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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 %
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)

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