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 %
Mechanical Engineers 165 $83,915 93.22%
Credit Analysts 143 $66,407 88.27%
Business Intelligence Analysts 136 $89,871 85.53%
Physical Therapists 134 $71,329 85.90%
Materials Scientists 122 $74,251 82.43%
Financial Quantitative Analysts 106 $88,103 82.17%
Financial Specialists, All Other 103 $63,003 88.79%
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education 102 $51,487 93.58%
Information Technology Project Managers 99 $93,036 93.40%
Information Security Analysts 88 $94,280 89.80%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Financial Specialists, All Other 10 $72,477 43.48%
Management Analysts 10 $77,447 47.62%
Industrial Engineers 9 $89,888 45.00%
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education 8 $44,985 42.11%
Mechanical Engineers 8 $96,122 42.11%
Marketing Managers 8 $129,641 47.06%
Economists 8 $71,492 61.54%
Computer User Support Specialists 7 $62,183 53.85%
Natural Sciences Managers 7 $157,099 58.33%
General and Operations Managers 7 $108,356 58.33%
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 %
Adtalem Global Education Inc 1 $87,875 100.00%
Hercules Incorporated 1 $87,922 100.00%
Ei Dupont De Nemours Amp Company Inc 1 $87,922 100.00%
Aqualon Company 1 $87,942 100.00%
Qubitfy Llc 1 $87,984 100.00%
Meshfore Llc 1 $87,984 100.00%
Pbits Inc 1 $87,984 100.00%
Inrika Inc 1 $87,984 100.00%
Averon Services Inc 1 $87,984 100.00%
Tekblu Llc 1 $87,984 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %

Top Industries in Delaware (All Years)

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