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 %
Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health 51 $54,232 82.26%
Foreign Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary 51 $45,860 83.61%
Bioinformatics Scientists 51 $66,810 86.44%
Managers, All Other 49 $75,977 84.48%
Education Administrators, Postsecondary 49 $82,884 85.96%
Computer Network Support Specialists 48 $55,809 84.21%
Postsecondary Teachers, All Other 48 $50,890 84.21%
Financial Specialists, All Other 46 $66,781 82.14%
Aerospace Engineers 46 $77,849 82.14%
Veterinarians 45 $77,666 81.82%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Food Preparation Workers 5 $23,088 33.33%
Accountants 5 $54,529 33.33%
Clergy 5 $29,652 33.33%
Surgeons 5 $193,914 33.33%
Commercial and Industrial Designers 5 $71,669 35.71%
Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health 5 $47,233 35.71%
Chemical Engineers 5 $87,547 35.71%
Purchasing Managers 5 $105,809 35.71%
Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse 5 $16,274 35.71%
Dentists, General 5 $1,152,470 35.71%
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 %
Symbioun Technologies Inc 18 $69,680 90.00%
Softnice Inc 18 $66,240 90.00%
Adroix Corp 18 $80,488 90.00%
Hemisphere Gnss Usa Inc 18 $96,666 90.00%
Infowave Systems Inc 18 $71,864 90.00%
Advantage Technical Resourcing Inc 18 $76,999 90.00%
Z Data Inc 18 $86,686 90.00%
Applexus Technologies Llc 18 $74,366 90.00%
Meridiansoft Inc 18 $75,845 90.00%
Happiest Minds Technologies Private Ltd 18 $83,877 90.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Phoenix Staff Inc 1 $72,987 33.33%
Bicentennial Union High School District 76 1 $37,290 33.33%
J V Farms Inc 1 $62,566 33.33%
Suntree Llc 1 $73,430 33.33%
Molex Inc 1 $75,462 33.33%
Henderson Engineers Inc 1 $89,440 33.33%
Altar Valley School District 1 $36,500 33.33%
Profile Extrusion Company 1 $92,685 33.33%
Yuma Cardiac Center Pc 1 $130,083 33.33%
Mj Saleh Llc Dba Native New Yorker 1 $56,826 33.33%

Top Industries in Arizona (All Years)

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