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 %
Kosovo 1 $42,786 50.00%
Nicaragua 1 $208,000 50.00%
Kuwait 1 $47,611 50.00%
Serbia And Montenegro 1 $74,381 50.00%
Albania 1 $137,696 50.00%
Libya 1 $194,293 50.00%
Iraq 1 $31,242 50.00%
Tunisia 1 $61,547 50.00%
Burkina Faso 1 $58,060 50.00%
Slovenia 1 $41,910 50.00%

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 %
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