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 %
Accountants and Auditors 1,705 $68,408 93.53%
Electrical Engineers 1,590 $91,394 89.78%
Database Administrators 1,570 $82,990 91.65%
Statisticians 1,348 $92,622 90.29%
Web Developers 1,347 $71,278 97.33%
Mechanical Engineers 1,201 $82,901 88.18%
Information Technology Project Managers 1,132 $96,618 93.32%
Software Quality Assurance Engineers and Testers 1,116 $79,715 93.70%
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists 1,047 $74,755 88.80%
Civil Engineers 990 $76,722 87.22%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
First-Line Supervisors of Agricultural Crop and Horticultural Workers 2 $34,497 4.76%
Nursery Workers 2 $32,094 5.13%
Logging Equipment Operators 2 $37,440 5.88%
Agricultural Workers, All Other 2 $35,100 5.88%
Light Truck or Delivery Services Drivers 1 $48,610 3.33%
Commercial Pilots 1 $40,040 3.57%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Marketing Managers 93 $134,266 86.92%
Electronics Engineers, Except Computer 93 $95,211 88.57%
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand 77 $25,062 87.50%
Sales Engineers 76 $110,319 87.36%
Management Analysts 75 $112,100 88.24%
Mechanical Engineers 74 $88,384 87.06%
Civil Engineers 63 $81,437 79.75%
Cooks, Restaurant 62 $34,949 92.54%
Information Security Analysts 57 $106,234 87.69%
Industrial Engineers 55 $103,837 93.22%
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 34,333 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 %
India 14,857 $148,921 48.54%
China 6,501 $103,962 51.49%
Canada 1,567 $435,585 42.04%
Mexico 540 $93,727 47.24%
South Korea 408 $80,817 42.68%
Taiwan 355 $99,150 50.00%
Australia 265 $108,618 45.53%
Brazil 208 $97,534 45.92%
Vietnam 177 $76,924 40.50%
United Kingdom 174 $102,646 43.72%

Top Hiring Companies in Washington (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Zoominfo Technologies Llc 42 $111,223 89.36%
Cwc Travel Inc 42 $113,823 89.36%
Alcatel Lucent Usa Inc 42 $90,458 89.36%
Htc Global Services Inc 41 $91,177 89.13%
Whitman College 41 $56,072 89.13%
Synophia Inc 41 $66,460 89.13%
Terex Usa Llc 41 $68,177 89.13%
Sophus It Solutions Llc 41 $98,701 89.13%
The Climate Corporation 41 $117,528 89.13%
Humetis Technologies Inc 41 $69,653 89.13%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Lakeview Farms 1 $25,834 100.00%
Box Canyon Llc 1 $26,395 100.00%
Crane Crane Inc 1 $19,115 100.00%
Pears Inc With Fred Smith Orchards 1 $32,926 100.00%
Bmr Orchards Llc Et Al 1 $24,352 100.00%
Laurie Thornton Orchards 1 $21,603 100.00%
Bandon Orchards Llc 1 $26,395 100.00%
Northern Fruit Company Inc With 4 Joint Employers 1 $27,355 100.00%
Moses Lake Warden Air Service Inc 1 $40,040 100.00%
Stennes Orchards 1 $27,830 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Nintex Usa Llc 2 $124,810 33.33%
Ah B Inc 2 $27,518 33.33%
Cyanogen Inc 2 $128,710 33.33%
Mount Olive Developement Llc 2 $55,911 33.33%
Det Norske Veritas Usa Inc 2 $85,041 33.33%
K Chanda Llc 2 $29,765 33.33%
Paperg 2 $84,739 33.33%
The Everett Clinic 2 $98,249 33.33%
Inovant Llc 2 $110,750 33.33%
Nautilus Inc 2 $87,215 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 $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