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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Hawaii Foreign Labor Visa Stats (All Years)

Total Visas % of all Visas Average Wage Visa Type
4,928 81.81% $69,877 H-1B
533 8.85% $60,712 PERM
394 6.54% $80,994 E-3 Australian
169 2.81% $30,755 H-2A

As of May 2023, Hawaii has seen a total of 6,024 visa workers across all visa types. The most common visa class in Hawaii is the H-1B visa with 4,928 H-1B visas on record over all years accounting for 81.81% of Hawaii's total visas. The second most prevalent visa is the PERM visa with 533 PERM visas on record over all years accounting for 8.85% of Hawaii's total visas.

Top Occupations in Hawaii (All Years)

Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Hawaii Employees Over Time
Hawaii has been in the H1B Visa program since 2011 where 434 employees were hired. Hawaii peaked in 2012 with 507 employees, and has since been on a decline with the most recent number of employees being 38 in 2025.

Top Countries with Workers in Hawaii From PERM Program (All Years)

Country # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Japan 65 $58,432 17.52%
South Korea 62 $46,376 43.66%
Philippines 44 $34,097 33.08%
Canada 25 $77,771 36.76%
China 23 $61,256 44.23%
India 20 $78,054 52.63%
Brazil 10 $63,983 50.00%
Vietnam 8 $38,080 47.06%
Mexico 5 $67,987 41.67%
Peru 4 $71,898 50.00%

Top Hiring Companies in Hawaii (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Shrimp Improvement Systems Hawaii Llc 5 $70,125 83.33%
Ny Systems Inc 5 $67,080 83.33%
Real Geeks Llc 5 $57,387 83.33%
Oceanit Laboratories Inc 5 $77,813 83.33%
Htc Global Services Inc 5 $59,700 83.33%
Hawaii Pacific Teleport Lp 5 $61,414 83.33%
Google Llc 5 $79,414 83.33%
Avant Garde Solutions Ltd 5 $70,495 83.33%
Health Carousel Llc 5 $69,326 83.33%
Spirent Communications Inc 5 $73,357 83.33%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Xinhong Yu Cpa Llc 1 $39,728 50.00%
Hawaii Military Realty Inc 1 $59,197 50.00%
Rengo Packaging Inc 1 $52,104 50.00%
Ocean Wind Realty Llc 1 $78,541 50.00%
212 Communications Llc 1 $97,864 50.00%
Fx Group Inc 1 $104,915 50.00%
Nobutaka Ashihara Architect Pc 1 $46,696 50.00%
Cades Schutte Llp 1 $68,058 50.00%
Ts Hawaii Llc 1 $33,987 50.00%
Mahanaim Corp 1 $31,845 50.00%

Top Industries in Hawaii (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %

Hawaii Wage Comparison to Other States (All Years)

The chart below compares The average wage in Hawaii to that of the top 9 states with the highest overall average H1-B wage. The average wage in Hawaii over all years is $69,877. 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