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 %
Logistics Engineers 17 $85,374 77.27%
Judicial Law Clerks 16 $48,901 80.00%
History Teachers, Postsecondary 16 $55,364 80.00%
Sociology Teachers, Postsecondary 16 $95,785 84.21%
Cartographers and Photogrammetrists 16 $68,196 84.21%
Genetic Counselors 16 $73,722 84.21%
Mechatronics Engineers 16 $91,800 84.21%
Training and Development Managers 16 $104,049 84.21%
Robotics Engineers 16 $110,114 88.89%
Political Science Teachers, Postsecondary 15 $48,122 83.33%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
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 %
Avani Technology Solutions Inc 23 $88,946 88.46%
Candor Infotech Recruiting 23 $68,344 88.46%
Dataquest Corp 23 $88,139 88.46%
Taiyo Pacific Partners Lp 23 $99,517 88.46%
Everest Computers Inc 23 $86,819 88.46%
Fractal Analytics Inc 23 $97,209 88.46%
Tagline Consulting And Services Llc 23 $102,664 88.46%
Openlogix Corporation 23 $89,047 88.46%
Ibrain Technologies Inc 23 $93,798 88.46%
Compusight Corporation 23 $93,431 88.46%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Microsoft Open Technologies Inc 1 $101,899 33.33%
Robustware Inc 1 $84,032 33.33%
Washington State Coalition Against Domestic Violen 1 $47,978 33.33%
Frontier Behavioral Health 1 $53,706 33.33%
Bellevue Korean Methodist Church 1 $35,901 33.33%
Cascade Park Care Center 1 $66,581 33.33%
Laird Norton Company Llc 1 $101,920 33.33%
Longhua Usa Inc 1 $89,627 33.33%
Akshat Corporation 1 $101,088 33.33%
Capital One Services Llc 1 $65,208 33.33%

Top Industries in Washington (All Years)

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
All visa, employer, attorney, and salary data was obtained from the OFLC website.
All NAICS data was obtained from the NAICS website.    All SOC data was obtained from the O*Net database.