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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Delaware Foreign Labor Visa Stats (All Years)

Total Visas % of all Visas Average Wage Visa Type
36,370 92.44% $82,872 H-1B
2,656 6.75% $81,026 PERM
173 0.44% $30,076 H-2A
147 0.37% $90,493 E-3 Australian

As of May 2023, Delaware has seen a total of 39,346 visa workers across all visa types. The most common visa class in Delaware is the H-1B visa with 36,370 H-1B visas on record over all years accounting for 92.44% of Delaware's total visas. The second most prevalent visa is the PERM visa with 2,656 PERM visas on record over all years accounting for 6.75% of Delaware's total visas.

Top Occupations in Delaware (All Years)

Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Software Developers, Applications 6,009 $91,633 90.81%
Computer Systems Analysts 5,436 $72,840 93.64%
Computer Programmers 3,414 $68,806 86.10%
Computer Occupations, All Other 2,749 $69,376 93.34%
Operations Research Analysts 634 $73,488 85.22%
Statisticians 601 $84,497 93.18%
Management Analysts 505 $70,573 91.32%
Network and Computer Systems Administrators 434 $64,705 90.42%
Financial Analysts 420 $74,877 90.32%
Software Developers, Systems Software 392 $100,579 90.74%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Software Developers, Applications 729 $99,648 140.19%
Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers 284 $20,979 89.87%
Computer Systems Analysts 171 $92,232 69.23%
Slaughterers and Meat Packers 113 $19,469 49.78%
Statisticians 88 $72,926 39.11%
Computer Occupations, All Other 67 $88,737 32.21%
Internists, General 66 $132,727 60.55%
Operations Research Analysts 65 $56,208 65.00%
Network and Computer Systems Administrators 51 $77,346 75.00%
Software Developers, Systems Software 37 $107,590 57.81%
Delaware Employees Over Time
Delaware has been in the H1B Visa program since 2011 where 1,711 employees were hired. Delaware peaked in 2018 with 3,459 employees, and has since been on a decline with the most recent number of employees being 452 in 2025.

Top Countries with Workers in Delaware From PERM Program (All Years)

Country # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
India 996 $100,673 45.11%
Haiti 145 $20,065 36.80%
China 141 $75,859 47.16%
Mexico 106 $22,552 57.61%
Vietnam 55 $21,021 44.35%
Canada 39 $103,511 54.17%
Mongolia 29 $27,221 46.03%
South Korea 25 $26,580 51.02%
Pakistan 21 $103,145 45.65%
Philippines 15 $45,021 48.39%

Top Hiring Companies in Delaware (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Proficient Business Systems Inc 10 $81,987 90.91%
Scepter Technologies Inc 10 $76,675 90.91%
Stellent Solutions Inc 10 $64,561 90.91%
Quality Matrix Inc 10 $71,839 90.91%
It Resources Inc 10 $77,074 90.91%
Rohm And Haas Electronic Materials Cmp Inc A Subsidiary Of The Dow 10 $94,187 90.91%
Abal Technologies Inc 10 $104,216 90.91%
Aaa Club Alliance 10 $77,776 90.91%
Magtech Consulting And Solutions Development Corporation 10 $86,339 90.91%
Atos Syntel Inc 10 $87,491 90.91%
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Top Industries in Delaware (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
All Other Miscellaneous Crop Farming 3 $22,447 100.00%
Apple Orchards 3 $26,451 100.00%
Frozen Food Manufacturing 2 $28,486 100.00%
Potato Farming 2 $34,050 100.00%
Greenhouse Nursery And Floriculture Production 2 $31,762 100.00%
Soil Preparation Planting And Cultivating 2 $21,704 100.00%
Fruit And Tree Nut Farming 2 $35,100 100.00%
Hay Farming 1 $35,776 100.00%
Recyclable Material Merchant Wholesalers 1 $23,483 100.00%

Delaware Wage Comparison to Other States (All Years)

The chart below compares The average wage in Delaware to that of the top 9 states with the highest overall average H1-B wage. The average wage in Delaware over all years is $82,872. 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