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 %
Software Developers, Applications 5,331 $94,096 89.22%
Computer Systems Analysts 3,531 $79,588 89.14%
Computer Programmers 2,655 $67,888 85.73%
Management Analysts 912 $81,877 89.41%
Accountants and Auditors 859 $69,024 86.16%
Lawyers 857 $138,830 89.64%
Computer Occupations, All Other 852 $95,115 90.25%
Economists 829 $105,306 89.04%
Social Science Research Assistants 764 $44,020 84.51%
Financial Analysts 525 $73,534 86.63%
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 2,533 in 2023.

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

Country # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Mexico 24 $72,822 38.71%
Pakistan 23 $60,009 39.66%
Nepal 23 $66,868 42.59%
Mongolia 21 $47,167 43.75%
Brazil 20 $78,263 43.48%
France 20 $77,946 43.48%
Nigeria 20 $73,211 45.45%
Colombia 18 $84,558 41.86%
Germany 18 $91,077 43.90%
Sri Lanka 18 $53,758 46.15%

Top Hiring Companies in District of Columbia (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
American University 145 $50,451 84.30%
Accenture Llp 144 $93,329 84.21%
Eab Global Inc 144 $87,054 85.21%
Wp Company Llc 143 $90,678 96.62%
Prosoft Associates 142 $62,997 97.26%
Prosoft Associates Inc 141 $69,513 96.58%
Pricewaterhousecoopers Advisory Services Llc 134 $117,244 91.78%
Mckinsey Company Inc United States 134 $91,760 92.41%
Cognizant Technology Solutions Us Corporation 131 $83,677 90.97%
People Tech Group Inc 121 $81,892 85.82%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
M Arthur Gensler Jr And Associates Inc 5 $51,734 45.45%
American Chemical Society 5 $76,919 50.00%
Cra International Inc 4 $92,507 40.00%
The Sphere Institute 4 $77,839 40.00%
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer Us Llp 4 $148,523 40.00%
World Learning 4 $89,419 44.44%
Systems Integration Development Inc 4 $84,802 44.44%
Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority 4 $88,444 44.44%
The Carlyle Group Employee Co Llc 4 $110,167 44.44%
Sentrana Inc 4 $117,520 44.44%

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