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 %
Manicurists and Pedicurists	21	$21,294	53.85%
Assemblers and Fabricators, All Other	21	$27,082	55.26%
Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary	19	$55,135	50.00%
Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technologists	19	$43,304	51.35%
Biochemists and Biophysicists	19	$59,420	51.35%
Chefs and Head Cooks	19	$50,279	51.35%
Chemistry Teachers, Postsecondary	19	$56,423	51.35%
Natural Sciences Managers	18	$119,828	50.00%
Communications Teachers, Postsecondary	18	$49,381	50.00%
Anesthesiologists	18	$135,198	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 %
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 %
Wood Preservation	2	$46,124	66.67%
Other Business Service Centers Including Copy Shops	2	$28,288	66.67%
Other Building Equipment Contractors	2	$68,225	66.67%
Regulation Of Agricultural Marketing And Commodities	2	$70,855	66.67%
Fruit And Vegetable Canning	2	$55,567	66.67%
Apparel Piece Goods And Notions Merchant Wholesalers	2	$50,180	66.67%
Glass And Glazing Contractors	2	$65,874	66.67%
All Other Miscellaneous Waste Management Services	2	$69,493	66.67%
Other Fabricated Wire Product Manufacturing	2	$57,263	66.67%
Lumber And Other Construction Materials Merchant Wholesalers	2	$51,564	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.