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.
Employer Search tool is moved to it's own page: "H1B Visa Data Search Tool"

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 %
Lawyers	30	$105,796	88.24%
Psychiatrists	29	$140,421	85.29%
Database Architects	25	$95,928	78.13%
Surgeons	25	$186,335	78.13%
Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	24	$53,401	80.00%
Sales Engineers	24	$95,183	82.76%
Speech-Language Pathologists	23	$69,930	82.14%
Biological Scientists, All Other	23	$67,740	88.46%
Economists	22	$79,490	88.00%
Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary	22	$77,729	88.00%

Occupation	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Occupation	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Logisticians	2	$84,022	33.33%
Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	2	$21,227	33.33%
Financial Examiners	2	$83,866	33.33%
Anesthesiologists	2	$129,771	33.33%
Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop	2	$20,155	33.33%
Physics Teachers, Postsecondary	2	$86,173	33.33%
Lodging Managers	2	$81,286	33.33%
Carpenters	2	$67,912	33.33%
Sales Managers	2	$123,667	33.33%
Managers, All Other	2	$139,734	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 %
United States Of America	1	$61,110	100.00%
Croatia	1	$187,200	100.00%
Palestine	1	$97,531	100.00%

Top Hiring Companies in Delaware (All Years)

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Jpmorgan Chase Co	3,626	$99,510	91.47%
Tata Consultancy Services Limited	2,479	$71,104	99.40%
Accenture Llp	1,136	$80,098	99.04%
Infosys Limited	948	$71,915	99.58%
Barclays Bank Delaware	823	$88,284	88.88%
Cognizant Technology Solutions Us Corp	810	$95,080	98.18%
Mphasis Corporation	692	$74,891	97.60%
Northstar Group Inc	639	$58,875	98.01%
Bank Of America Na	568	$90,227	93.11%
Barclays Services Llc	457	$101,080	76.29%

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Fifer Orchards Inc	17	$29,546	100.00%
Canam Harvesting Llc	10	$32,760	100.00%
Evans Farms Llc	8	$31,132	100.00%
Forest View Nursery Inc	8	$27,976	100.00%
Devilbiss Landscape Architects Inc	7	$20,674	100.00%
Bonk Farms Llc	7	$30,525	100.00%
Benito Martinez Jr	6	$31,673	100.00%
Adams County Nursery Inc	6	$27,869	100.00%
Mid State Farms Llc	6	$31,120	100.00%
Apgar Turf Farm Inc	6	$30,325	100.00%

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Mican Technologies Inc	139	$97,883	20.44%
Capital One Services Ii Llc	124	$82,783	22.92%
Allen Harim Foods Llc	103	$25,044	40.55%
Techno Soft Inc	71	$84,459	33.97%
Apogee Medical Group Delaware Inc	66	$139,736	34.02%
Citibank Na	64	$101,318	35.36%
Raas Infotek Llc	60	$93,315	43.17%
Tekstrom Inc	56	$97,131	45.16%
Blackrock Capital Management Inc	41	$88,346	33.88%
Streamline Technologies Inc	38	$90,691	33.04%

Top Industries in Delaware (All Years)

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Full Service Restaurants	2	$85,613	100.00%
Radio And Television Broadcasting And Wireless Communications Equipment Manufacturing	2	$105,602	100.00%
Administration Of Education Programs	2	$69,453	100.00%
Testing Laboratories And Services	2	$75,036	100.00%
Battery Manufacturing	2	$77,345	100.00%
Air And Gas Compressor Manufacturing	2	$64,969	100.00%
Sports And Recreation Instruction	2	$41,704	100.00%
Other Heavy And Civil Engineering Construction	2	$64,563	100.00%
Industrial Machinery And Equipment Merchant Wholesalers	2	$73,122	100.00%
Consumer Electronics And Appliances Rental	2	$121,098	100.00%

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 $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.