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 %
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education 1 $40,330 33.33%
Anthropology and Archeology Teachers, Postsecondary 1 $84,654 33.33%
Web Developers 1 $80,454 33.33%
Survey Researchers 1 $39,354 33.33%
Chiropractors 1 $51,043 33.33%
Childcare Workers 1 $19,323 33.33%
Biochemists and Biophysicists 1 $64,542 33.33%
Philosophy and Religion Teachers, Postsecondary 1 $84,812 33.33%
Purchasing Managers 1 $96,533 33.33%
Economics Teachers, Postsecondary 1 $116,000 33.33%
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 %
Cover Rossiter Pa 13 $56,331 92.86%
Infomerica Inc 13 $65,934 92.86%
Computer Sciences Corporation 13 $74,464 92.86%
Forcebeyond Llc 13 $73,326 92.86%
Zenith Home Corp 13 $82,694 92.86%
Devcare Solutions Ltd 13 $60,093 92.86%
Yash Technologies Inc 13 $76,969 92.86%
Fusion Plus Solutions Inc 13 $84,901 92.86%
Oracle America Inc 13 $125,284 92.86%
Cgi Technologies And Solutions Inc 12 $81,174 85.71%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %

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