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 %
Agustawestland Philadelphia Corporation	39	$88,362	90.70%
Lorshi Systems Llc	39	$70,085	90.70%
Vista Applied Solutions Group Inc	39	$83,117	90.70%
Fayette Physician Network Inc	39	$115,256	90.70%
Magna Infotech Ltd	39	$73,023	90.70%
Cybertech Systems And Software Inc	39	$77,815	90.70%
Prithvi Americas Inc	39	$71,437	90.70%
Aptiv Corporation	38	$90,670	88.37%
Solomons Internationalllc	38	$89,740	88.37%
Infinera Corporation	38	$87,219	88.37%

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Accuweather	2	$67,923	33.33%
Sang Kee Asian Bistro Inc	2	$45,240	33.33%
Damcosoft Dba Testingxperts	2	$91,603	33.33%
Hadco Metal Trading Co Llc	2	$53,955	33.33%
Young Scholars Of Mckeesport Charter School	2	$48,614	33.33%
Biopeptek Pharmaceuticals Llc	2	$93,964	33.33%
Premier Access Property Management	2	$73,227	33.33%
Sprint Corporation	2	$82,836	33.33%
East West Systems Inc	2	$98,124	33.33%
Ifm Efector Inc	2	$94,016	33.33%

Top Industries in Pennsylvania (All Years)

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Spring And Wire Product Manufacturing	2	$57,242	100.00%
Materials Recovery Facilities	2	$71,989	100.00%
Beer Wine And Distilled Alcoholic Beverage Merchant Wholesalers	2	$39,791	100.00%
Farm Management Services	2	$55,099	100.00%
Sign Manufacturing	2	$58,594	100.00%
Community Food Services	2	$57,086	100.00%
Passenger Car Rental	2	$65,239	100.00%
Drywall And Insulation Contractors	2	$61,984	100.00%
Fish And Seafood Merchant Wholesalers	2	$41,444	100.00%
Other Commercial And Industrial Machinery And Equipment Rental And Leasing	2	$86,861	100.00%

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.