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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Kansas Foreign Labor Visa Stats (All Years)

Total Visas % of all Visas Average Wage Visa Type
27,840 82.97% $72,180 H-1B
3,159 9.41% $31,586 H-2A
2,356 7.02% $331,168 PERM
201 0.60% $81,566 E-3 Australian

As of May 2023, Kansas has seen a total of 33,556 visa workers across all visa types. The most common visa class in Kansas is the H-1B visa with 27,840 H-1B visas on record over all years accounting for 82.97% of Kansas's total visas. The second most prevalent visa is the H-2A visa with 3,159 H-2A visas on record over all years accounting for 9.41% of Kansas's total visas.

Top Occupations in Kansas (All Years)

Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Regulatory Affairs Specialists 15 $66,689 88.24%
Purchasing Agents, Except Wholesale, Retail, and Farm Products 15 $53,063 93.75%
Credit Analysts 15 $54,862 93.75%
Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary School 14 $41,152 87.50%
Statistical Assistants 14 $43,900 87.50%
Pharmacists 14 $97,461 87.50%
Educational, Guidance, School, and Vocational Counselors 14 $39,007 87.50%
Public Relations Specialists 14 $40,141 93.33%
Computer Hardware Engineers 14 $72,690 93.33%
Purchasing Managers 13 $99,248 86.67%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Geography Teachers, Postsecondary 2 $43,260 40.00%
Computer Hardware Engineers 2 $50,669 40.00%
Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers 2 $108,977 40.00%
Chefs and Head Cooks 2 $58,916 40.00%
Bill and Account Collectors 2 $33,509 40.00%
Microbiologists 2 $44,107 50.00%
Cost Estimators 2 $78,572 50.00%
Atmospheric, Earth, Marine, and Space Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary 2 $28,740 50.00%
Mental Health Counselors 2 $35,350 50.00%
Compliance Officers 2 $57,242 50.00%
Kansas Employees Over Time
Kansas has been in the H1B Visa program since 2011 where 1,402 employees were hired. Kansas peaked in 2018 with 2,359 employees, and has since been on a decline with the most recent number of employees being 324 in 2025.

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

Country # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
India 641 $490,444 42.12%
Mexico 177 $29,628 57.47%
Nepal 74 $34,865 40.88%
Philippines 62 $5,851,871 41.33%
China 58 $59,893 39.73%
South Africa 57 $40,501 45.24%
Brazil 48 $32,250 47.06%
Pakistan 32 $74,719 32.65%
Bangladesh 31 $28,689 33.33%
South Korea 31 $43,223 51.67%

Top Hiring Companies in Kansas (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Ascend Learning Llc 67 $91,607 93.06%
Idatalytics Llc 65 $74,107 90.28%
Usd 501 Topeka Public Schools 63 $53,764 90.00%
Gravitas Tech Llc 62 $83,359 88.57%
Payless Shoesource Inc 61 $63,473 88.41%
Cox Automotive Corporate Services Llc 60 $87,632 89.55%
Quintiles Inc 59 $64,896 92.19%
Quest Diagnostics Incorporated 58 $94,969 92.06%
Satyam Computer Services Ltd 58 $64,592 93.55%
American Multi Cinema Inc 55 $98,554 88.71%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Burnett Huser Cattle Llc 10 $32,710 100.00%
Farmers Daughters Llc 10 $32,196 100.00%
Keesecker Agri Business Inc 10 $28,566 100.00%
Habiger Farms Harvesting Llc 10 $30,796 100.00%
Arch Frink Llc 10 $34,341 100.00%
Greg Friesen Harvesting Llc 10 $27,431 100.00%
Shughart Harvesting 9 $21,538 100.00%
Two Buds Trucking Llc 9 $30,493 100.00%
J Six Farms Llc 9 $32,871 100.00%
Chase Ward Farms Inc 9 $33,439 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Midas Hospitality Llc 5 $17,576 26.32%
Vie Global Llc 5 $25,509 27.78%
Lakhani Commercial Corp 4 $44,985 23.53%
Jayhawk Hospitalists Pa 4 $107,245 25.00%
Wichita Nephrology Group Pa 4 $94,292 25.00%
Lg Electronics Mobile Research Usa Llc 4 $73,533 25.00%
Wk Holding Company Inc 4 $47,949 25.00%
Touchnet Information Systems Inc 4 $64,745 25.00%
Compass Minerals 4 $91,779 26.67%
Ceva Us Holdings Inc 4 $96,257 26.67%

Top Industries in Kansas (All Years)

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

Kansas Wage Comparison to Other States (All Years)

The chart below compares The average wage in Kansas to that of the top 9 states with the highest overall average H1-B wage. The average wage in Kansas over all years is $72,180. 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