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 %
Venezuela 8 $51,038 44.44%
Colombia 8 $48,617 44.44%
Albania 8 $17,667 47.06%
Germany 7 $48,392 43.75%
Taiwan 7 $61,336 43.75%
Nigeria 6 $88,137 40.00%
Italy 6 $58,878 40.00%
Turkey 6 $61,560 42.86%
Saudi Arabia 6 $79,803 42.86%
Thailand 6 $72,691 46.15%

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