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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Idaho Foreign Labor Visa Stats (All Years)

Total Visas % of all Visas Average Wage Visa Type
9,073 49.98% $72,806 H-1B
8,212 45.24% $26,838 H-2A
770 4.24% $482,204 PERM
99 0.55% $81,965 E-3 Australian

As of May 2023, Idaho has seen a total of 18,154 visa workers across all visa types. The most common visa class in Idaho is the H-1B visa with 9,073 H-1B visas on record over all years accounting for 49.98% of Idaho's total visas. The second most prevalent visa is the H-2A visa with 8,212 H-2A visas on record over all years accounting for 45.24% of Idaho's total visas.

Top Occupations in Idaho (All Years)

Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Architectural Drafters 1 $40,061 100.00%
Veterinarians 1 $109,678 100.00%
Registered Nurses 1 $60,694 100.00%
Counselors, All Other 1 $28,579 100.00%
Landscape Architects 1 $37,190 100.00%
Social Work Teachers, Postsecondary 1 $41,060 100.00%
Health Diagnosing and Treating Practitioners, All Other 1 $44,283 100.00%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Idaho Employees Over Time
Idaho has been in the H1B Visa program since 2011 where 483 employees were hired. Idaho peaked in 2022 with 829 employees, and has since been on a decline with the most recent number of employees being 137 in 2025.

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

Country # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
India 198 $1,002,131 46.15%
China 77 $67,948 49.68%
Mexico 21 $45,430 25.93%
Nepal 20 $6,729,100 48.78%
Canada 20 $72,779 48.78%
South Korea 17 $70,863 45.95%
Philippines 12 $72,644 35.29%
Japan 12 $84,575 42.86%
Italy 10 $73,831 40.00%
Brazil 9 $66,923 45.00%

Top Hiring Companies in Idaho (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Deloitte Touche Llp 43 $73,618 89.58%
Ernst Young Us Llp 43 $83,035 97.73%
Applied Materials Inc 42 $80,256 97.67%
Kla Tencor Corporation 38 $86,016 88.37%
On Semiconductor 35 $69,805 83.33%
Accenture Llp 33 $83,688 100.00%
The Internet Truckstop Llc 32 $98,563 96.97%
Vtcu Corp 28 $63,959 87.50%
Hmi North America Inc 28 $65,856 87.50%
Micron Idaho Semiconductor Manufacturing Triton Llc 28 $86,338 93.33%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Salmon Falls Sheep Partnership 28 $18,609 100.00%
Wolf One Farms Inc 27 $25,760 100.00%
Desert Ridge Farms Inc 27 $25,924 100.00%
Driscoll Brothers Partnership 27 $28,225 100.00%
Kirk M Jacobs 26 $29,304 100.00%
Gibbs Farms Llc 26 $28,221 100.00%
Rt Kandler Llc 26 $26,470 100.00%
Triple R Farms Llc 24 $27,100 100.00%
J A Phillips Ranch 24 $18,809 100.00%
J V Dairy Llc 23 $27,256 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Materne North America Corp 4 $99,726 57.14%
Sel Engineering Services Inc 4 $92,014 57.14%
Populus Group Llc 3 $105,369,250 50.00%
Community Health Association Of Spokane 3 $133,855 50.00%
Lactalis American Group 3 $93,233 50.00%
Sawtooth Summit Food Beverage Inc 3 $23,913 50.00%
In Time Tec 3 $83,165 50.00%
Saint Alphonsus Health System 3 $181,743 50.00%
Tokyo Electron Us Holdings Inc 2 $80,891 33.33%
Evergreen Chinese Buffet Inc 2 $34,466 33.33%

Top Industries in Idaho (All Years)

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

Idaho Wage Comparison to Other States (All Years)

The chart below compares The average wage in Idaho to that of the top 9 states with the highest overall average H1-B wage. The average wage in Idaho over all years is $72,806. 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