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 %
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 %
Dvi Technologies Inc 38 $64,492 90.48%
Cignex Datamatics Inc 38 $58,309 90.48%
Johnson Matthey Inc 38 $81,056 92.68%
Vwr Management Services Llc 38 $117,430 92.68%
3s Business Corporation 38 $77,907 92.68%
Objects On Net Inc 37 $85,069 90.24%
Jazz Pharmaceuticals Inc 37 $106,753 90.24%
Digital Scripts Inc 37 $78,579 90.24%
Amensys Inc 37 $76,162 90.24%
Sterling 5 Inc 37 $67,378 90.24%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Steamit Llc 2 $86,320 33.33%
Cotiviti Usa Llc 2 $105,966 33.33%
Philips Ultrasound Inc 2 $88,775 33.33%
Nasdaq Futures Inc 2 $74,714 33.33%
Medexpress Urgent Care Mso Llc 2 $75,098 33.33%
Delegate It Llc 2 $104,270 33.33%
Celestica Llc 2 $87,287 33.33%
Cottman Physician Associates Pc 2 $116,189 33.33%
Yodlee Inc 2 $104,708 33.33%
Infomc Inc 2 $85,301 33.33%

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