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 %
Economists 236 $75,881 85.82%
Materials Engineers 233 $73,666 86.30%
Molecular and Cellular Biologists 231 $61,230 86.19%
Rehabilitation Counselors 227 $29,347 89.02%
Computer Network Architects 226 $92,536 88.98%
Graphic Designers 209 $45,914 82.28%
Microbiologists 205 $51,951 84.02%
Compliance Officers 202 $61,809 83.82%
Environmental Engineers 199 $67,350 85.41%
Physicists 195 $73,655 85.53%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Architects, Except Landscape and Naval 21 $66,100 53.85%
Assemblers and Fabricators, All Other 21 $27,082 55.26%
Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary 19 $55,135 50.00%
Chefs and Head Cooks 19 $50,279 51.35%
Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technologists 19 $43,304 51.35%
Chemistry Teachers, Postsecondary 19 $56,423 51.35%
Biochemists and Biophysicists 19 $59,420 51.35%
Natural Sciences Managers 18 $119,828 50.00%
Sales Managers 18 $113,916 50.00%
Communications Teachers, Postsecondary 18 $49,381 50.00%
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 %
Upani Consultants Ltd 132 $54,590 90.41%
It Consulting Services Inc 132 $59,597 90.41%
Mindteck Inc 130 $64,967 89.66%
Teva Pharmaceuticals Usa Inc 129 $92,380 88.97%
Fmc Corporation 129 $110,957 90.85%
Bentley Systems Incorporated 129 $83,286 90.85%
Pinnacle Health Hospitals 129 $118,586 90.85%
The Wistar Institute Of Anatomy And Biology 128 $45,157 90.14%
Grassroot Technologies Inc 128 $59,713 90.78%
Solomons International Llc 128 $73,649 91.43%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Brenckles Farms Greenhouses 3 $22,021 100.00%
Dillner Family Farms Llc 3 $32,441 100.00%
Robert W Buser 3 $34,174 100.00%
Cold Run Inc 3 $34,174 100.00%
Janoski Farm Inc 3 $22,714 100.00%
Harvey Brubacher 3 $34,174 100.00%
Sunrise Orchard 3 $26,055 100.00%
Hills Of Home Farms 3 $29,078 100.00%
Varners Tree Farm And Cider Mill Ltd 3 $24,891 100.00%
Hill Of Home Farms 3 $29,765 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Elizabethtown College 7 $45,042 29.17%
Meadville Medical Center 7 $127,379 29.17%
Cellular One 7 $69,323 29.17%
California University Of Pennsylvania 7 $66,721 29.17%
Armstrong World Industries Inc 7 $77,572 29.17%
Citco Fund Services Malvern Inc 7 $84,454 29.17%
The Wistar Institute Of Anatomy And Biology 7 $49,014 29.17%
Endo Pharmaceuticals Inc 7 $102,603 29.17%
Health Access Network Dba Crozer Keystone Health N 7 $160,813 29.17%
Aecom Technical Services Inc 7 $76,056 29.17%

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