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 %
Ciber Inc 290 $87,937 85.80%
Bytedance Inc 290 $148,779 87.88%
Docusign Inc 289 $131,390 87.84%
Pactera Technologies Inc 289 $72,012 90.60%
Snap Inc 287 $139,504 91.40%
Myappshub Llc 287 $100,588 93.49%
Wal Mart Associates Inc 285 $123,060 93.14%
Ntt Data Inc 268 $95,038 88.45%
Airbnb Inc 268 $140,417 89.33%
Divensi Inc 264 $71,804 90.72%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Nokia Solutions And Networks Us Llc 20 $105,450 32.26%
Cdk Global Llc 20 $99,764 32.26%
Populus Group Llc 20 $47,002,044 33.33%
F5 Inc 20 $127,944 33.90%
Uipath Inc 20 $130,284 35.09%
Dassault Systemes Americas Corp 19 $105,192 34.55%
Han Ah Reum Market Inc 19 $35,236 34.55%
Russell Investments Group Llc 18 $109,897 33.33%
South Sound Inpatient Physicians 18 $126,158 33.96%
Itron Inc 18 $90,873 34.62%

Top Industries in Washington (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Oil And Gas Extraction 2 $92,228 66.67%
Funeral Homes And Funeral Services 2 $121,670 66.67%
Commercial Screen Printing 2 $73,591 66.67%
Soft Drink And Ice Manufacturing 2 $88,473 66.67%
Flour Milling And Malt Manufacturing 2 $112,653 66.67%
Logging 2 $31,074 66.67%
Fluid Power Pump And Motor Manufacturing 2 $85,780 66.67%
Printing 2 $133,338 66.67%
Family Planning Centers 2 $57,044 66.67%
Aluminum Sheet Plate And Foil Manufacturing 2 $73,414 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