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 %
Clinical, Counseling, and School Psychologists 17 $52,137 85.00%
Audiologists 17 $64,279 85.00%
Recreation Workers 17 $22,906 85.00%
Speech-Language Pathologists 16 $59,808 80.00%
Radiologists 16 $161,853 80.00%
Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technicians 16 $52,455 80.00%
Mathematical Science Occupations, All Other 16 $41,354 80.00%
Marriage and Family Therapists 16 $38,597 80.00%
Pathologists 16 $133,081 84.21%
Agricultural Engineers 16 $60,315 84.21%
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 %
Syria 12 $128,313 44.44%
Ethiopia 12 $105,331 46.15%
Dominican Republic 12 $82,940 46.15%
Chile 12 $92,815 46.15%
El Salvador 12 $55,020 46.15%
Hong Kong 12 $55,042 46.15%
Jordan 11 $73,957 44.00%
Netherlands 11 $69,626 47.83%
Peru 11 $87,951 47.83%
Ecuador 11 $57,103 47.83%

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 %
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