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 %
Computer and Information Research Scientists 485 $76,405 84.06%
Sales Engineers 467 $83,009 82.51%
Physical Therapists 455 $63,259 84.89%
Business Intelligence Analysts 451 $82,531 89.13%
Mathematical Science Teachers, Postsecondary 429 $51,493 85.63%
Chemical Engineers 425 $82,902 85.86%
Foreign Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary 404 $49,033 82.79%
Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technologists 363 $47,524 87.47%
Actuaries 362 $88,348 87.44%
Economics Teachers, Postsecondary 353 $61,954 90.98%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Financial Managers 40 $123,482 71.43%
Operations Research Analysts 40 $56,425 72.73%
General and Operations Managers 40 $117,579 76.92%
Helpers--Production Workers 35 $26,347 67.31%
Cooks, Restaurant 33 $29,269 64.71%
Actuaries 33 $111,214 67.35%
Family and General Practitioners 33 $114,189 67.35%
Engineers, All Other 31 $91,567 63.27%
Surgeons 31 $137,159 64.58%
Occupational Therapists 28 $62,840 65.12%
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 %
Scranton Primary Health Care Center Inc 7 $105,893 87.50%
Harte Hanks 7 $95,267 87.50%
Riverpoint Management Llc 7 $86,665 87.50%
Nasdaq Inc 7 $94,090 87.50%
Flexon Technologies Inc 7 $77,649 87.50%
Ib Systems Inc 7 $85,242 87.50%
Aga Fincorp Inc 7 $79,016 87.50%
Syncro Technology Corp 7 $91,380 87.50%
Prism It Corp 7 $84,000 87.50%
Maximus Inc 7 $106,024 87.50%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %

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