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 %
Software Developers, Applications 5,327 $94,094 89.15%
Computer Systems Analysts 3,532 $79,595 89.15%
Computer Programmers 2,655 $67,888 85.73%
Management Analysts 997 $85,070 89.98%
Lawyers 943 $144,175 86.04%
Accountants and Auditors 941 $70,352 90.05%
Economists 906 $107,070 87.62%
Computer Occupations, All Other 852 $95,115 86.23%
Social Science Research Assistants 835 $45,399 89.69%
Financial Analysts 560 $75,248 86.96%
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%
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists 15 $57,390 107.14%
Civil Engineers 15 $68,435 107.14%
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 409 in 2025.

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

Country # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Cote D'ivoire 1 $73,008 50.00%
Albania 1 $62,317 50.00%
Benin 1 $148,678 50.00%
Antigua And Barbuda 1 $37,981 50.00%
Norway 1 $29,557 50.00%
Denmark 1 $122,470 50.00%
Moldova 1 $85,634 50.00%
Belize 1 $93,912 50.00%
Gabon 1 $71,698 50.00%
Belarus 1 $88,878 50.00%

Top Hiring Companies in District of Columbia (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Fort Myer Construction Corporation 24 $71,173 85.71%
Providence Health System 24 $47,583 85.71%
Hellmuth Obata Kassabaum Inc 24 $57,078 85.71%
Deloitte Financial Advisory Services Llp 24 $80,756 85.71%
Three Crowns Us Llp 24 $154,150 85.71%
Cybecys Inc 24 $86,514 85.71%
Vsquare Infotech Inc 24 $74,461 85.71%
Siri Infosolutions Inc 24 $77,463 88.89%
R3 Technology Inc 24 $94,827 88.89%
Sidley Austin Us Llp 24 $119,363 88.89%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Americaspeaks 1 $48,963 50.00%
Committee For Economic Development 1 $59,800 50.00%
Technical Learning Centers 1 $39,042 50.00%
International Research Exchanges Board 1 $86,570 50.00%
Nexa Capital Patners Llc 1 $148,117 50.00%
Georgetown Economic Services Llc 1 $73,299 50.00%
Specialtycare Inc 1 $54,122 50.00%
Microfinance International Corporation 1 $60,000 50.00%
Wymond Associates Llc 1 $68,453 50.00%
Clark Parsia Llc 1 $88,462 50.00%

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 $104,510.

State Avg Wage