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 %
Zambia 1 $30,826 50.00%
Palestine 1 $126,256 50.00%
Botswana 1 $90,460 50.00%
Norway 1 $100,984 50.00%
Slovenia 1 $51,250 50.00%
Iraq 1 $58,718 50.00%
Burundi 1 $82,992 50.00%
Mali 1 $56,264 50.00%
Macedonia 1 $87,152 50.00%
Saint Vincent And The Grenadines 1 $55,000 50.00%

Top Hiring Companies in Pennsylvania (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Mutual Of Omaha Insurance Company 8 $85,272 88.89%
Tekcommands Inc 8 $79,586 88.89%
Zeeto Technologies Inc 8 $85,168 88.89%
Prometrics Inc 8 $84,703 88.89%
Spectrum Logix Inc 8 $70,257 88.89%
Prana Life Sciences Llc 8 $98,675 88.89%
Risk Focus Inc 8 $80,361 88.89%
Technosoft Inc 8 $70,050 88.89%
Nanowear Inc 8 $88,302 88.89%
Staffbee Solutions Inc 8 $87,155 88.89%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %

Top Industries in Pennsylvania (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Grape Vineyards 38 $32,687 100.00%
Fruit And Tree Nut Farming 31 $31,195 100.00%
Fruit And Tree Nut Combination Farming 30 $29,479 100.00%
Crop Production 29 $31,090 100.00%
Noncitrus Fruit And Tree Nut Farming 27 $30,881 100.00%
Support Activities For Crop Production 22 $30,300 100.00%
Other Food Crops Grown Under Cover 19 $32,774 100.00%
Berry Except Strawberry Farming 19 $24,801 100.00%
Turkey Production 16 $27,343 100.00%
Miscellaneous Nondurable Goods Merchant Wholesalers 13 $33,133 100.00%

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