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 %
Urban and Regional Planners 25 $75,934 83.33%
Education Administrators, Postsecondary 24 $86,940 80.00%
Community and Social Service Specialists, All Other 23 $39,777 79.31%
Health Educators 23 $49,521 85.19%
Photonics Engineers 23 $103,740 85.19%
Teachers and Instructors, All Other 22 $41,096 84.62%
Social Workers, All Other 22 $44,857 84.62%
Clinical Data Managers 22 $95,589 84.62%
Architectural Drafters 21 $50,401 84.00%
Transportation Engineers 21 $88,530 84.00%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Locksmiths and Safe Repairers 2 $53,498 20.00%
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers 2 $29,827 20.00%
Retail Salespersons 2 $32,157 20.00%
English Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary 2 $47,330 20.00%
Medical Secretaries 2 $47,632 20.00%
Survey Researchers 2 $69,306 20.00%
Aerospace Engineering and Operations Technicians 2 $92,987 22.22%
Sewers, Hand 2 $27,373 22.22%
Landscape Architects 2 $52,915 22.22%
Bioinformatics Scientists 2 $50,128 22.22%
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 %
Twitter Inc 243 $133,217 89.34%
Nvidia Corporation 243 $137,667 90.33%
Bill Melinda Gates Foundation 242 $118,136 90.30%
Cyient Inc 242 $75,200 91.32%
Doordash Inc 242 $159,388 92.02%
Tableau Software Inc 240 $109,077 92.31%
Paccar Inc 236 $92,739 91.47%
Brillio Llc 234 $68,261 91.41%
Pricewaterhousecoopers Llp 234 $77,310 91.76%
Godaddycom Llc 233 $116,996 91.73%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Rythmos Inc 16 $123,804 33.33%
Cruise Llc 15 $122,515 31.25%
Deloitte Tax Llp 15 $74,597 31.91%
Code Smart Inc 15 $99,102 32.61%
Liberty Mutual Group Inc 15 $107,331 32.61%
Hulu Llc 15 $122,839 33.33%
Amazon Web Services Llc 15 $83,542 33.33%
Electronic Arts Inc 15 $104,776 35.71%
Jamco America Inc 14 $85,611 34.15%
Alibaba Group Us Inc 14 $121,084 34.15%

Top Industries in Washington (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Heating Equipment Except Warm Air Furnaces Manufacturing 2 $102,128 66.67%
Other Communication And Energy Wire Manufacturing 2 $68,973 66.67%
Caterers 2 $51,938 66.67%
Coal Mining 2 $40,789 66.67%
Soil Preparation Planting And Cultivating 2 $52,884 66.67%
Sign Manufacturing 2 $62,899 66.67%
Musical Instrument Manufacturing 2 $78,562 66.67%
Waste Collection 2 $78,426 66.67%
Furniture And Home Furnishing Merchant Wholesalers 2 $48,121 66.67%
Chicken Egg Production 2 $50,814 66.67%
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %

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