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 %
Goldman Sachs Bank Usa 100 $91,346 84.75%
Clairvoyant Technosolutions Inc 99 $61,806 83.90%
Citicorp Credit Services Inc Usa 98 $78,011 83.76%
Infocons Inc 92 $96,700 86.79%
Agilent Technologies Inc 88 $100,372 88.00%
Opulentsoft Llc 85 $86,821 88.54%
Cem Technology Inc 81 $58,853 85.26%
The Pnc Financial Services Group Inc 80 $96,182 86.96%
American Air Liquide Inc 79 $84,696 87.78%
Delaware State University 77 $49,481 88.51%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Hanover Foods 1 $32,323 100.00%
Forest View Nursery 1 $32,323 100.00%
Garcia And Sons 1 $60,778 100.00%
Bi State Feeders 1 $23,005 100.00%
Rich Lease Inc 1 $32,323 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
New Bm Meats Inc 5 $20,030 25.00%
Tek International Inc 5 $117,270 25.00%
Enova Technology Solutions Llc 4 $99,133 20.00%
Uhs Of Dover Llc 4 $122,798 20.00%
Exeire Inc 4 $108,779 21.05%
Forcebeyond Llc 4 $78,411 22.22%
Sussex Eye Care Dba Atlantic Eye Care 3 $81,883 18.75%
Dayka Hackett Llc 3 $145,420 18.75%
Continental Finance Company Llc 3 $57,866 18.75%
Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics Inc 3 $88,643 18.75%

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