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 %
Bioinformatics Scientists 10 $72,014 71.43%
Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health 10 $61,227 76.92%
Agricultural Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary 10 $63,459 76.92%
Commercial and Industrial Designers 10 $62,234 76.92%
Microbiologists 10 $58,015 76.92%
Computer Hardware Engineers 10 $78,857 76.92%
Mathematicians 9 $82,897 81.82%
Biological Technicians 9 $43,086 81.82%
Judicial Law Clerks 9 $48,164 81.82%
Food Scientists and Technologists 9 $76,791 81.82%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Biochemists and Biophysicists 1 $64,542 25.00%
Philosophy and Religion Teachers, Postsecondary 1 $84,812 25.00%
Childcare Workers 1 $19,323 25.00%
Regulatory Affairs Managers 1 $119,933 25.00%
Economics Teachers, Postsecondary 1 $116,000 25.00%
Mechanical Drafters 1 $62,608 25.00%
Bakers 1 $27,019 25.00%
Travel Agents 1 $54,080 25.00%
Dentists, General 1 $117,978 25.00%
Chefs and Head Cooks 1 $54,558 25.00%
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 %
Citibank Na 442 $100,658 91.89%
Blackrock Financial Management Inc 427 $77,157 89.89%
Delasoft Inc 423 $65,375 89.24%
Ibm India Private Limited 407 $76,016 89.65%
University Of Delaware 377 $63,233 86.87%
Wipro Limited 374 $69,486 87.79%
Blackrock Capital Management Inc 335 $67,447 79.76%
Venturesoft Global Inc 320 $57,882 88.64%
Jpmorgan Chase Amp Co 319 $88,952 90.63%
Ernst Young Us Llp 309 $83,672 93.64%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Foods Style Usa Inc 6 $34,174 100.00%
Jbo Harvesting Inc 5 $30,514 100.00%
Eastern Sod Farms Llc 5 $24,862 100.00%
Hanover Foods Delaware Inc 5 $29,382 100.00%
Fla Melon Harvesting Inc 4 $33,275 100.00%
Innurba Llc 4 $34,575 100.00%
Magee Farms 4 $32,937 100.00%
Gonzalez Farm Llc 4 $32,568 100.00%
Sunstate Harvesters Inc 4 $31,637 100.00%
Schiff Transport 3 $24,364 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Capital One Services Llc 33 $95,212 32.04%
Amsol Inc 32 $57,804 33.68%
Envision Infosolutions Inc 30 $108,029 33.33%
Christiana Care Health Services Inc 27 $124,456 31.40%
Aetea Information Technology Inc 24 $97,124 29.63%
Barclays Services Llc 24 $101,603 30.77%
Inpatient Consultants Of Delaware Inc 23 $155,223 31.08%
American It Group Inc 20 $76,848 28.17%
Jt Hoover Concrete Inc 20 $36,356 29.41%
Sallie Mae Bank 15 $95,795 22.73%

Top Industries in Delaware (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %

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