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%
Computer Occupations, All Other 46 $88,315 71.88%
Software Developers, Systems Software 46 $84,591 75.41%
Physicians and Surgeons, All Other 45 $144,412 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 %
Csc Covansys Corporation 45 $68,815 86.54%
Happiest Minds Technologies Private Ltd 45 $74,785 88.24%
Oracle America Inc 45 $94,333 88.24%
Enlightened Solutions Llc 44 $71,847 86.27%
Atria Group Llc 44 $55,708 86.27%
Educational Testing Service 43 $75,576 84.31%
Comtrix Solutions Inc 43 $42,594 93.48%
Saicon Consultants Inc 43 $54,671 93.48%
Learjet Inc 43 $70,775 95.56%
Pollen Inc 43 $95,302 95.56%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
High Plains Agriculture And Transport Inc 9 $24,623 100.00%
Ee Harvesting 8 $29,427 100.00%
South Baldwin Farms Llc 8 $32,890 100.00%
Willard J Harmon 8 $29,877 100.00%
Stapleton Farms Inc 8 $32,206 100.00%
Yo Farms Llc 8 $34,354 100.00%
Crosson Farms Inc 8 $29,531 100.00%
Twin Ag Farms 8 $35,833 100.00%
Meisinger Harvesting 8 $33,631 100.00%
S Express 8 $30,329 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Bethany College 3 $31,418 23.08%
Amsted Rail Co Inc 3 $89,239 25.00%
Seaboard Corporation 3 $67,063 25.00%
Scriptpro Llc 3 $86,507 25.00%
Cag Cimarron Dairy Lp 3 $63,801 25.00%
Rhythm Engineering Llc 3 $1,185,042 27.27%
Staples Inc 3 $104,381 27.27%
Ashland District Hospital 3 $42,897 27.27%
Johnson Controls Inc 3 $78,672 30.00%
Arris Global Services Inc 3 $86,965 30.00%

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