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.
Employer Search tool is moved to it's own page: "H1B Visa Data Search Tool"

Pennsylvania Foreign Labor Visa Stats (All Years)

Total Visas % of all Visas Average Wage Visa Type
212,208 92.48% $75,098 H-1B
14,248 6.21% $153,835 PERM
1,620 0.71% $27,251 H-2A
1,398 0.61% $89,776 E-3 Australian

As of May 2023, Pennsylvania has seen a total of 229,474 visa workers across all visa types. The most common visa class in Pennsylvania is the H-1B visa with 212,208 H-1B visas on record over all years accounting for 92.48% of Pennsylvania's total visas. The second most prevalent visa is the PERM visa with 14,248 PERM visas on record over all years accounting for 6.21% of Pennsylvania's total visas.

Top Occupations in Pennsylvania (All Years)

Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Business Teachers, Postsecondary 719 $58,928 78.24%
Biological Technicians 713 $36,381 82.71%
Biological Scientists, All Other 671 $52,954 81.93%
Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Workers, All Other 669 $55,017 84.90%
Dentists, General 662 $103,418 85.75%
Engineers, All Other 660 $68,800 87.30%
Information Security Analysts 585 $86,555 90.98%
Biomedical Engineers 530 $63,934 85.07%
Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary 528 $63,335 86.13%
Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary 499 $58,016 86.48%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
First-Line Supervisors of Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Workers 50 $44,562 76.92%
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists 48 $54,849 73.85%
Architectural and Engineering Managers 46 $112,786 71.88%
Marketing Managers 46 $130,813 71.88%
Chemical Engineers 46 $87,057 75.41%
Pediatricians, General 43 $102,446 70.49%
Information Security Analysts 41 $96,187 67.21%
Psychiatrists 40 $109,060 67.80%
Financial Managers 39 $124,476 69.64%
Operations Research Analysts 38 $56,492 69.09%
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 13,864 in 2023.

Top Countries with Workers in Pennsylvania From PERM Program (All Years)

Country # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Romania 16 $60,941 45.71%
Thailand 15 $42,970 45.45%
Albania 14 $48,202 42.42%
Sri Lanka 14 $59,935 45.16%
Bulgaria 13 $53,757 41.94%
Kenya 13 $79,194 43.33%
Indonesia 13 $81,533 44.83%
Ghana 13 $74,230 46.43%
Jamaica 12 $58,706 46.15%
El Salvador 12 $55,020 48.00%

Top Hiring Companies in Pennsylvania (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Wipro Limited 1,999 $70,629 92.50%
The Pennsylvania State University 1,925 $48,441 92.86%
Hcl America Inc 1,797 $72,352 97.45%
Deloitte Touche Llp 1,753 $66,807 95.43%
Capgemini America Inc 1,709 $84,572 96.07%
Ibm India Private Limited 1,495 $69,417 84.42%
Carnegie Mellon University 1,246 $50,699 85.17%
Ust Global Inc 1,239 $64,779 89.65%
Virgo Inc 1,208 $59,039 89.22%
Ibm Corporation 1,129 $82,232 85.34%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Highpoint Solutions 67 $100,930 25.87%
Duolingo Inc 64 $76,842 25.10%
Netapp Inc 63 $78,320 24.90%
Amerisourcebergen Corporation 62 $108,888 25.94%
Fis Management Services Llc 52 $95,435 24.30%
Surya Systems Inc 51 $89,748 24.40%
Pricewaterhousecoopers 51 $94,651 24.76%
Visionet Systems Inc 50 $76,780 25.38%
Galax Esystems Corporation 50 $100,354 32.68%
Collabrium Systems Llc 49 $85,374 37.40%

Top Industries in Pennsylvania (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Custom Computer Programming Services 76,450 $71,849 92.01%
Management Consulting Services 15,126 $72,556 90.13%
Computer Systems Design Services 14,535 $78,668 92.67%
Colleges Universities And Professional Schools 13,387 $53,984 87.06%
General Medical And Surgical Hospitals 8,871 $81,591 87.38%
Computer Systems Design And Related Services 7,155 $84,489 90.59%
Management Scientific And Technical Consulting Services 6,422 $80,693 95.31%
Other Computer Related Services 3,936 $71,083 90.94%
Engineering Services 3,216 $70,061 89.18%
Administrative Management And General Management Consulting Services 3,000 $86,491 95.24%
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Nursery And Tree Production 282 $28,006 100.00%
Apple Orchards 220 $28,914 100.00%
Vegetable And Melon Farming 210 $29,517 100.00%
Other Vegetable Except Potato And Melon Farming 91 $26,057 100.00%
Other Crop Farming 78 $28,441 100.00%
Farm Labor Contractors And Crew Leaders 52 $30,658 100.00%
Greenhouse Nursery And Floriculture Production 41 $28,839 100.00%
Other Noncitrus Fruit Farming 38 $26,135 100.00%
Nursery And Floriculture Production 32 $30,766 100.00%
Crop Production 29 $31,090 100.00%

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 $75,098. The state with the highest average wage of H1-B workers for all states is CA with an average wage of $100,819.

State Avg Wage