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 %
Bahrain 1 $19,323 50.00%
Turkmenistan 1 $20,821 50.00%
Belize 1 $20,259 50.00%
Gabon 1 $84,552 50.00%
Luxembourg 1 $67,933 50.00%
Afghanistan 1 $22,734 50.00%
Serbia And Montenegro 1 $37,357 50.00%
Democratic Republic Of Congo 1 $76,149 50.00%
Antigua And Barbuda 1 $65,584 50.00%
Iceland 1 $88,691 50.00%

Top Hiring Companies in Pennsylvania (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Independent Computer Consulting Group Inc 193 $74,365 91.47%
Birlasoft Inc 192 $67,920 91.00%
Microsoft Corporation 190 $92,179 90.48%
Bombardier Transportation Holdings Usa Inc 188 $74,312 89.52%
Amerisourcebergen Corporation 187 $107,490 89.05%
Diaspark Inc 187 $63,717 89.05%
Cogent Infotech Corporation 184 $52,485 88.04%
Capgemini Financial Services Usa Inc 184 $78,974 89.76%
Citiustech Inc 181 $84,247 88.73%
Collabrium Systems Llc 180 $87,426 89.11%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Millers Blue Mountain Farms Llc 5 $32,519 100.00%
Aksd Enterprises Incorporated 5 $31,604 100.00%
Soergel Orchards 5 $22,972 100.00%
Cherry Hill Orchards 5 $31,604 100.00%
Werstil Companies 5 $29,511 100.00%
Barrys Ground Cover 4 $19,324 100.00%
Lloyd M Lapp Son 4 $30,800 100.00%
Short Lane Vegetable Farm 4 $15,488 100.00%
Country Barn Llc 4 $32,937 100.00%
Pedro Cruz Harvesting Inc 4 $31,169 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Creehan Company 11 $94,553 33.33%
Ascensus 11 $102,414 33.33%
Inhospital Physicians Corp 11 $129,444 34.38%
Omnicell Inc 11 $100,095 34.38%
Prithvi Information Solutions 10 $80,727 31.25%
Inspirage Llc 10 $87,562 32.26%
Perficient Inc 10 $76,856 32.26%
Hp Enterprise Services Llc 10 $81,257 32.26%
Prime Technology Group 10 $99,201 33.33%
Independence Blue Cross Llc 10 $95,942 33.33%

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