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 %
Canada 28 $88,457 47.46%
Vietnam 24 $24,631 40.68%
Jordan 18 $107,524 42.86%
United Kingdom 17 $70,473 47.22%
Sri Lanka 14 $48,163 41.18%
El Salvador 11 $65,139 37.93%
Malaysia 9 $62,562 36.00%
Russia 9 $69,800 40.91%
Iran 8 $53,370 40.00%
Lebanon 8 $103,508 44.44%

Top Hiring Companies in Kansas (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Nexius Insight Inc 23 $69,636 92.00%
Advanced Technology Group Inc 22 $85,797 91.67%
Cnet Global Solutions Inc 22 $57,680 91.67%
Strategic Resources International Inc 22 $68,232 91.67%
Samsung Telecommunications America Llc 22 $75,284 91.67%
Quest Global Services Na Inc 22 $65,395 91.67%
Innova Consulting Llc 22 $69,627 91.67%
Compass Minerals America Inc 22 $104,004 91.67%
Southwestern College 21 $39,436 87.50%
Benedictine College 21 $46,843 87.50%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Crossfaith Lc 6 $28,473 100.00%
Bashutski Harvesting Ltd 6 $32,507 100.00%
L B Partners Inc 6 $34,611 100.00%
Massieon Farms Harvesting Inc 6 $21,632 100.00%
Gm Dix Inc 6 $31,502 100.00%
Tri Ag Gp 6 $32,393 100.00%
4l Grazing Llc 6 $20,960 100.00%
Lehman Harvesting Llc 6 $35,707 100.00%
Four Bar S Inc 6 $36,577 100.00%
Mawhirter Farms And Custom Harvesting Llc 6 $35,707 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Midcontinent Instrument Co Inc 2 $65,603 40.00%
B Bar J Inc 2 $31,762 40.00%
Seaboard Foods Llc 2 $53,467 40.00%
Bridgebuilder Tax Legal Services Pa 2 $77,782 40.00%
Onpoint Digital Solutions Llc 2 $113,340 40.00%
Cherne Contracting Corporation 2 $105,706 40.00%
Dairy Farmers Of America Inc 2 $71,272 40.00%
Prime Healthcare Services Providence Llc 2 $66,186 40.00%
Info Origin Inc 2 $86,934 40.00%
Microsoft Corporation 2 $82,743 40.00%

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