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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Colorado Foreign Labor Visa Stats (All Years)

Total Visas % of all Visas Average Wage Visa Type
69,150 85.51% $84,167 H-1B
5,048 6.24% $195,069 PERM
4,244 5.25% $24,587 H-2A
2,426 3.00% $105,058 E-3 Australian

As of May 2023, Colorado has seen a total of 80,868 visa workers across all visa types. The most common visa class in Colorado is the H-1B visa with 69,150 H-1B visas on record over all years accounting for 85.51% of Colorado's total visas. The second most prevalent visa is the PERM visa with 5,048 PERM visas on record over all years accounting for 6.24% of Colorado's total visas.

Top Occupations in Colorado (All Years)

Colorado Employees Over Time
Colorado has been in the H1B Visa program since 2011 where 2,714 employees were hired. Colorado peaked in 2018 with 6,191 employees, and has since been on a decline with the most recent number of employees being 944 in 2025.

Top Countries with Workers in Colorado From PERM Program (All Years)

Country # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
India 1,487 $343,941 46.69%
Mexico 440 $40,121 51.58%
China 203 $66,874 45.01%
Canada 136 $100,885 44.01%
Philippines 104 $34,435 45.22%
Nepal 71 $3,127,034 31.42%
South Korea 63 $59,951 42.57%
United Kingdom 60 $102,886 46.51%
Brazil 56 $61,668 46.67%
Colombia 30 $63,581 32.97%

Top Hiring Companies in Colorado (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Accenture Llp 702 $92,360 97.10%
Hcl America Inc 637 $85,079 91.92%
Arrow Electronics Inc 627 $106,597 94.86%
Oracle America Inc 574 $105,810 89.55%
Ernst Young Us Llp 487 $90,401 79.58%
Comcast Cable Communications Llc 478 $97,089 87.23%
Colorado State University 475 $52,220 86.84%
Ibm India Private Limited 428 $73,983 80.75%
Qualcomm Technologies Inc 419 $102,294 84.82%
University Of Colorado Denver 418 $71,556 93.10%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Lazy 3x Cattle Llc 23 $19,750 100.00%
Knapp Farms Llc 23 $29,465 100.00%
Etchart Livestock Inc 22 $20,915 100.00%
Niesbros Farms Inc 22 $27,882 100.00%
Leonard Farms Livestock 21 $21,582 100.00%
Mountain Fresh Llc 21 $27,263 100.00%
Nottingham Land Livestock 21 $20,566 100.00%
Petrocco Farms Inc 21 $28,500 100.00%
Harding Nursery Inc 21 $27,219 100.00%
Two Bar Sheep Company 20 $15,997 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Green Valley Turf Co 61 $33,077 45.52%
Google Llc 59 $88,619 51.30%
Arkstek 56 $84,334 49.12%
Sanctuary Inc 54 $32,812 50.47%
Davita Inc 44 $358,830 45.83%
Landtech Contractors Inc 43 $38,033 48.86%
Whip Systems Llc 42 $104,617 48.84%
Colorado Designscapes Inc 40 $26,711 46.51%
Netapp Inc 35 $113,871 41.18%
Ncs Pearson Inc 34 $99,933 41.46%

Top Industries in Colorado (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %

Colorado Wage Comparison to Other States (All Years)

The chart below compares The average wage in Colorado to that of the top 9 states with the highest overall average H1-B wage. The average wage in Colorado over all years is $84,167. 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