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 %
Information Technology Project Managers 760 $83,574 94.88%
Software Quality Assurance Engineers and Testers 714 $76,055 90.49%
Accountants and Auditors 639 $55,656 87.41%
Web Developers 627 $54,872 93.72%
Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education 622 $37,187 97.95%
Statisticians 437 $72,064 81.38%
Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists 408 $51,420 77.57%
Internists, General 407 $132,394 80.75%
Information Security Analysts 366 $90,375 95.81%
Financial Analysts 314 $62,457 88.45%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Instructional Coordinators 49 $42,519 89.09%
Management Analysts 45 $65,271 83.33%
Sales Engineers 45 $90,507 86.54%
Architectural and Engineering Managers 45 $117,494 86.54%
Operations Research Analysts 44 $47,539 86.27%
Physicians and Surgeons, All Other 43 $155,483 86.00%
Animal Scientists 42 $40,625 89.36%
Database Administrators 41 $80,819 89.13%
Marketing Managers 40 $107,259 88.89%
Information Security Analysts 38 $103,319 88.37%
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 %
Tailstorm Health Inc 32 $96,873 91.43%
Marsh Usa Inc 32 $109,699 91.43%
Niit Technologies Limited 31 $69,026 88.57%
Csr Technology Inc 31 $84,064 88.57%
Nexant Inc 31 $81,855 91.18%
Becton Dickinson And Company 31 $86,865 91.18%
Tsys Acquiring Solutions Llc 31 $105,155 91.18%
Epace Technologies Inc 31 $69,798 91.18%
Dishchiibikoh Community School 31 $37,759 91.18%
Buckeye Elementary School District 31 $40,285 91.18%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Mings Mark Inc 2 $58,791 40.00%
The Odyssey Preparatory Academy Inc 2 $37,120 40.00%
Michael Baker International Inc 2 $74,672 40.00%
Equity Fund Advisors Llc 2 $112,809 40.00%
Solera Health Inc 2 $99,996 40.00%
Tech Data Corporation 2 $110,968 40.00%
Celerion Inc 2 $113,943 40.00%
Ppc Industries Inc 2 $76,957 40.00%
Vijayanand Inc Dba V A Systems 2 $72,873 40.00%
Higley Unified School District 2 $39,580 40.00%

Top Industries in Arizona (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Grocery And Convenience Retailers 4 $90,272 80.00%
Executive Search Services 4 $56,961 80.00%
Other Electric Power Generation 4 $108,020 80.00%
Other Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing 4 $81,687 80.00%
All Other Support Services 4 $99,955 80.00%
Printing And Related Support Activities 4 $88,972 80.00%
Automobile Dealers 4 $72,795 80.00%
Direct Mail Advertising 4 $79,259 80.00%
Surface Active Agent Manufacturing 4 $69,701 80.00%
Rolled Steel Shape Manufacturing 4 $40,622 80.00%
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