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 %
Software Developers, Applications 4,535 $77,705 91.16%
Computer Programmers 2,760 $56,383 92.18%
Computer Systems Analysts 2,449 $62,851 92.59%
Computer Occupations, All Other 1,056 $73,222 91.03%
Mechanical Engineers 653 $67,357 90.95%
Electrical Engineers 644 $76,733 92.53%
Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technologists 602 $44,440 90.53%
Software Developers, Systems Software 492 $80,625 89.13%
Physicians and Surgeons, All Other 465 $151,091 91.00%
Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary 386 $90,426 85.40%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Software Developers, Applications 384 $88,529 52.32%
Combined Food Preparation and Serving Workers, Including Fast Food 103 $17,916 42.21%
Computer Systems Analysts 85 $79,503 69.67%
Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technologists 68 $5,332,531 61.26%
Electrical Engineers 48 $82,568 53.93%
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers 47 $22,144 56.63%
Internists, General 47 $154,126 73.44%
Software Developers, Systems Software 46 $84,591 71.88%
Computer Occupations, All Other 46 $88,315 75.41%
Helpers--Production Workers 45 $18,221 76.27%
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 %
Algeria 1 $18,782 100.00%
Honduras 1 $33,072 100.00%
Ghana 1 $74,672 100.00%
Cyprus 1 $59,592 100.00%
Hungary 1 $32,130 100.00%
Lithuania 1 $66,622 100.00%

Top Hiring Companies in Kansas (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Emporia State University 85 $43,760 88.54%
Gatix E Solutions Inc 82 $76,608 86.32%
Security Benefit Corporation 81 $65,771 93.10%
Staffingtree Inc 78 $79,984 95.12%
Unified School District 457 76 $44,540 97.44%
Securenet Systems Corporation 75 $75,051 97.40%
Microsoft Corporation 73 $85,701 96.05%
Globallogicinc 70 $84,428 92.11%
Ericsson Inc 69 $67,193 92.00%
Hays Medical Center Inc 68 $199,318 93.15%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Triangle H 11 $31,382 100.00%
Wickstrum Harvesting Llc 11 $24,515 100.00%
Stabel Trucking 11 $29,920 100.00%
Travis Fieser 11 $31,147 100.00%
Befort Farms 11 $29,196 100.00%
Studer Harvesting Llc 11 $32,009 100.00%
Dl Farms 11 $26,308 100.00%
Ppi Harvesting Llc 11 $32,006 100.00%
Schippers Harvesting Llc 10 $32,196 100.00%
Geer Harvesting 10 $31,812 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Arris Technology Inc 6 $77,102 28.57%
Kansas Gastroenterology Llc 6 $109,162 28.57%
Shawnee Mission Tree Service Inc 6 $26,007 28.57%
Neurology Associates Of Kansas Lld 6 $120,571 30.00%
Cox Automotive Corporate Services Llc 6 $85,041 30.00%
Rsa Security Llc 6 $86,747 30.00%
Neosho Memorial Regional Medical Center 5 $44,994 25.00%
Kana Software Inc 5 $76,652 25.00%
Npc International 5 $51,243 26.32%
Cnh Industrial America Llc 5 $86,736 26.32%

Top Industries in Kansas (All Years)

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