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 Systems Analysts 39,386 $71,029 93.85%
Software Developers, Applications 36,380 $83,458 91.71%
Computer Programmers 15,050 $59,871 88.93%
Computer Occupations, All Other 9,465 $73,856 93.18%
Software Developers, Systems Software 5,641 $82,454 93.50%
Management Analysts 4,065 $74,651 90.70%
Operations Research Analysts 3,057 $72,863 82.11%
Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists 2,993 $58,778 90.97%
Computer and Information Systems Managers 2,879 $123,355 93.35%
Health Diagnosing and Treating Practitioners, All Other 2,789 $53,505 93.18%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Software Developers, Applications 3,891 $220,946 113.24%
Computer Systems Analysts 1,078 $92,212 146.87%
Computer Occupations, All Other 614 $92,144 105.68%
Internists, General 485 $108,451 94.54%
Software Developers, Systems Software 383 $91,855 90.54%
Statisticians 335 $66,126 83.54%
Computer and Information Systems Managers 199 $127,618 55.90%
Physicians and Surgeons, All Other 181 $131,893 65.82%
Electrical Engineers 181 $86,525 78.02%
Accountants and Auditors 169 $75,150 87.11%
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 %
Nicaragua 2 $49,733 50.00%
Panama 2 $55,806 50.00%
Algeria 2 $20,259 50.00%
Bolivia 2 $33,004 50.00%
Haiti 2 $58,500 50.00%
Georgia 2 $79,592 50.00%
Moldova 2 $46,623 50.00%
Kosovo 1 $56,181 25.00%
Malawi 1 $80,642 25.00%
Brunei 1 $51,043 33.33%

Top Hiring Companies in Pennsylvania (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Horizon Softech Inc 8 $73,434 80.00%
Estetica Designs Inc 8 $44,673 80.00%
Smartops Corporation 8 $49,707 80.00%
Apex 2000 Inc 8 $69,966 80.00%
Luceo Inc 8 $48,987 80.00%
Techno Soft Inc 8 $65,697 80.00%
Palatial Technologies Inc 8 $63,034 80.00%
Brilliant Studio Inc 8 $64,108 80.00%
Falcone Global Solutions Llc 8 $66,750 80.00%
R R Systems Inc 8 $51,628 80.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %

Top Industries in Pennsylvania (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Shoe Retailers 2 $84,167 100.00%
Cookie And Cracker Manufacturing 2 $95,847 100.00%
Convention And Visitors Bureaus 2 $59,780 100.00%
Other Nonferrous Metal Foundries Except Die Casting 2 $85,114 100.00%
Other Metal Container Manufacturing 2 $84,844 100.00%
Curtain And Linen Mills 2 $96,242 100.00%
Gasoline Stations With Convenience Stores 2 $52,541 100.00%
Stationery Product Manufacturing 2 $67,933 100.00%
Hydroelectric Power Generation 2 $70,138 100.00%
Ready Mix Concrete Manufacturing 2 $95,389 100.00%
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.

State Avg Wage