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
304,622 85.94% $103,635 H-1B
41,076 11.59% $149,496 PERM
6,032 1.70% $110,940 E-3 Australian
2,735 0.77% $32,429 H-2A

As of May 2023, Washington has seen a total of 354,465 visa workers across all visa types. The most common visa class in Washington is the H-1B visa with 304,622 H-1B visas on record over all years accounting for 85.94% of Washington's total visas. The second most prevalent visa is the PERM visa with 41,076 PERM visas on record over all years accounting for 11.59% of Washington's total visas.

Top Occupations in Washington (All Years)

Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Logistics Analysts 81 $87,025 85.26%
Surgeons 80 $128,210 86.96%
Registered Nurses 78 $87,449 84.78%
Atmospheric and Space Scientists 77 $69,515 84.62%
Hospitalists 76 $180,435 84.44%
Managers, All Other 73 $94,523 85.88%
Instructional Coordinators 72 $57,142 85.71%
Financial Quantitative Analysts 70 $83,227 87.50%
Training and Development Specialists 69 $66,772 86.25%
Budget Analysts 69 $69,232 87.34%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Physics Teachers, Postsecondary 6 $55,443 33.33%
Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health 6 $63,613 33.33%
Surgeons 6 $149,783 33.33%
Public Relations Specialists 6 $79,744 33.33%
Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary 6 $51,337 33.33%
Optometrists 5 $81,203 29.41%
Mental Health Counselors 5 $47,158 29.41%
Interior Designers 5 $60,854 29.41%
Accountants 5 $65,108 29.41%
Plating and Coating Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic 5 $44,096 31.25%
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 34,333 employees, and has since been on a decline with the most recent number of employees being 6,903 in 2025.

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

Country # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Ireland 38 $100,773 52.05%
Ghana 33 $84,257 46.48%
Peru 33 $93,093 51.56%
Netherlands 31 $102,851 50.00%
Venezuela 29 $85,453 52.73%
Greece 25 $100,496 48.08%
Sweden 21 $112,511 40.38%
Portugal 20 $96,867 40.00%
Costa Rica 20 $107,093 41.67%
Kenya 19 $99,720 39.58%

Top Hiring Companies in Washington (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Rhapsody International Inc 53 $102,595 89.83%
Confluent Inc 53 $150,532 89.83%
Wintel Solutions Llc 52 $60,288 88.14%
Woot Services Llc 52 $103,356 88.14%
The Trade Desk Inc 51 $138,580 86.44%
Citiustech Inc 51 $83,825 86.44%
Seattle Cancer Care Alliance 51 $71,719 87.93%
Perkins Will Inc 51 $62,825 87.93%
Samsung Telecommunications America Llc 51 $80,247 87.93%
Hcl America Solutions Inc 51 $91,501 87.93%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
T L Nursery 1 $21,029 100.00%
Frosty Ridge Orchards 1 $31,262 100.00%
Wg Evans 1 $22,714 100.00%
Lfz Orchards Operations Inc 1 $32,926 100.00%
David Ramos Orchards 1 $24,690 100.00%
Potentiality Inc 1 $26,395 100.00%
Mce Staffing Llc 1 $36,213 100.00%
Lawrence Orchards Llc With 2 Joint Employers 1 $31,262 100.00%
Sonrise Orchards Inc 1 $37,378 100.00%
Shinn Son Joint Employer 1 $31,262 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Adcolony Inc 3 $102,399 37.50%
Noi Downtown Seattle Llc 3 $37,114 37.50%
Phytec America Llc 3 $101,469 37.50%
Pivotal Software Inc 3 $143,402 37.50%
Vizio Services Llc 3 $139,741 37.50%
Certainteed Gypsum Manufacturing Inc 3 $101,811 37.50%
Masure Llc 3 $36,795 37.50%
State Of Wa Dept Of Social Health Services 3 $101,681 37.50%
Nestl Usa Inc 3 $112,050 37.50%
Inventprise Llc 3 $85,654 37.50%

Top Industries in Washington (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Custom Computer Programming Services 74,508 $89,692 92.09%
Computer Systems Design Services 13,289 $109,045 91.62%
Computing Infrastructure Providers Data Processing Web Hosting And Related Services 10,227 $119,738 96.04%
Software Publishers 8,968 $137,134 99.61%
Computer Systems Design And Related Services 4,301 $96,731 87.76%
Management Scientific And Technical Consulting Services 4,256 $94,525 92.72%
Other Computer Related Services 3,827 $93,077 86.02%
Colleges Universities And Professional Schools 3,503 $60,338 81.48%
Engineering Services 3,270 $80,730 87.97%
Electronic Computer Manufacturing 2,007 $140,211 95.85%
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Fruit And Tree Nut Farming 920 $33,875 100.00%
Apple Orchards 464 $32,731 100.00%
Crop Production 177 $34,978 100.00%
Farm Labor Contractors And Crew Leaders 130 $36,359 100.00%
Business Associations 84 $34,607 100.00%
Noncitrus Fruit And Tree Nut Farming 82 $34,748 100.00%
All Other Crop Farming 79 $37,660 100.00%
Sheep Farming 73 $20,871 100.00%
Other Crop Farming 68 $36,641 100.00%
Vegetable And Melon Farming 56 $37,240 100.00%

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 $103,635. 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