3 $92,338 37.50%
Gradco Llc Dba Gradient Corporation 3 $69,749 37.50%
Eliot Hotel Inc 3 $42,841 37.50%
The Hanover Insurance Group Inc 3 $91,326 37.50%

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