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 %
Solugenix Corporation 50 $95,049 90.91%
Petsmart Llc 50 $120,074 90.91%
Citizens Financial Group Inc 50 $132,848 92.59%
Kubra Arizona Inc 49 $83,903 90.74%
Tech One Staffing Llc 49 $55,720 90.74%
Willmeng Construction Inc 49 $66,809 90.74%
Global Bridge Infotech Inc 48 $78,127 88.89%
Natsoft Corporation 48 $73,241 88.89%
Yuma Regional Medical Center An Arizona Non Profit Corporation 48 $144,046 88.89%
The Northern Trust Company 47 $102,737 88.68%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Heeringa Concrete Llc 1 $30,763 100.00%
Bonnie Plants Llc 111 1 $32,490 100.00%
Foothill Packing Inc Yu 36 1 $33,946 100.00%
Foothill Packing Inc Yu 26 1 $36,525 100.00%
Marthas Gardens 1 $28,434 100.00%
Demaray Harvesting And Trucking Llc Dba Timothy W 1 $18,720 100.00%
Borges Reining Horses Llc 1 $32,490 100.00%
Taylors Herb Garden Of Arizona Inc 1 $22,880 100.00%
Wf Goring Sons Inc 1 $9,000 100.00%
Prescott Valley Growers 1 $26,853 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Northern Cochise Community Hospital Inc 3 $51,764 37.50%
Paradise Valley Unified School District 3 $40,828 37.50%
Phoenix Elementary School District 1 3 $37,438 37.50%
Advantest America Inc 3 $78,829 37.50%
Etq Inc 3 $63,731 37.50%
Goodrich Corporation 3 $117,686 37.50%
Cedars Heart Clinic 3 $147,701 37.50%
Schneider Electric Engineering Services Llc 3 $84,074 37.50%
Griffin Foundation Inc 3 $39,424 37.50%
Appsfreedom Inc 3 $108,202 37.50%

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