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 %
Trinidad And Tobago 5 $68,314 45.45%
New Zealand 5 $101,258 50.00%
Saudi Arabia 4 $71,310 40.00%
Macedonia 4 $44,426 40.00%
Syria 4 $57,896 40.00%
Bulgaria 4 $74,870 40.00%
Poland 4 $72,372 44.44%
Thailand 4 $42,448 44.44%
Kenya 4 $80,798 50.00%
Sweden 4 $92,397 50.00%

Top Hiring Companies in Arizona (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Marvell Semiconductor Inc 72 $83,655 90.00%
Ibm India Pvt Ltd 72 $63,516 91.14%
Savvients Inc 72 $85,885 91.14%
County Of Santa Cruz Nogales Unified School District 1 72 $37,542 92.31%
Asml Us Llc 72 $83,439 93.51%
Florence Unified School District No 1 71 $45,798 92.21%
Techmileage Software Solutions Llc 71 $88,193 93.42%
G3 Soft Inc 71 $87,506 93.42%
Best Western International Inc 70 $100,055 92.11%
Embry Riddle Aeronautical University 70 $55,827 92.11%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Wholesum Farms Arizona Llc 1 $28,434 100.00%
Bud Antle Inc 1 $32,490 100.00%
West Coast Turf 1 $30,763 100.00%
Rl Winery 1 $33,946 100.00%
Hammett Livestock Co Inc 01340 1 $9,000 100.00%
Aranjo Farms 1 $33,946 100.00%
Production Farm Management Inc 1 $24,960 100.00%
Flat Top Sheep Company 1 $9,000 100.00%
Silver Spurs Equine Academy 1 $33,946 100.00%
Taylor Herb Garden Of Arizona Inc 1 $24,960 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Sirf Technology Inc 4 $77,673 28.57%
Restaurant Zushi Company 4 $32,074 30.77%
Stanford Technology Partners Incorporation 4 $66,867 30.77%
Coxcom Inc 4 $75,920 30.77%
Arizona Grand Medical Center 4 $157,149 30.77%
Nkw Inc 4 $23,005 30.77%
Mtd Southwest Inc 4 $66,253 30.77%
Amec Ec Services Inc 4 $97,245 30.77%
Mation Inc 4 $61,006 30.77%
Arizona Production And Packaging Llc 4 $80,741 33.33%

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