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 %
Community and Social Service Specialists, All Other 19 $40,765 86.36%
Industrial Engineering Technicians 19 $44,248 86.36%
Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners 19 $41,174 86.36%
Athletic Trainers 19 $39,090 86.36%
Designers, All Other 18 $45,495 81.82%
Insurance Underwriters 18 $59,011 85.71%
Cartographers and Photogrammetrists 18 $51,169 85.71%
Transportation Engineers 18 $63,117 85.71%
Social Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary, All Other 18 $47,821 85.71%
Social and Human Service Assistants 17 $31,326 80.95%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
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 %
Japan 17 $87,689 44.74%
Thailand 17 $63,939 45.95%
Albania 17 $44,496 47.22%
Sri Lanka 15 $59,684 42.86%
Armenia 13 $96,391 38.24%
Jamaica 13 $55,765 39.39%
Ghana 13 $74,230 41.94%
Bulgaria 13 $78,747 41.94%
Kenya 13 $59,277 44.83%
Indonesia 13 $81,533 44.83%

Top Hiring Companies in Pennsylvania (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Deloitte Consulting Llp 16,733 $74,555 98.63%
Tata Consultancy Services Limited 6,813 $65,739 99.43%
Infosys Limited 5,954 $74,684 99.58%
Cognizant Technology Solutions Us Corp 4,267 $89,214 97.51%
Accenture Llp 3,878 $82,786 94.65%
Comcast Cable Communications Llc 3,009 $104,099 76.22%
University Of Pittsburgh 2,912 $50,397 83.34%
Trustees Of The University Of Pennsylvania 2,790 $56,494 83.96%
Sap America Inc 2,389 $96,058 96.14%
Ernst Young Us Llp 2,324 $80,257 96.43%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Brian Campbell Farms 32 $28,443 100.00%
Lory Fruit Farms Inc 29 $26,954 100.00%
Jaindl Farms Llc 27 $26,619 100.00%
Spiral Path Farm Llc 23 $28,348 100.00%
Boyer Orchards Llc 22 $28,809 100.00%
Bonnie Brae Fruit Farms Inc 20 $31,967 100.00%
Bear Mountain Orchards Inc 19 $28,006 100.00%
Diller Nursery Inc 18 $26,106 100.00%
Guadalupe Sandoval 17 $32,851 100.00%
Swjj Inc 17 $28,390 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
The Pennsylvania State University 477 $51,925 28.31%
Geisinger Clinic 225 $107,719 16.19%
Noblesoft Solutions Inc 220 $83,328 21.80%
Accenture Llp 212 $110,784 23.07%
Pvr Technologies Inc 127 $81,984 17.52%
Sapvix Inc 117 $104,780 17.94%
Google Llc 102 $83,802 16.45%
Ebs Healthcare 95 $15,111,466 19.92%
Duolingo Inc 89 $73,287 22.88%
Techwave Consulting Inc 88 $83,546 32.47%

Top Industries in Pennsylvania (All Years)

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