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 %
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
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 %
Japan 17 $87,689 44.74%
Thailand 17 $63,939 45.95%
Albania 17 $44,496 47.22%
Sri Lanka 15 $59,684 42.86%
Armenia 13 $96,391 38.24%
Jamaica 13 $55,765 39.39%
Ghana 13 $74,230 41.94%
Bulgaria 13 $78,747 41.94%
Kenya 13 $59,277 44.83%
Indonesia 13 $81,533 44.83%

Top Hiring Companies in Pennsylvania (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Accion Labs Us Inc 218 $70,594 87.55%
International Business Machines Corporation 217 $103,608 87.50%
Xavient Digital Llc 215 $95,371 87.76%
Tech Mahindra Americasinc 209 $70,818 85.31%
Mphasis Corporation 206 $69,171 85.12%
The Guardian Life Insurance Company Of America 204 $96,961 84.30%
Natsoft Corporation 204 $78,621 85.71%
Amazon Web Services Inc 204 $93,853 87.55%
St Lukes Physician Group Inc 204 $146,176 88.31%
Urban Outfitters Inc 201 $73,421 89.33%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Swjj Inc Dba Sernak Farms 6 $24,513 100.00%
Patriot Farmer Solutions Inc 6 $34,649 100.00%
Who Cooks For You Farm 6 $25,506 100.00%
Williams Valley Farms Llc 6 $33,658 100.00%
Moyers Hatchery Llc 6 $35,880 100.00%
Wilkinson Farms Inc 5 $31,604 100.00%
Kw Danville Llc 5 $31,899 100.00%
Soergel Orchards Inc 5 $31,604 100.00%
Lory Fruit Farm Inc 5 $34,004 100.00%
Rexroth Farms Llc 5 $31,604 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Netronome Systems Inc 13 $72,647 34.21%
Quest Diagnostics Incorporated 13 $86,181 34.21%
Janus Automation Llc 13 $96,097 35.14%
Fidelis Software Solutions Llc 13 $83,957 36.11%
Axalta Coating Systems Llc 13 $116,024 36.11%
Fedex Supply Chain Inc 13 $92,626 36.11%
Sel Engineering Services Inc 13 $88,308 36.11%
Datacore Systems Inc 13 $108,374 37.14%
Esource Technology Llc 12 $71,212 34.29%
Summa Technologies Inc 12 $77,993 34.29%

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