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 %
Geographers 11 $54,756 84.62%
Animal Scientists 11 $86,127 84.62%
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks 11 $35,579 84.62%
Health and Safety Engineers, Except Mining Safety Engineers and Inspectors 11 $77,666 84.62%
Automotive Engineers 11 $95,862 84.62%
Marriage and Family Therapists 10 $45,444 76.92%
Sociologists 10 $61,308 83.33%
Astronomers 10 $53,882 83.33%
Forensic Science Technicians 10 $65,474 83.33%
Occupational Health and Safety Specialists 10 $66,069 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 %
Oslo Solutions Llc 592 $70,505 82.57%
Prokarma Inc 542 $110,358 83.64%
Washington State University 528 $48,079 81.99%
Oracle America Inc 523 $129,866 83.55%
Zen3 Infosolutions America Inc 503 $96,068 80.35%
Concur Technologies Inc 501 $104,664 85.20%
Inspirage Llc 498 $107,092 85.57%
Edifecs Inc 495 $91,514 88.39%
C2s Technologies Inc 485 $77,877 89.81%
Deloitte Touche Llp 470 $78,249 88.85%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Imdbcom Inc 37 $92,210 37.37%
Kadlec Regional Medical Center 36 $145,871 37.89%
Cybage Software Inc 35 $83,865 37.23%
Volkswagen Of America 35 $151,621 37.63%
Siemens Medical Solutions Usa Inc 34 $104,969 37.36%
Pricewaterhousecoopers 34 $102,619 38.20%
Facebook Services Inc 33 $99,027 37.93%
The Boston Consulting Group 32 $133,584 37.21%
Epam Systems Inc 31 $89,981 36.05%
Resers Fine Foods Inc 30 $29,931 34.88%

Top Industries in Washington (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Shellfish Farming 9 $31,431 100.00%
Miscellaneous Nondurable Goods Merchant Wholesalers 9 $34,258 100.00%
Berry Except Strawberry Farming 8 $33,285 100.00%
Other Vegetable Except Potato And Melon Farming 6 $34,577 100.00%
Seafood Product Preparation And Packaging 6 $34,570 100.00%
Tree Nut Farming 5 $35,131 100.00%
Nursery And Floriculture Production 5 $33,463 100.00%
Logging 4 $35,448 100.00%
Aquaculture 4 $33,332 100.00%
Support Activities For Agriculture And Forestry 4 $37,086 100.00%

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