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 %
Industrial-Organizational Psychologists 25 $70,256 92.59%
Social Work Teachers, Postsecondary 23 $57,386 85.19%
Human Factors Engineers and Ergonomists 23 $78,051 85.19%
Energy Engineers 23 $83,112 85.19%
Optometrists 23 $97,416 88.46%
Personal Financial Advisors 23 $52,121 92.00%
Residential Advisors 22 $31,014 88.00%
Logistics Engineers 22 $74,813 88.00%
Nuclear Engineers 22 $84,543 88.00%
Automotive Engineers 22 $90,567 88.00%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
First-Line Supervisors of Personal Service Workers 3 $46,051 21.43%
Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance 3 $33,807 21.43%
Training and Development Managers 3 $123,136 21.43%
Waiters and Waitresses 3 $21,639 21.43%
Farmers, Ranchers, and Other Agricultural Managers 3 $102,898 21.43%
Plasterers and Stucco Masons 3 $54,614 21.43%
Bakers 3 $23,150 21.43%
Nuclear Engineers 3 $111,731 21.43%
Health Educators 3 $45,393 23.08%
Art Directors 3 $76,080 23.08%
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 %
The Vanguard Group Inc 291 $130,783 89.54%
Kforce Inc 291 $76,407 92.09%
Hitachi Consulting Corporation 285 $62,003 91.35%
Zs Associates Inc 285 $90,413 92.83%
Syntel Inc 279 $69,466 90.88%
The United Solutions Group Inc 277 $58,417 90.52%
Randstad Technologies Lp 277 $77,839 90.82%
Cerebra Consulting Inc 276 $59,671 91.09%
Upmc Presbyterian Shadyside 274 $78,556 91.03%
Siemens Medical Solutions Usa Inc 273 $87,365 91.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Manzana Llc 7 $31,334 100.00%
Traceys Orchard 7 $30,273 100.00%
Zehner Bros Farms 7 $29,267 100.00%
Todd T Mcdannell 7 $32,513 100.00%
Who Cooks For You Farm Llc 7 $33,063 100.00%
Miller Plant Farm Inc 7 $31,072 100.00%
Eaton Farms Production Llc 7 $24,797 100.00%
Hess Orchards Farm Market Llc 7 $29,524 100.00%
Lloyd M Lapp Sons 7 $24,856 100.00%
Geissler Tree Farms Inc 7 $28,799 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Zentek Automation Us Inc 17 $106,956 36.96%
Equisoft Inc 17 $95,063 37.78%
Bayer Us Llc 17 $103,557 37.78%
Alcoa Inc 16 $80,865 36.36%
Keystone Rural Health Center 16 $128,187 36.36%
Vocollect Inc 16 $81,396 37.21%
Juhusys Llc 16 $78,112 38.10%
Janssen Research Development Llc 16 $84,031 38.10%
Ptc Inc 16 $94,905 38.10%
Mack Truck Inc 16 $96,042 38.10%

Top Industries in Pennsylvania (All Years)

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