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
33,690 92.31% $81,142 H-1B
2,537 6.95% $79,880 PERM
142 0.39% $28,642 H-2A
126 0.35% $87,629 E-3 Australian

As of May 2023, Delaware has seen a total of 36,495 visa workers across all visa types. The most common visa class in Delaware is the H-1B visa with 33,690 H-1B visas on record over all years accounting for 92.31% of Delaware's total visas. The second most prevalent visa is the PERM visa with 2,537 PERM visas on record over all years accounting for 6.95% of Delaware's total visas.

Top Occupations in Delaware (All Years)

Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Advertising and Promotions Managers 1 $90,251 100.00%
Administrative Services Managers 1 $92,436 100.00%
Mechatronics Engineers 1 $104,208 100.00%
Informatics Nurse Specialists 1 $105,040 100.00%
Supply Chain Managers 1 $107,286 100.00%
Fuel Cell Engineers 1 $113,235 100.00%
Dentists, All Other Specialists 1 $128,606 100.00%
Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Physicians 1 $208,000 100.00%
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 2,349 in 2023.

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

Country # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
India 922 $99,629 45.44%
Haiti 145 $20,065 36.80%
China 126 $75,075 46.84%
Mexico 106 $22,552 57.61%
Vietnam 55 $21,021 44.35%
Canada 33 $103,616 52.38%
Mongolia 28 $24,775 44.44%
South Korea 25 $26,580 54.35%
Pakistan 18 $101,383 40.00%
Philippines 15 $45,021 48.39%

Top Hiring Companies in Delaware (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Otis It Inc 280 $63,089 92.11%
Cognizant Technology Solutions Us Corporation 271 $73,413 90.64%
Ernst Young Us Llp 271 $80,260 99.27%
Polaris Consulting Services Ltd 235 $84,870 90.04%
Christiana Care Health Services Inc 232 $152,284 90.27%
Streamline Technologies Inc 228 $68,399 88.72%
Virtusa Corporation 226 $85,198 88.63%
Capital One Services Llc 225 $89,068 92.59%
Apogee Medical Group Delaware Inc 216 $165,305 90.38%
Capgemini America Inc 204 $86,979 87.93%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Metlife Group Inc 12 $116,883 21.05%
Polakams Llc 11 $94,899 19.30%
Sallie Mae Bank 11 $89,593 19.64%
Dupont Specialty Products Usa Llc 10 $116,201 19.23%
Jam Inc 10 $94,382 19.23%
Ahu Technologies Inc 10 $78,609 20.41%
Playtex Manufacturing Inc 9 $84,092 18.75%
Ar Solutions Inc 8 $105,440 17.39%
Jamie Ness Racing 8 $18,902 19.51%
Clinpharma Consulting Global Group Llc 8 $92,006 19.51%

Top Industries in Delaware (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Security Systems Services Except Locksmiths 1 $108,493 50.00%
Nonresidential Property Managers 1 $57,138 50.00%
Printing 1 $64,626 50.00%
Fitness And Recreational Sports Centers 1 $78,250 50.00%
Electric Lighting Equipment Manufacturing 1 $51,813 50.00%
Exterminating And Pest Control Services 1 $39,957 50.00%
Private Mail Centers 1 $77,418 50.00%
All Other Miscellaneous Food Manufacturing 1 $76,752 50.00%
Travel Agencies 1 $95,930 50.00%
Administration Of Veterans Affairs 1 $176,176 50.00%
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 $81,142. 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