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 %
Lodging Managers 45 $54,114 86.54%
Occupational Therapists 45 $73,200 88.24%
Physicists 43 $66,323 86.00%
Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary 41 $63,403 82.00%
Computer User Support Specialists 39 $54,410 81.25%
Social Scientists and Related Workers, All Other 39 $79,355 82.98%
Internists, General 39 $111,864 84.78%
Mathematical Science Teachers, Postsecondary 38 $48,403 88.37%
Marketing Managers 38 $107,499 88.37%
Climate Change Analysts 38 $75,162 90.48%
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 2,533 in 2023.

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

Country # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Argentina 15 $102,138 39.47%
Bangladesh 13 $64,224 40.63%
Italy 13 $82,359 41.94%
Spain 11 $99,937 36.67%
Ireland 10 $66,446 34.48%
Taiwan 10 $59,007 40.00%
Venezuela 10 $74,989 40.00%
Trinidad And Tobago 10 $67,929 41.67%
Romania 9 $103,281 39.13%
Ukraine 9 $84,122 42.86%

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