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 %
Clinical Research Coordinators 20 $67,641 83.33%
Education Administrators, Elementary and Secondary School 20 $76,093 83.33%
Sustainability Specialists 20 $76,505 86.96%
Community and Social Service Specialists, All Other 20 $44,468 86.96%
Hospitalists 19 $158,180 82.61%
Psychiatrists 19 $121,984 82.61%
Architectural and Engineering Managers 19 $136,188 82.61%
History Teachers, Postsecondary 19 $56,302 86.36%
Media and Communication Workers, All Other 18 $37,742 81.82%
Reporters and Correspondents 18 $58,692 85.71%
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 %
Entagile Llc 16 $77,189 88.89%
Anira Solutions Inc 16 $80,950 88.89%
Quality Matrix Inc 16 $80,185 88.89%
Software Information Resource Corporation 16 $94,067 88.89%
Sap Labs Llc 16 $93,560 88.89%
Bill Melinda Gates Foundation 16 $132,720 88.89%
Leidos Inc 16 $115,500 88.89%
Paypal Inc 16 $125,996 88.89%
Sunshine Early Learning Center 15 $31,925 83.33%
Mundo Verde Bilingual Public Charter School 15 $40,821 83.33%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Celeste And Andrew Brown 1 $18,158 100.00%
The Policy Studies Organization 1 $189,862 100.00%
Nina Jo Associates Llc 1 $56,971 100.00%
Sakuramen Llc 1 $19,011 100.00%
Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale And Dorr Llp 1 $100,443 100.00%
The Army Navy Club 1 $30,056 100.00%
American Humane Association 1 $76,731 100.00%
American Resort Development Association 1 $74,048 100.00%
Maru Solutions Incorporated 1 $70,283 100.00%
Fwdus Inc 1 $69,534 100.00%

Top Industries in District of Columbia (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Other Management Consulting Services 129 $76,441 87.76%
Hotels Except Casino Hotels And Motels 125 $57,238 88.03%
Human Rights Organizations 124 $70,708 89.21%
Business Professional Labor Political And Similar Organizations 118 $89,151 87.41%
Educational Support Services 115 $62,605 85.82%
Social Advocacy Organizations 109 $66,491 81.95%
Other Accounting Services 106 $74,694 84.13%
Rail Transportation 104 $121,330 85.25%
Commercial And Institutional Building Construction 104 $74,594 87.39%
International Affairs 102 $83,522 87.18%
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