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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Washington Foreign Labor Visa Stats (All Years)

Total Visas % of all Visas Average Wage Visa Type
266,875 84.77% $99,834 H-1B
40,156 12.76% $150,233 PERM
5,498 1.75% $107,979 E-3 Australian
2,276 0.72% $30,894 H-2A

As of May 2023, Washington has seen a total of 314,805 visa workers across all visa types. The most common visa class in Washington is the H-1B visa with 266,875 H-1B visas on record over all years accounting for 84.77% of Washington's total visas. The second most prevalent visa is the PERM visa with 40,156 PERM visas on record over all years accounting for 12.76% of Washington's total visas.

Top Occupations in Washington (All Years)

Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Surgeons 80 $128,210 80.81%
Microbiologists 80 $52,295 81.63%
Financial Specialists, All Other 78 $63,035 80.41%
Foreign Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary 77 $49,715 80.21%
Hospitalists 77 $180,793 81.91%
Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education 76 $45,208 84.44%
Natural Sciences Managers 75 $144,267 85.23%
Atmospheric and Space Scientists 75 $69,506 87.21%
Managers, All Other 72 $93,358 83.72%
Materials Engineers 69 $83,307 82.14%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Managers, All Other 6 $105,937 31.58%
Physics Teachers, Postsecondary 6 $55,443 31.58%
Surgeons 6 $149,783 31.58%
Training and Development Specialists 6 $89,291 31.58%
Public Relations Specialists 6 $79,744 33.33%
Instructional Coordinators 6 $55,352 33.33%
Psychology Teachers, Postsecondary 6 $47,371 33.33%
Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary 6 $51,337 33.33%
Paralegals and Legal Assistants 6 $64,882 33.33%
Human Resources Specialists 6 $61,457 33.33%
Washington Employees Over Time
Washington has been in the H1B Visa program since 2011 where 8,946 employees were hired. Washington peaked in 2022 with 34,692 employees, and has since been on a decline with the most recent number of employees being 28,696 in 2023.

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

Country # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
India 14,333 $149,623 51.63%
China 6,350 $103,667 55.23%
Canada 1,523 $444,461 43.70%
Mexico 527 $93,392 50.38%
South Korea 374 $82,739 43.90%
Taiwan 348 $99,198 54.55%
Australia 257 $107,775 47.24%
Brazil 201 $97,530 48.67%
United Kingdom 170 $102,992 42.18%
Vietnam 165 $78,161 42.86%

Top Hiring Companies in Washington (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Salesforce Inc 451 $136,815 87.57%
Makeurcareer Llc 446 $85,841 86.94%
F5 Networks Inc 444 $100,458 92.50%
Vmware Inc 428 $121,282 89.73%
Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories Inc 422 $74,654 89.79%
Costco Wholesale Corporation 415 $112,686 88.30%
Emc Corporation 392 $105,240 83.58%
Akvelon Inc 381 $88,537 82.83%
Battelle 363 $52,349 80.49%
Aditi Technologies Pvt Ltd 349 $73,010 80.23%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Eagle Healthcare Inc 29 $23,381 35.37%
Pactera Technologies Na Inc 29 $93,058 36.25%
Rhapsody International 29 $102,865 36.71%
Bytedance Inc 28 $119,447 35.90%
Grab Technology Llc 27 $119,071 35.53%
Snowflake Inc 26 $118,935 34.21%
Sel Engineering Services Inc 25 $88,080 33.78%
Avalara Inc 24 $143,303 32.88%
Isilon Systems Llc 24 $111,616 33.80%
Discovery Communications Llc 23 $149,106 33.33%

Top Industries in Washington (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Fruit And Tree Nut Farming 717 $32,138 100.00%
Apple Orchards 381 $31,293 100.00%
Crop Production 177 $34,978 100.00%
Farm Labor Contractors And Crew Leaders 87 $34,551 100.00%
Noncitrus Fruit And Tree Nut Farming 81 $34,682 100.00%
Business Associations 67 $32,320 100.00%
Sheep Farming 58 $19,940 100.00%
All Other Crop Farming 56 $34,608 100.00%
Other Crop Farming 55 $34,579 100.00%
Support Activities For Crop Production 40 $35,804 100.00%

Washington Wage Comparison to Other States (All Years)

The chart below compares The average wage in Washington to that of the top 9 states with the highest overall average H1-B wage. The average wage in Washington over all years is $99,834. The state with the highest average wage of H1-B workers for all states is CA with an average wage of $100,819.

State Avg Wage