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 %
Risk Management Specialists 20 $83,323 83.33%
Graphic Designers 20 $39,828 86.96%
Natural Sciences Managers 19 $120,940 82.61%
Occupational Therapists 17 $67,169 80.95%
Anesthesiologists 16 $157,569 80.00%
Electronics Engineers, Except Computer 16 $93,401 80.00%
Computer and Information Research Scientists 16 $86,969 84.21%
Physics Teachers, Postsecondary 16 $78,358 84.21%
Clinical Data Managers 15 $87,283 78.95%
Physicists 15 $58,527 78.95%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Carpenters 2 $67,912 33.33%
Sales Managers 2 $123,667 33.33%
Financial Examiners 2 $83,866 33.33%
Managers, All Other 2 $139,734 33.33%
Computer Network Architects 1 $150,592 20.00%
Exercise Physiologists 1 $39,957 20.00%
Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary 1 $91,304 20.00%
Industrial Production Managers 1 $124,779 20.00%
Computer and Information Research Scientists 1 $96,200 20.00%
Engineers, All Other 1 $125,154 20.00%
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)

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.

State Avg Wage