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
40,834 92.13% $82,781 H-1B
2,466 5.56% $257,571 PERM
1,020 2.30% $94,841 E-3 Australian

As of May 2023, District of Columbia has seen a total of 44,320 visa workers across all visa types. The most common visa class in District of Columbia is the H-1B visa with 40,834 H-1B visas on record over all years accounting for 92.13% of District of Columbia's total visas. The second most prevalent visa is the PERM visa with 2,466 PERM visas on record over all years accounting for 5.56% of District of Columbia's total visas.

Top Occupations in District of Columbia (All Years)

Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Health Educators 27 $66,013 81.82%
Food Service Managers 27 $54,636 84.38%
Regulatory Affairs Specialists 27 $77,011 84.38%
Dentists, General 27 $101,951 87.10%
Microbiologists 27 $49,207 87.10%
Chemists 26 $85,089 89.66%
Industrial Engineers 26 $87,663 89.66%
Environmental Economists 26 $93,688 89.66%
Philosophy and Religion Teachers, Postsecondary 25 $59,125 86.21%
Civil Engineering Technicians 25 $58,698 89.29%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
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 409 in 2025.

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

Country # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
India 400 $105,842 42.69%
China 190 $81,057 46.80%
Canada 54 $101,639 40.00%
South Korea 50 $2,747,895 38.17%
Philippines 49 $53,411 41.18%
Russia 40 $90,696 47.62%
Thailand 38 $28,279 50.00%
El Salvador 32 $44,691 45.07%
Turkey 31 $66,640 45.59%
United Kingdom 27 $105,344 40.30%

Top Hiring Companies in District of Columbia (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Ifc Asset Management Company Llc 28 $112,701 87.50%
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer Us Llp 28 $158,657 87.50%
International Budget Partnership 27 $60,736 84.38%
Center On Budget And Policy Priorities 27 $69,017 84.38%
Mapbox Inc 27 $96,301 84.38%
Johns Hopkins University 27 $83,229 87.10%
Data S Solutions Llc 27 $79,070 87.10%
Sree Infotech Llc 27 $91,148 87.10%
Peter G Peterson Institute For International Economics 26 $63,714 83.87%
Accion International Inc 26 $86,490 83.87%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Centre For Development And Population Activities 1 $52,562 33.33%
Entrex Communication Services Inc 1 $61,276 33.33%
Mvs Usa Inc 1 $77,064 33.33%
Royalty Consulting Group 1 $61,589 33.33%
Saes Security 1 $78,042 33.33%
Scully Capital Services Inc 1 $82,930 33.33%
Good Hope Family Dental 1 $67,434 33.33%
Techop Solutions International 1 $114,941 33.33%
The Temple Group Inc 1 $55,994 50.00%
Vitech Systems Group 1 $109,886 50.00%

Top Industries in District of Columbia (All Years)

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

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 $104,510.

State Avg Wage