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 %
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education 346 $53,918 91.78%
Public Relations Specialists 311 $60,309 83.16%
Political Scientists 285 $92,224 77.66%
Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists 268 $57,920 86.45%
Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education 223 $26,817 79.93%
Computer and Information Systems Managers 192 $151,661 88.07%
Social and Community Service Managers 183 $69,644 87.56%
Web Developers 166 $70,834 91.21%
Computer Systems Engineers/Architects 161 $107,595 89.44%
Graphic Designers 158 $57,330 92.94%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Childcare Workers 8 $19,019 100.00%
Financial Managers 8 $140,924 100.00%
Paralegals and Legal Assistants 7 $68,887 87.50%
Economics Teachers, Postsecondary 6 $59,777 75.00%
Interior Designers 6 $50,312 75.00%
Marketing Managers 6 $103,536 85.71%
Construction Managers 6 $92,955 85.71%
Cooks, Restaurant 6 $27,432 85.71%
Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists 5 $25,368 83.33%
General and Operations Managers 5 $109,637 83.33%
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 %
Kosovo 1 $41,800 33.33%
Malta 1 $148,117 33.33%
Macedonia 1 $55,286 33.33%
Cote D'ivoire 1 $73,008 33.33%
Albania 1 $62,317 33.33%
Benin 1 $148,678 33.33%
Antigua And Barbuda 1 $37,981 33.33%
Norway 1 $29,557 33.33%
Denmark 1 $122,470 33.33%
Moldova 1 $85,634 33.33%

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 %

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