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 %
Clinical Nurse Specialists	3	$88,150	75.00%
Industrial Engineering Technologists	3	$60,417	75.00%
Credit Counselors	3	$32,427	75.00%
Computer Numerically Controlled Machine Tool Programmers, Metal and Plastic	3	$80,565	75.00%
Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other	2	$39,718	50.00%
Agents and Business Managers of Artists, Performers, and Athletes	2	$37,055	50.00%
Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement Teachers, Postsecondary	2	$48,180	50.00%
Healthcare Support Workers, All Other	2	$36,618	66.67%
Technical Directors/Managers	2	$80,683	66.67%
Bioinformatics Technicians	2	$57,949	66.67%

Occupation	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

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 34,333 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 %
Cognizant Technology Solutions Us Corp	961	$100,838	86.73%
Salesforce Inc	912	$144,738	90.66%
Codesmart Inc	894	$72,554	90.30%
Quadrant Resource Llc	872	$99,263	92.86%
Battelle Memorial Institute	812	$60,446	87.88%
Ebay Inc	797	$123,213	88.07%
Ltimindtree Limited	764	$90,369	85.84%
Uber Technologies Inc	746	$138,295	85.35%
Amazon Fulfillment Services Inc	729	$97,660	85.87%
Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center	680	$57,859	81.93%

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Washington Fruit Administrative Services Ii Inc	17	$44,639	100.00%
Ag Management Group Llc	16	$36,720	100.00%
High Valley Orchards Llc	16	$31,025	100.00%
Above The Dirt Llc	15	$35,192	100.00%
Maldonado Orchards Llc	15	$32,720	100.00%
Mo Contracting Llc	15	$36,110	100.00%
Nwfm Llc	15	$37,670	100.00%
Columbia Orchard Management Inc	14	$36,272	100.00%
Pacific Ag Services Llc	14	$38,899	100.00%
Black Star Ranch Llc	14	$33,620	100.00%

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Smartsheet Inc	55	$116,180	39.01%
Merit Logistics	54	$25,766	38.85%
Maq Llc	52	$113,945	37.41%
Stripe Inc	52	$123,246	37.68%
Godaddycom Llc	50	$116,474	38.76%
Automatic Data Processing Inc	48	$84,735	40.00%
Premera Blue Cross	48	$105,173	40.68%
Pactera Technologies Inc	45	$80,575	38.46%
Bytedance Inc	45	$138,057	38.46%
Pricewaterhousecoopers	42	$108,091	36.52%

Top Industries in Washington (All Years)

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Funeral Homes And Funeral Services	2	$121,670	66.67%
Heating Equipment Except Warm Air Furnaces Manufacturing	2	$102,128	66.67%
Power Boiler And Heat Exchanger Manufacturing	2	$125,149	66.67%
Sawmills	2	$77,730	66.67%
Space Research And Technology	2	$153,234	66.67%
Breweries	2	$88,192	66.67%
Industrial And Personal Service Paper Merchant Wholesalers	2	$84,438	66.67%
Other Communication And Energy Wire Manufacturing	2	$68,973	66.67%
Carpet And Rug Mills	2	$88,421	66.67%
Aluminum Foundries Except Die Casting	2	$66,373	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 $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.