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 %
Electronics Engineers, Except Computer 814 $94,077 85.59%
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists 793 $67,256 85.64%
Business Intelligence Analysts 735 $86,187 91.53%
Information Security Analysts 640 $98,412 86.49%
Financial Analysts 617 $76,756 89.94%
Computer and Information Research Scientists 610 $125,316 90.37%
Sales Engineers 605 $106,484 90.30%
Biochemists and Biophysicists 602 $49,931 91.07%
Architects, Except Landscape and Naval 476 $59,856 86.55%
Internists, General 474 $159,866 88.43%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Aerospace Engineers 51 $103,656 89.47%
Database Administrators 48 $3,288,546 87.27%
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists 47 $66,298 87.04%
Physicians and Surgeons, All Other 45 $163,272 84.91%
Architectural and Engineering Managers 40 $123,249 80.00%
Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary 37 $89,630 75.51%
Architects, Except Landscape and Naval 33 $66,658 68.75%
Multimedia Artists and Animators 32 $65,672 66.67%
Computer Network Architects 32 $124,971 68.09%
Business Teachers, Postsecondary 32 $56,201 71.11%
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 %
Malawi 2 $58,396 100.00%
Bahamas 2 $94,599 100.00%
Antigua And Barbuda 1 $113,318 50.00%
Seychelles 1 $83,221 50.00%
Bhutan 1 $106,642 50.00%
Mauritania 1 $99,382 50.00%
Mali 1 $86,840 50.00%
Palestinian Territories 1 $132,080 50.00%
Belize 1 $63,274 50.00%
Dominica 1 $106,101 50.00%

Top Hiring Companies in Washington (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Microsoft Corporation 54,644 $108,338 94.53%
Amazoncom Services Llc 22,469 $110,299 97.50%
Infosys Limited 12,468 $80,258 99.64%
Amazon Corporate Llc 9,351 $91,761 91.05%
Amazoncom Services Inc 8,726 $103,501 98.31%
Amazon Web Services Inc 5,200 $104,551 96.53%
Google Llc 4,877 $121,704 95.05%
Hcl America Inc 4,529 $84,626 98.41%
Facebook Inc 3,202 $133,643 93.35%
Tata Consultancy Services Limited 2,771 $73,294 88.70%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Amazoncom Services Llc 11,280 $102,582 38.95%
Amazon Corporate Llc 7,172 $97,659 63.58%
Amazon Web Services Inc 1,801 $105,247 25.11%
Facebook Inc 1,459 $109,010 33.58%
Amazon Fulfillment Services Inc 1,029 $97,791 57.13%
Amazon Development Center Us Inc 727 $117,189 44.14%
Zillow Inc 326 $105,985 22.34%
Starbucks Coffee Company 300 $115,278 28.14%
People Tech Group Inc 279 $113,944 27.11%
Uber Technologies Inc 178 $112,631 23.77%

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