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.
Employer Search tool is moved to it's own page: "H1B Visa Data Search Tool"

Virginia Foreign Labor Visa Stats (All Years)

Total Visas % of all Visas Average Wage Visa Type
190,628 89.59% $83,459 H-1B
18,777 8.82% $93,811 PERM
1,727 0.81% $26,077 H-2A
1,642 0.77% $98,369 E-3 Australian

As of May 2023, Virginia has seen a total of 212,774 visa workers across all visa types. The most common visa class in Virginia is the H-1B visa with 190,628 H-1B visas on record over all years accounting for 89.59% of Virginia's total visas. The second most prevalent visa is the PERM visa with 18,777 PERM visas on record over all years accounting for 8.82% of Virginia's total visas.

Top Occupations in Virginia (All Years)

Virginia Employees Over Time
Virginia has been in the H1B Visa program since 2011 where 8,768 employees were hired. Virginia peaked in 2018 with 16,093 employees, and has since been on a decline with the most recent number of employees being 2,694 in 2025.

Top Countries with Workers in Virginia From PERM Program (All Years)

Country # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
India 6,975 $114,644 44.94%
China 784 $84,332 50.32%
South Korea 407 $49,024 26.95%
El Salvador 350 $253,847 45.34%
Mexico 333 $42,762 46.12%
Nepal 254 $77,322 42.76%
Pakistan 231 $67,767 40.46%
Philippines 227 $50,731 42.75%
Canada 169 $96,739 43.00%
Brazil 114 $62,033 36.77%

Top Hiring Companies in Virginia (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Stg Inc 10 $62,939 90.91%
Outcomes Incorporated 10 $60,880 90.91%
Potomac Economics Ltd 10 $77,775 90.91%
Reckitt Benckiser Pharmaceuticals Inc 10 $72,074 90.91%
Syracuse University 10 $50,752 90.91%
Maier Maier Pllc 10 $94,234 90.91%
Ip Heights Llc 10 $84,234 90.91%
Samaha Associates Pc 10 $60,994 90.91%
New Weiming Law Group Pllc 10 $51,430 90.91%
Swiftships Llc 10 $64,499 90.91%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Lilyanas Nail Salon Inc 1 $20,966 50.00%
Ifixt Llc 1 $46,488 50.00%
Heritage Baptist Church 1 $23,837 50.00%
The Zm Group Inc 1 $117,458 50.00%
Rudraksha Inc 1 $23,275 50.00%
Tessellate Dba Advantasure 1 $62,067 50.00%
Emerge Systems Inc 1 $84,469 50.00%
Angelos Contracting Inc 1 $51,917 50.00%
H R Computer Cunsulting Services 1 $94,500 50.00%
Aerial Machine Tool Corp 1 $70,824 50.00%

Top Industries in Virginia (All Years)

Virginia Wage Comparison to Other States (All Years)

The chart below compares The average wage in Virginia to that of the top 9 states with the highest overall average H1-B wage. The average wage in Virginia over all years is $83,459. 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