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 %
Software Quality Assurance Engineers and Testers	1,344	$74,534	90.93%
Chemists	1,343	$67,419	93.59%
Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary	1,105	$80,032	79.84%
Industrial Engineers	1,068	$73,079	85.10%
Internists, General	999	$116,754	81.95%
Information Technology Project Managers	989	$88,030	85.11%
Biochemists and Biophysicists	947	$55,025	90.45%
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists	919	$53,387	87.94%
Civil Engineers	916	$68,502	87.74%
Electronics Engineers, Except Computer	812	$81,962	78.00%

Occupation	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Occupation	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary	76	$56,532	84.44%
Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary	73	$57,879	82.95%
Database Administrators	70	$84,084	85.37%
Dentists, General	69	$92,283	84.15%
Financial Analysts	69	$77,106	85.19%
Sales Engineers	68	$91,006	85.00%
Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals	64	$26,351	80.00%
Home Health Aides	61	$22,874	80.26%
Foreign Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary	54	$46,536	71.05%
Economics Teachers, Postsecondary	53	$56,170	70.67%

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 %
Yash Lujan Consulting Inc	42	$78,719	89.36%
Spartan Solutions Inc	42	$70,628	89.36%
Philips Rs North America Llc	42	$92,200	89.36%
Nvidia Corporation	42	$108,417	91.30%
Nexturn Inc	41	$92,977	89.13%
Wawa Inc	41	$122,076	89.13%
Excellerent Technology Solutions Inc	41	$72,208	89.13%
Intel Americas Inc	41	$105,543	89.13%
Applab Systems Inc	41	$79,823	89.13%
It Cats Llc	41	$83,053	89.13%

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Radcliffe Learning Center Inc	2	$39,770	33.33%
Arraya Solutions	2	$117,666	33.33%
The Dow Chemical Company	2	$92,904	33.33%
Cima Software Corporation	2	$140,317	33.33%
Campus Apartments	2	$89,721	33.33%
Cdm Smith Inc	2	$67,371	33.33%
Ty Lin International	2	$62,462	33.33%
Geo Explorers Inc	2	$55,370	33.33%
Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company	2	$70,408	33.33%
Toll Brothers Inc	2	$114,629	33.33%

Top Industries in Pennsylvania (All Years)

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Spring And Wire Product Manufacturing	2	$57,242	100.00%
Materials Recovery Facilities	2	$71,989	100.00%
Beer Wine And Distilled Alcoholic Beverage Merchant Wholesalers	2	$39,791	100.00%
Farm Management Services	2	$55,099	100.00%
Sign Manufacturing	2	$58,594	100.00%
Community Food Services	2	$57,086	100.00%
Passenger Car Rental	2	$65,239	100.00%
Drywall And Insulation Contractors	2	$61,984	100.00%
Fish And Seafood Merchant Wholesalers	2	$41,444	100.00%
Other Commercial And Industrial Machinery And Equipment Rental And Leasing	2	$86,861	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.