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 %
Software Developers, Applications 6,009 $91,633 90.81%
Computer Systems Analysts 5,436 $72,840 93.64%
Computer Programmers 3,414 $68,806 86.10%
Computer Occupations, All Other 2,749 $69,376 93.34%
Operations Research Analysts 634 $73,488 85.22%
Statisticians 601 $84,497 93.18%
Management Analysts 505 $70,573 91.32%
Network and Computer Systems Administrators 434 $64,705 90.42%
Financial Analysts 420 $74,877 90.32%
Software Developers, Systems Software 392 $100,579 90.74%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Software Developers, Applications 729 $99,648 140.19%
Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers 284 $20,979 89.87%
Computer Systems Analysts 171 $92,232 69.23%
Slaughterers and Meat Packers 113 $19,469 49.78%
Statisticians 88 $72,926 39.11%
Computer Occupations, All Other 67 $88,737 32.21%
Internists, General 66 $132,727 60.55%
Operations Research Analysts 65 $56,208 65.00%
Network and Computer Systems Administrators 51 $77,346 75.00%
Software Developers, Systems Software 37 $107,590 57.81%
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 %
Visionet Systems Inc 8 $80,670 88.89%
Flysoft Inc 8 $82,225 88.89%
Pioneer Consulting Services Llc 8 $87,571 88.89%
Merrill Lynch 8 $92,396 88.89%
Ktm Consultants Llc 8 $81,791 88.89%
Ness Usa Inc 8 $80,855 88.89%
Anagh Technologies Inc 8 $89,453 88.89%
Cigna Life Insurance Company Of North America 8 $87,950 88.89%
Judge Technical Services Inc 8 $107,253 88.89%
Veridic Solutions Llc 8 $83,192 88.89%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %

Top Industries in Delaware (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Industrial Machinery Manufacturing 3 $65,000 100.00%
Solar Electric Power Generation 3 $109,311 100.00%
Other Services Related To Advertising 2 $63,076 66.67%
Other Grocery And Related Products Merchant Wholesalers 2 $45,094 66.67%
Interior Design Services 2 $33,946 66.67%
Private Mail Centers 2 $77,886 66.67%
Pharmacies And Drug Retailers 2 $98,894 66.67%
Open End Investment Funds 2 $125,726 66.67%
Sports Teams And Clubs 2 $28,680 66.67%
Courts 2 $51,023 66.67%
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