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 %
Database Administrators 1,570 $82,990 91.65%
Accountants and Auditors 1,446 $65,504 92.22%
Electrical Engineers 1,397 $88,103 90.01%
Web Developers 1,347 $71,278 97.33%
Statisticians 1,157 $89,851 89.55%
Information Technology Project Managers 1,132 $96,569 93.55%
Software Quality Assurance Engineers and Testers 1,121 $79,763 93.65%
Mechanical Engineers 1,050 $80,089 89.06%
Civil Engineers 853 $74,828 86.42%
Physicians and Surgeons, All Other 836 $141,072 87.36%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Logging Equipment Operators 2 $37,440 4.76%
Agricultural Workers, All Other 2 $35,100 5.13%
Pesticide Handlers, Sprayers, and Applicators, Vegetation 2 $43,129 6.45%
Packers and Packagers, Hand 1 $37,378 4.55%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Electronics Engineers, Except Computer 93 $95,211 91.18%
Marketing Managers 92 $134,240 104.55%
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand 77 $25,062 90.59%
Sales Engineers 74 $109,765 88.10%
Mechanical Engineers 74 $88,384 110.45%
Management Analysts 69 $110,945 102.99%
Cooks, Restaurant 61 $34,934 93.85%
Civil Engineers 59 $80,600 101.72%
Information Security Analysts 56 $105,755 96.55%
Industrial Engineers 53 $103,348 91.38%
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 %
Expedia Inc 2,698 $114,424 96.63%
Mindtree Limited 2,587 $72,953 95.39%
Accenture Llp 2,418 $93,847 91.35%
Amazon Development Center Us Inc 2,248 $113,625 91.49%
T Mobile Usa Inc 2,067 $108,756 89.67%
Wipro Limited 1,982 $78,371 89.72%
Meta Platforms Inc 1,943 $151,227 93.41%
University Of Washington 1,821 $59,492 92.62%
Tech Mahindra Americasinc 1,796 $82,131 99.01%
Deloitte Consulting Llp 1,670 $92,282 92.88%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Cts Technical Services Inc 165 $100,670 22.70%
Lenora Systems Inc 154 $118,435 24.06%
Concur Technologies Inc 135 $110,210 29.16%
Costco Wholesale Corporation 132 $103,920 31.28%
Vmware Inc 110 $111,368 27.64%
Ericsson Inc 108 $95,084 33.13%
Accenture Llp 104 $122,889 33.23%
Deloitte Consulting Llp 95 $104,226 31.67%
Groupon Inc 94 $110,332 32.41%
Zulily Llc 86 $126,322 30.82%

Top Industries in Washington (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Metal Window And Door Manufacturing 30 $84,661 88.24%
Other Social Advocacy Organizations 29 $59,825 85.29%
Other Warehousing And Storage 28 $137,238 82.35%
Offices Of Optometrists 28 $92,710 82.35%
Home Health Care Services 28 $84,343 84.85%
Professional Employer Organizations 28 $85,442 84.85%
Activities Related To Credit Intermediation 27 $146,624 81.82%
Graphic Design Services 26 $62,236 81.25%
Kidney Dialysis Centers 26 $82,057 81.25%
Other Gambling Industries 26 $97,935 81.25%
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