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 %
Biological Technicians	801	$37,172	85.03%
Business Teachers, Postsecondary	764	$59,220	82.51%
Dentists, General	709	$104,902	80.29%
Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Workers, All Other	693	$54,920	85.03%
Biological Scientists, All Other	685	$53,246	84.78%
Engineers, All Other	667	$69,181	85.62%
Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary	596	$64,128	82.21%
Biomedical Engineers	589	$66,155	85.12%
Information Security Analysts	573	$86,504	89.67%
Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary	554	$58,088	90.38%

Occupation	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Occupation	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists	51	$54,418	70.83%
First-Line Supervisors of Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Workers	51	$44,404	77.27%
Marketing Managers	50	$128,692	76.92%
Architectural and Engineering Managers	49	$114,033	75.38%
Chemical Engineers	47	$86,924	72.31%
Mathematical Science Teachers, Postsecondary	47	$49,213	73.44%
Pediatricians, General	43	$102,446	70.49%
Information Security Analysts	41	$96,187	67.21%
Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary	41	$70,389	69.49%
Financial Managers	40	$123,482	67.80%

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 %
Paperboard Mills	3	$74,346	100.00%
Printing Ink Manufacturing	3	$52,569	100.00%
Explosives Manufacturing	3	$88,511	100.00%
Offices Of Bank Holding Companies	3	$83,477	100.00%
Automotive Parts And Accessories Retailers	2	$85,239	66.67%
Paper Mills	2	$52,156	66.67%
Apparel Accessories And Other Apparel Manufacturing	2	$105,519	66.67%
Other Paperboard Container Manufacturing	2	$34,902	66.67%
Specialized Freight Except Used Goods Trucking Long Distance	2	$76,274	66.67%
Other Outpatient Care Centers	2	$115,856	66.67%

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.