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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Arizona Foreign Labor Visa Stats (All Years)

Total Visas % of all Visas Average Wage Visa Type
105,623 91.83% $80,345 H-1B
7,210 6.27% $149,144 PERM
1,191 1.04% $28,064 H-2A
992 0.86% $89,175 E-3 Australian

As of May 2023, Arizona has seen a total of 115,016 visa workers across all visa types. The most common visa class in Arizona is the H-1B visa with 105,623 H-1B visas on record over all years accounting for 91.83% of Arizona's total visas. The second most prevalent visa is the PERM visa with 7,210 PERM visas on record over all years accounting for 6.27% of Arizona's total visas.

Top Occupations in Arizona (All Years)

Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Software Developers, Applications 19,311 $86,345 91.03%
Computer Systems Analysts 15,805 $71,795 95.30%
Computer Occupations, All Other 6,410 $66,649 93.29%
Computer Programmers 4,811 $60,593 91.57%
Electronics Engineers, Except Computer 2,823 $93,099 92.29%
Software Developers, Systems Software 2,430 $89,346 88.78%
Computer and Information Systems Managers 1,661 $123,436 93.11%
Computer Systems Engineers/Architects 1,525 $73,667 95.31%
Network and Computer Systems Administrators 1,370 $69,535 90.25%
Mechanical Engineers 1,357 $82,817 89.81%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Software Developers, Applications 1,645 $297,550 91.54%
Electronics Engineers, Except Computer 674 $84,372 64.37%
Software Developers, Systems Software 412 $89,741 156.65%
Computer Systems Analysts 346 $89,793 153.10%
Materials Engineers 260 $87,578 140.54%
Computer Occupations, All Other 218 $88,028 130.54%
Internists, General 117 $133,489 72.22%
Electrical Engineers 97 $83,414 62.58%
Industrial Engineers 94 $84,064 65.28%
Mechanical Engineers 83 $87,552 66.94%
Arizona Employees Over Time
Arizona has been in the H1B Visa program since 2011 where 3,443 employees were hired. Arizona peaked in 2022 with 9,287 employees, and has since been on a decline with the most recent number of employees being 1,785 in 2025.

Top Countries with Workers in Arizona From PERM Program (All Years)

Country # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
India 2,767 $217,176 48.71%
Mexico 277 $63,155 37.03%
China 266 $76,521 42.36%
Philippines 236 $42,097 44.11%
Canada 138 $1,101,465 39.66%
South Korea 93 $51,639 42.47%
Brazil 47 $60,294 41.59%
Taiwan 44 $78,481 46.81%
United Kingdom 38 $96,363 42.22%
Nepal 37 $77,164 41.57%

Top Hiring Companies in Arizona (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Usm Business Systems Inc 24 $66,387 88.89%
Uhaul International Inc 24 $84,857 88.89%
Prosoft Technology Group Inc 24 $69,580 88.89%
Integrated Device Technology Inc 24 $85,157 88.89%
Stmicroelectronics Inc 24 $86,251 88.89%
Pegasus Solutions Companies 24 $92,415 92.31%
Matrix Resources Inc 24 $87,703 92.31%
Veridic Solutions Llc 24 $80,076 92.31%
Nxp Semiconductors Usa Inc 24 $91,719 92.31%
West Pharmaceutical Services Inc 24 $92,423 92.31%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Sca Tissue North America Llc 1 $69,014 25.00%
Sharp Decisions Inc 1 $57,720 25.00%
Catholic Community Services Of Southern Arizona 1 $52,062 25.00%
Arizona Korea First Methodist Church 1 $32,531 25.00%
Desert Rose Tax Accounting Pc 1 $37,627 25.00%
American Retirement Corporation 1 $23,962 25.00%
Mesquite Power Llc 1 $74,651 25.00%
Davis Miles Pllc 1 $64,875 25.00%
Ericsson Services Inc 1 $69,514 25.00%
Arizona Korean United Methodist Church 1 $37,960 25.00%

Top Industries in Arizona (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Other Chemical Product And Preparation Manufacturing 3 $79,026 100.00%
Business Support Services 3 $80,038 100.00%
Forging And Stamping 3 $88,005 100.00%
All Other Legal Services 3 $70,616 100.00%
Court Reporting And Stenotype Services 3 $49,948 100.00%
Blood And Organ Banks 3 $103,023 100.00%
Frozen Fruit Juice And Vegetable Manufacturing 3 $55,730 100.00%
Communication And Energy Wire And Cable Manufacturing 3 $83,855 100.00%
Books Printing 3 $44,838 100.00%
Other Noncitrus Fruit Farming 3 $39,250 100.00%
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %

Arizona Wage Comparison to Other States (All Years)

The chart below compares The average wage in Arizona to that of the top 9 states with the highest overall average H1-B wage. The average wage in Arizona over all years is $80,345. The state with the highest average wage of H1-B workers for all states is CA with an average wage of $104,510.

State Avg Wage