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
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 %
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 13,864 in 2023.

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

Country # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
India 4,812 $191,835 43.73%
China 554 $72,113 48.90%
Mexico 322 $48,706 46.73%
Canada 258 $93,982 45.91%
South Korea 211 $50,457 38.29%
Belarus 177 $97,093 58.03%
Russia 177 $94,686 58.22%
Ukraine 158 $95,590 52.32%
Pakistan 115 $90,003 44.06%
Brazil 113 $81,789 43.46%

Top Hiring Companies in Pennsylvania (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Ybrant Technologies Llc 587 $64,909 92.15%
Erp And Erp Corp 575 $58,876 91.27%
The Pnc Financial Services Group Inc 555 $85,163 88.66%
Virtusa Corporation 554 $75,575 92.95%
Ntt Data Inc 528 $87,890 94.29%
Valuemomentum Inc 487 $73,530 87.91%
Larsen Toubro Infotech Limited 487 $60,834 93.83%
Wright Center For Graduate Medical Education 480 $58,646 93.20%
Thomas Jefferson University 475 $66,968 92.77%
Nagarro Inc 475 $77,789 92.95%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories Inc 27 $87,326 35.53%
Vitosha Inc 27 $92,082 36.49%
Kennametal Inc 27 $80,729 38.03%
Genco 27 $72,293 38.57%
Uatc Llc 25 $89,139 35.71%
Thermo Fisher Scientific 25 $93,983 36.23%
Mastech Alliance Inc A Mastech Holdings Company 25 $97,648 36.76%
Westinghouse Electric Company 25 $83,227 36.76%
Interactive Broadband Consulting Group Llc 25 $135,558 37.31%
Excela Health Physician Practices Inc 24 $147,246 35.82%

Top Industries in Pennsylvania (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Other Noncitrus Fruit Farming 10 $70,606 83.33%
Paperboard Container Manufacturing 10 $69,749 83.33%
Specialized Design Services 10 $55,811 83.33%
Activities Related To Real Estate 10 $57,976 83.33%
Coal Mining 10 $91,054 83.33%
All Other Chemical Product And Preparation Manufacturing 10 $93,785 83.33%
Credit Unions 10 $89,032 83.33%
General Line Grocery Merchant Wholesalers 10 $55,931 83.33%
Fire Protection 10 $82,272 90.91%
Adhesive Manufacturing 10 $76,497 90.91%
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 $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