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 %
Honduras 2 $61,381 50.00%
Austria 2 $61,496 50.00%
Uruguay 2 $76,763 50.00%
El Salvador 2 $48,007 50.00%
Croatia 2 $102,295 66.67%
United States Of America 2 $60,032 66.67%
Portugal 2 $113,683 66.67%
Switzerland 2 $60,206 66.67%
Finland 2 $69,077 66.67%
Norway 2 $50,263 66.67%

Top Hiring Companies in Arizona (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Black Veatch Corporation 18 $75,224 90.00%
Vmc Soft Technologies Inc 18 $87,060 90.00%
Starbucks Coffee Company 18 $78,699 90.00%
Flexi Van Leasing Llc 18 $85,621 90.00%
Levio Consulting Inc 18 $82,522 90.00%
Federal Soft Systems Inc 18 $83,826 90.00%
V3tech Solutions Inc 18 $81,988 90.00%
Eficens Systems Inc 18 $90,468 90.00%
Geometric Americas Inc 18 $84,646 90.00%
Info Tech Inc 18 $94,361 90.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Avanade Inc 1 $91,458 33.33%
Sun Valley Hope Animal Hospital 1 $40,539 33.33%
Banda Group International Llc 1 $78,000 33.33%
Power One Inc 1 $58,074 33.33%
Antenna Technology Communications Inc 1 $76,523 33.33%
Arrow Electronics 1 $73,195 33.33%
Ottawa University 1 $42,260 33.33%
Ing Investment Management Llc 1 $62,234 33.33%
Br Usa West Llc 1 $76,170 33.33%
General Dentistry 4 Kids Payroll Llc 1 $100,859 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