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 %
Kenya 19 $99,720 40.43%
Ethiopia 19 $105,972 42.22%
Mongolia 19 $86,689 43.18%
Jamaica 16 $59,703 38.10%
Lebanon 15 $95,226 36.59%
Sri Lanka 15 $91,236 37.50%
Belarus 15 $100,341 44.12%
Hungary 14 $94,890 43.75%
Ecuador 13 $105,828 43.33%
Kazakhstan 12 $98,715 40.00%

Top Hiring Companies in Washington (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Microsoft Corporation 62,505 $111,958 95.19%
Amazoncom Services Llc 30,450 $114,354 98.10%
Infosys Limited 12,662 $80,773 99.64%
Amazon Corporate Llc 9,351 $91,761 91.05%
Amazoncom Services Inc 8,726 $103,501 98.31%
Amazon Web Services Inc 6,532 $108,055 97.22%
Google Llc 6,105 $125,468 95.72%
Hcl America Inc 4,765 $86,228 98.45%
Meta Platforms Inc 3,555 $158,747 97.91%
Amazon Development Center Us Inc 3,471 $118,324 98.36%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Wafla 126 $37,109 100.00%
Agrilabor Inc 49 $33,904 100.00%
Sagemoor Group Management Services Inc 48 $33,100 100.00%
Zirkle Fruit Company 42 $29,043 100.00%
Carpinito Brothers Inc 37 $32,093 100.00%
Washington Farm Labor Association 36 $24,104 100.00%
Agrimacs Inc 36 $34,342 100.00%
Wyckoff Farms Inc 33 $35,785 100.00%
Western Range Association 31 $19,794 100.00%
Gilbert Orchards Inc 30 $34,516 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Amazoncom Services Llc 12,362 $103,341 40.79%
Amazon Corporate Llc 7,172 $97,659 58.02%
Amazon Web Services Inc 2,098 $108,814 29.25%
Facebook Inc 1,466 $109,093 33.74%
Amazon Development Center Us Inc 1,141 $119,791 54.39%
Amazon Fulfillment Services Inc 1,029 $97,791 53.48%
Zillow Inc 369 $108,391 25.17%
Starbucks Coffee Company 321 $116,008 28.13%
People Tech Group Inc 279 $113,944 24.54%
Uber Technologies Inc 204 $114,122 19.83%

Top Industries in Washington (All Years)

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