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 %
Agricultural and Food Science Technicians 5 $49,358 83.33%
Prosthodontists 5 $162,793 83.33%
Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents 5 $76,765 83.33%
Education, Training, and Library Workers, All Other 5 $41,579 83.33%
Physical Scientists, All Other 4 $56,306 66.67%
Curators 4 $62,151 66.67%
Fashion Designers 4 $66,586 66.67%
Directors, Religious Activities and Education 4 $38,969 66.67%
Climate Change Analysts 4 $91,562 66.67%
Search Marketing Strategists 4 $64,418 80.00%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria 1 $29,016 16.67%
Fundraisers 1 $76,315 16.67%
Agricultural and Food Science Technicians 1 $35,526 16.67%
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 %
Ireland 38 $100,773 52.05%
Ghana 33 $84,257 46.48%
Peru 33 $93,093 51.56%
Netherlands 31 $102,851 50.00%
Venezuela 29 $85,453 52.73%
Greece 25 $100,496 48.08%
Sweden 21 $112,511 40.38%
Portugal 20 $96,867 40.00%
Costa Rica 20 $107,093 41.67%
Kenya 19 $99,720 39.58%

Top Hiring Companies in Washington (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Wicresoft North America Co Ltd 107 $68,560 88.43%
Itech Us Inc 107 $86,680 89.92%
Unity Technologies Sf 107 $122,991 89.92%
Safeway Inc 106 $114,743 89.83%
Vanceinfo Technologies Inc 104 $60,799 88.89%
Offerup Inc 103 $122,687 88.79%
Liberty Mutual Group Inc 103 $99,449 88.79%
Maq Llc 102 $93,651 87.93%
Aricent Technologies Holdings Ltd 101 $93,397 87.07%
Okta Inc 101 $135,914 87.07%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Double R Hop Ranches 3 $26,686 100.00%
Bmr Orchards 3 $22,722 100.00%
Jb Trucking 3 $36,747 100.00%
Cerqui Farms Llc 3 $37,877 100.00%
Bonnie Plants Inc 3 $32,926 100.00%
Jenks Bros Cold Storage Packing 3 $30,631 100.00%
Washington Fruit Administrative Services 3 $32,171 100.00%
Brandon Lewis Orchards 3 $26,208 100.00%
Valencia Farms Llc 3 $37,877 100.00%
Gsp Farm Inc 3 $37,877 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Pulmonary Consultants Pllc 5 $191,738 26.32%
Elektrobit Automotive Americas Inc 5 $86,532 27.78%
Seomoz Inc 5 $117,245 27.78%
Spirent Communications 5 $92,632 27.78%
Labinal Llc 5 $93,541 27.78%
The Mec Group Llc 5 $56,534 27.78%
Comscore Inc 5 $91,441 27.78%
Citrix Systems Inc 5 $98,451 27.78%
Umt 360 Llc 5 $98,975 29.41%
Double Down Interactive Llc 5 $110,265 29.41%

Top Industries in Washington (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Custom Computer Programming Services 74,508 $89,692 92.09%
Computer Systems Design Services 13,289 $109,045 91.62%
Computing Infrastructure Providers Data Processing Web Hosting And Related Services 10,227 $119,738 96.04%
Software Publishers 8,968 $137,134 99.61%
Computer Systems Design And Related Services 4,301 $96,731 87.76%
Management Scientific And Technical Consulting Services 4,256 $94,525 92.72%
Other Computer Related Services 3,827 $93,077 86.02%
Colleges Universities And Professional Schools 3,503 $60,338 81.48%
Engineering Services 3,270 $80,730 87.97%
Electronic Computer Manufacturing 2,007 $140,211 95.85%
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Fruit And Tree Nut Farming 920 $33,875 100.00%
Apple Orchards 464 $32,731 100.00%
Crop Production 177 $34,978 100.00%
Farm Labor Contractors And Crew Leaders 130 $36,359 100.00%
Business Associations 84 $34,607 100.00%
Noncitrus Fruit And Tree Nut Farming 82 $34,748 100.00%
All Other Crop Farming 79 $37,660 100.00%
Sheep Farming 73 $20,871 100.00%
Other Crop Farming 68 $36,641 100.00%
Vegetable And Melon Farming 56 $37,240 100.00%

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 $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