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)

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 %
Tunisia 5 $36,685 55.56%
Mongolia 5 $59,854 55.56%
Azerbaijan 4 $65,957 50.00%
Croatia 4 $91,161 50.00%
Bhutan 3 $60,792 42.86%
Slovakia 3 $81,772 50.00%
Denmark 3 $106,205 50.00%
St Lucia 3 $87,983 50.00%
Tanzania 3 $64,944 50.00%
Cambodia 3 $65,844 50.00%

Top Hiring Companies in Pennsylvania (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
United States Steel Corporation 89 $85,621 91.75%
Software Specialists Inc 88 $68,029 90.72%
Nihaki Systems Inc 88 $71,367 90.72%
Duquesne University 88 $56,643 90.72%
Pioneer Consulting Services Llc 88 $82,246 92.63%
Reading Health System 87 $94,781 91.58%
Tavant Technologies Inc 87 $78,002 91.58%
Info Matrix Corporation 87 $73,244 91.58%
Chatham Financial Corporation 87 $85,935 91.58%
Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories Inc 87 $81,294 92.55%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Terra Ad Coelum Formerly Trickling Springs Farm 1 $20,800 100.00%
Manoff Market Gardens 1 $27,352 100.00%
Kretschmann Farm Llc 1 $27,747 100.00%
Sernak Farms 1 $22,048 100.00%
Bedners Farm Greenhouse 1 $23,005 100.00%
Bedner Farms And Greenhouse Inc 1 $24,253 100.00%
Young Apiaries Inc 1 $34,424 100.00%
Bonnie Plants Llc 92 2d 1 $43,014 100.00%
Bedner Farm And Greenhouse Inc 1 $16,827 100.00%
Foxleigh Farm Inc 1 $27,352 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Jarus Technologies Inc 5 $72,629 29.41%
Precision Health And Wellness Center 5 $57,242 29.41%
The Neat Company Inc 5 $98,110 29.41%
York College Of Pa 5 $60,119 31.25%
Thales Transport Security Inc 5 $94,453 31.25%
Jago Link Inc 5 $88,408 31.25%
Rsm Us Llp 5 $93,662 31.25%
Savantis Group Inc 5 $74,497 31.25%
Gls Property Management Llc 5 $21,595 31.25%
Ppd Development Lp 5 $102,353 31.25%

Top Industries in Pennsylvania (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Custom Computer Programming Services 80,935 $72,934 92.07%
Computer Systems Design Services 15,663 $80,144 85.13%
Management Consulting Services 15,352 $72,874 91.03%
Colleges Universities And Professional Schools 14,615 $54,776 93.64%
General Medical And Surgical Hospitals 9,739 $82,255 87.17%
Computer Systems Design And Related Services 7,772 $85,956 90.41%
Management Scientific And Technical Consulting Services 6,759 $81,776 95.26%
Other Computer Related Services 4,125 $72,113 91.04%
Engineering Services 3,449 $71,289 89.31%
Administrative Management And General Management Consulting Services 3,384 $89,127 95.54%
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Nursery And Tree Production 338 $29,252 100.00%
Apple Orchards 283 $30,404 100.00%
Vegetable And Melon Farming 261 $30,583 100.00%
Other Vegetable Except Potato And Melon Farming 99 $26,843 100.00%
Other Crop Farming 90 $29,404 100.00%
Farm Labor Contractors And Crew Leaders 77 $32,667 100.00%
Greenhouse Nursery And Floriculture Production 54 $30,383 100.00%
Other Noncitrus Fruit Farming 41 $26,808 100.00%
Horses And Other Equine Production 41 $30,434 100.00%
Nursery And Floriculture Production 40 $31,633 100.00%
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Custom Computer Programming Services 9,434 $168,867 100.00%
Colleges Universities And Professional Schools 2,126 $57,550 100.00%
General Medical And Surgical Hospitals 1,217 $104,023 100.00%
Computer Systems Design And Related Services 1,067 $94,341 100.00%
Computer Systems Design Services 951 $85,054 100.00%
Offices Of Physicians Except Mental Health Specialists 670 $111,525 100.00%
Management Consulting Services 586 $79,353 100.00%
Engineering Services 570 $747,251 100.00%
Other Computer Related Services 528 $83,146 100.00%
Administrative Management And General Management Consulting Services 453 $88,423 100.00%

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