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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Pennsylvania Foreign Labor Visa Stats (All Years)

Total Visas % of all Visas Average Wage Visa Type
227,614 92.50% $76,466 H-1B
14,991 6.09% $149,993 PERM
1,937 0.79% $28,628 H-2A
1,520 0.62% $91,211 E-3 Australian

As of May 2023, Pennsylvania has seen a total of 246,062 visa workers across all visa types. The most common visa class in Pennsylvania is the H-1B visa with 227,614 H-1B visas on record over all years accounting for 92.50% of Pennsylvania's total visas. The second most prevalent visa is the PERM visa with 14,991 PERM visas on record over all years accounting for 6.09% of Pennsylvania's total visas.

Top Occupations in Pennsylvania (All Years)

Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Chemistry Teachers, Postsecondary 117 $57,798 85.40%
Lawyers 117 $91,485 87.31%
Regulatory Affairs Specialists 111 $71,658 85.38%
Social Science Research Assistants 109 $40,294 84.50%
Physical Scientists, All Other 107 $39,484 83.59%
Education Administrators, Postsecondary 106 $73,413 82.81%
Robotics Engineers 105 $91,498 82.68%
Sales Managers 102 $107,403 81.60%
Budget Analysts 98 $59,499 82.35%
Communications Teachers, Postsecondary 97 $53,406 85.09%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Mechanical Engineering Technicians 11 $54,872 40.74%
Graphic Designers 11 $39,129 40.74%
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive 11 $36,090 40.74%
Procurement Clerks 11 $43,614 40.74%
Microbiologists 11 $48,001 42.31%
Political Science Teachers, Postsecondary 11 $57,851 42.31%
Medical and Health Services Managers 10 $80,806 38.46%
Financial Specialists, All Other 10 $80,511 40.00%
Web Developers 9 $80,247 36.00%
Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners 9 $21,639 36.00%
Pennsylvania Employees Over Time
Pennsylvania has been in the H1B Visa program since 2011 where 10,568 employees were hired. Pennsylvania peaked in 2018 with 22,613 employees, and has since been on a decline with the most recent number of employees being 2,598 in 2025.

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

Country # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
India 5,119 $186,562 43.44%
China 610 $72,376 48.11%
Mexico 352 $49,277 43.89%
Canada 274 $93,984 46.68%
South Korea 211 $50,457 37.54%
Belarus 193 $98,489 52.30%
Russia 184 $95,208 53.49%
Ukraine 169 $93,716 49.42%
Brazil 148 $73,841 44.58%
Nepal 147 $1,022,042 44.55%

Top Hiring Companies in Pennsylvania (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Deloitte Tax Llp 273 $68,010 91.30%
Titan Technologies Inc 271 $68,504 91.86%
Highmark Inc 270 $80,937 91.53%
Marlabs Inc 264 $73,043 90.10%
Atos Syntel Inc 260 $70,619 89.66%
Robert Packer Hospital 259 $50,510 89.62%
Hcl Global Systems Inc 256 $86,105 88.89%
Hrtronix Llc 253 $61,524 89.40%
Syntel Consulting Inc 246 $65,624 87.23%
Merck Sharp Dohme Corp 245 $82,895 87.19%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Edible Earth Farm Llc 6 $31,141 100.00%
Eldon R Martin 6 $31,307 100.00%
The Corn Wagon Llc 6 $30,238 100.00%
Concord Stud Farm Llc 6 $31,141 100.00%
Feeneys Wholesale Nursery Inc 6 $30,153 100.00%
Gardners Landscape Nursery Inc 6 $31,723 100.00%
Zukovich Farms Llc 6 $33,658 100.00%
Oak Grove Farms Inc 6 $31,141 100.00%
Reids Orchard 6 $22,589 100.00%
Ml Farm Systems Inc 6 $24,801 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
West Penn Allegheny Health System Inc 16 $59,270 38.10%
Controlled Contamination Services 16 $21,999 38.10%
St Marys Villa Nursing Home 16 $29,767 38.10%
Ballymore Company Inc 16 $27,144 39.02%
Automatic Data Processing Inc 15 $69,158 37.50%
Mercy Management Of Southeastern Pennsylvania 15 $114,613 37.50%
Trueposition 15 $98,236 37.50%
Teletracking Technologies Inc 15 $100,594 37.50%
Qliktech Inc 15 $115,210 37.50%
Smith Nephew Inc 15 $89,153 37.50%

Top Industries in Pennsylvania (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Pulp Mills 1 $121,098 100.00%
Sound Recording Studios 1 $38,126 100.00%
Other Wood Product Manufacturing 1 $76,024 100.00%
Soft Drink And Ice Manufacturing 1 $61,110 100.00%
Music Publishers 1 $114,920 100.00%
Crushed And Broken Granite Mining And Quarrying 1 $56,056 100.00%
Truck Trailer Manufacturing 1 $71,739 100.00%
Manufactured Home Mobile Home Manufacturing 1 $49,920 100.00%
Ground Or Treated Mineral And Earth Manufacturing 1 $110,386 100.00%
Other Support Activities For Water Transportation 1 $67,350 100.00%
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %

Pennsylvania Wage Comparison to Other States (All Years)

The chart below compares The average wage in Pennsylvania to that of the top 9 states with the highest overall average H1-B wage. The average wage in Pennsylvania over all years is $76,466. 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