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 %
Anthropology and Archeology Teachers, Postsecondary 1 $64,896 100.00%
Camera Operators, Television, Video, and Motion Picture 1 $28,954 100.00%
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 %
Turkey 2 $82,649 50.00%
Hong Kong 2 $54,174 50.00%
Argentina 2 $68,037 50.00%
Colombia 2 $77,158 50.00%
France 2 $59,207 50.00%
New Zealand 2 $66,198 50.00%
Slovakia 2 $33,322 66.67%
Switzerland 2 $47,455 66.67%
Indonesia 2 $57,751 66.67%
Singapore 2 $74,932 66.67%

Top Hiring Companies in Hawaii (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Visionet Systems Inc 4 $82,373 100.00%
Center For Cultural And Technical Interchange Between East West Inc 4 $95,311 100.00%
Aloha Soft Llc 4 $77,428 100.00%
Xoriant Corporation 4 $94,391 100.00%
Brown And Caldwell 4 $96,897 100.00%
Sound Physicians Of Hawaii Inc 4 $118,987 100.00%
Waimanalo Health Center 4 $133,491 100.00%
West Hawaii Community Health Center Inc 4 $142,787 100.00%
The Emergency Group Inc 4 $210,444 100.00%
Pbr Hawaii Associates Inc 3 $38,036 75.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Haseko Hawaii Inc 1 $99,445 100.00%
Pops Inc 1 $74,755 100.00%
Translation Interpreting Services 1 $51,938 100.00%
Trustees Of The Estate Of Bernice Pauahi Bishop Dba Kamehameha Schools 1 $92,747 100.00%
Mixmix Llc 1 $35,090 100.00%
Ymnh Llc 1 $83,242 100.00%
Liberty Dialysishawaii Llc A Fresenius Medical C 1 $66,040 100.00%
Megaagenthawaii Llc 1 $68,557 100.00%
Midway Realty Llc 1 $51,334 100.00%
Hawaii Pacific Realty Group Inc 1 $35,402 100.00%

Top Industries in Hawaii (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Farm Labor Contractors And Crew Leaders 31 $35,692 100.00%
Other Noncitrus Fruit Farming 27 $37,915 100.00%
Apiculture 18 $32,768 100.00%
Vegetable And Melon Farming 12 $34,486 100.00%
Cattle Ranching And Farming 12 $27,760 100.00%
Support Activities For Crop Production 10 $35,033 100.00%
Sheep Farming 9 $18,766 100.00%
Other Vegetable Except Potato And Melon Farming 9 $30,044 100.00%
Goat Farming 7 $24,661 100.00%
Fruit And Tree Nut Farming 5 $32,602 100.00%

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