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 %
Lebanon 11 $85,412 44.00%
Egypt 11 $105,549 45.83%
Jamaica 10 $55,500 41.67%
Sri Lanka 10 $79,941 45.45%
Costa Rica 9 $96,068 40.91%
Hong Kong 9 $59,827 47.37%
Spain 8 $95,648 42.11%
Ireland 7 $89,892 36.84%
Indonesia 7 $75,409 41.18%
Peru 7 $81,637 41.18%

Top Hiring Companies in Arizona (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
The Translational Genomics Research Institute 61 $57,629 92.42%
Deer Valley Unified School District 97 61 $40,207 92.42%
Wal Mart Associates Inc 60 $107,103 92.31%
Freeport Mcmoran Corporation 60 $73,738 92.31%
Freeport Mcmoran Sierrita Inc 59 $75,950 90.77%
Freeport Mcmoran Safford Inc 59 $74,738 90.77%
U Haul International 59 $68,028 92.19%
Fusion Global Solutions Llc 58 $71,797 90.63%
University Of Arizona 58 $79,273 92.06%
Phoenix Childrens Hospital 58 $158,101 92.06%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Golden Rule Dairy 1 $33,946 100.00%
Foothill Packing Inc Yu 41 1 $36,525 100.00%
Moon Valley Nursery Inc 1 $26,853 100.00%
Solis Farms Inc Dba Bc Harvesting Co 1 $18,096 100.00%
4 B Farms 1 $20,675 100.00%
Pedro Maria Indacochea 1 $9,000 100.00%
Foothill Packing Inc Yu 31 1 $33,946 100.00%
Foothill Packing Inc Yu 43 1 $33,946 100.00%
Foothill Packing Inc 2023 Yu 25 Griffin Bard Barkley 1 $32,490 100.00%
Indian Springs Working Ranch Llc 1 $30,763 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Tutti Santi Ii Llc 4 $51,246 40.00%
Njoy Llc 4 $133,099 40.00%
Aetna Medicaid Administrators Llc 4 $82,716 40.00%
Earl Green 3 $14,352 30.00%
La Cocina De Eva Llc 3 $15,142 30.00%
Western Arizona Regional Medical Center 3 $73,410 30.00%
Trimble Navigation Limited 3 $72,017 30.00%
Dynamite Montessori Inc 3 $31,523 30.00%
Asic North Inc 3 $80,059 30.00%
Aurasource Inc 3 $54,614 30.00%

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