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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District of Columbia Foreign Labor Visa Stats (All Years)

Total Visas % of all Visas Average Wage Visa Type
38,113 92.07% $81,305 H-1B
2,348 5.67% $265,736 PERM
934 2.26% $92,451 E-3 Australian

As of May 2023, District of Columbia has seen a total of 41,395 visa workers across all visa types. The most common visa class in District of Columbia is the H-1B visa with 38,113 H-1B visas on record over all years accounting for 92.07% of District of Columbia's total visas. The second most prevalent visa is the PERM visa with 2,348 PERM visas on record over all years accounting for 5.67% of District of Columbia's total visas.

Top Occupations in District of Columbia (All Years)

Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Software Developers, Applications 5,331 $94,096 89.22%
Computer Systems Analysts 3,531 $79,588 89.14%
Computer Programmers 2,655 $67,888 85.73%
Management Analysts 912 $81,877 89.41%
Accountants and Auditors 859 $69,024 86.16%
Lawyers 857 $138,830 89.64%
Computer Occupations, All Other 852 $95,115 90.25%
Economists 829 $105,306 89.04%
Social Science Research Assistants 764 $44,020 84.51%
Financial Analysts 525 $73,534 86.63%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Software Developers, Applications 77 $99,831 31.95%
Lawyers 43 $135,894 87.76%
Economists 39 $98,444 169.57%
Accountants and Auditors 27 $70,167 142.11%
Statisticians 19 $79,726 105.56%
Computer and Information Systems Managers 17 $124,920 94.44%
Computer Systems Analysts 16 $101,526 100.00%
Civil Engineers 15 $68,435 107.14%
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists 15 $57,390 107.14%
Architects, Except Landscape and Naval 14 $65,850 107.69%
District of Columbia Employees Over Time
District Of Columbia has been in the H1B Visa program since 2011 where 2,679 employees were hired. District Of Columbia peaked in 2018 with 3,522 employees, and has since been on a decline with the most recent number of employees being 2,533 in 2023.

Top Countries with Workers in District of Columbia From PERM Program (All Years)

Country # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
New Zealand 5 $94,927 45.45%
Poland 4 $83,767 40.00%
Morocco 4 $55,354 40.00%
Dominican Republic 4 $84,204 40.00%
Jordan 4 $66,283 40.00%
Uruguay 4 $115,872 44.44%
Kazakhstan 4 $72,103 44.44%
Zimbabwe 4 $82,004 44.44%
Ecuador 3 $96,269 33.33%
Czech Republic 3 $89,204 33.33%

Top Hiring Companies in District of Columbia (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Medical Faculty Associates Inc 70 $119,078 86.42%
Institute Of International Finance Inc 69 $97,897 85.19%
The Brookings Institution 67 $60,402 83.75%
Smithsonian Institution 67 $71,559 85.90%
Kpmg Llp 66 $86,501 84.62%
Navigant Consulting Inc 63 $72,134 80.77%
Antra Inc 63 $70,982 84.00%
Medstar Washington Hospital Center 62 $128,537 84.93%
Fannie Mae 62 $77,923 86.11%
Csznet Inc 62 $78,452 87.32%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Aoi Inc 3 $47,979 50.00%
Mcdermott Will Emery Llp 3 $93,524 50.00%
Cherokee Services Group Llc 3 $64,085 50.00%
Rtkl Associates Inc 3 $55,297 50.00%
Calibre Cpa Group Pllc 2 $71,200 33.33%
Deloitte Touche Llp 2 $111,426 33.33%
Trusted Mission Solutions Inc 2 $61,059 33.33%
Cybecys Inc 2 $82,514 33.33%
National Public Radio Inc 2 $96,377 40.00%
The Pnc Financial Services Group 2 $97,656 40.00%

Top Industries in District of Columbia (All Years)

District of Columbia Wage Comparison to Other States (All Years)

The chart below compares The average wage in District of Columbia to that of the top 9 states with the highest overall average H1-B wage. The average wage in District of Columbia over all years is $88,855. The state with the highest average wage of H1-B workers for all states is CA with an average wage of $100,819.

State Avg Wage