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 %
Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists 1 $38,542 100.00%
Biochemical Engineers 1 $87,763 100.00%
Special Education Teachers, Secondary School 1 $51,950 100.00%
Surveyors 1 $66,726 100.00%
Advertising and Promotions Managers 1 $90,251 100.00%
Mechanical Engineering Technicians 1 $55,702 100.00%
Special Education Teachers, All Other 1 $37,950 100.00%
Communications Teachers, Postsecondary 1 $79,800 100.00%
Music Directors and Composers 1 $31,512 100.00%
Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners 1 $53,955 100.00%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
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 %
Innova Solutions Inc 28 $94,846 90.32%
Polaris Software Lab India Ltd 28 $61,116 90.32%
Alpha Technologies Inc 28 $68,919 93.33%
Solenis Llc 28 $106,164 93.33%
Ta Instruments Waters Llc 28 $81,720 93.33%
Wells Fargo Bank Na 27 $130,657 93.10%
Hologic Inc 27 $104,792 93.10%
Cigna Health And Life Insurance Company 27 $98,094 93.10%
Springleaf General Services Corporation 27 $65,101 93.10%
Natsoft Corporation 27 $71,666 93.10%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Dentsply International Inc 1 $93,579 25.00%
Concord Pike Seasons Pizza Restaurant Inc 1 $77,314 25.00%
Delsavinc 1 $84,635 25.00%
Prolife Sales Llc 1 $32,968 25.00%
United Cocoa Processor 1 $96,616 25.00%
Wilmington Pharmatech Company Llc 1 $59,197 25.00%
Nrv Inc 1 $65,187 25.00%
Omshree Corporation 1 $86,008 25.00%
Saad S Khan 1 $17,701 25.00%
Visionet Systems Inc 1 $83,325 25.00%

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