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 %
Wind Energy Engineers 2 $63,534 66.67%
Marine Architects 2 $69,951 100.00%
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters 2 $69,243 100.00%
Conservation Scientists 2 $74,755 100.00%
Naturopathic Physicians 2 $73,112 100.00%
Technical Directors/Managers 2 $80,683 100.00%
Radiation Therapists 2 $103,262 100.00%
Solar Energy Systems Engineers 2 $98,925 100.00%
Forestry and Conservation Science Teachers, Postsecondary 2 $103,312 100.00%
Education Administrators, Elementary and Secondary School 2 $98,655 100.00%
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 34,692 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 %
Samsung Electronics America Inc 172 $112,022 89.58%
Chewy Inc 171 $132,826 91.44%
Redfin Corporation 169 $107,576 90.86%
Kpmg Llp 168 $83,182 91.30%
Premera Blue Cross 166 $98,869 90.22%
9logic Technologies Inc 163 $99,754 89.07%
Amdocs Inc 161 $90,780 87.98%
Alstom Grid Llc 157 $90,430 86.74%
Western Washington University 157 $75,547 87.22%
Greenbay Infotech Llc 155 $66,131 87.08%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Juno Therapeutics Inc 10 $113,025 33.33%
Compusight Corporation 9 $1,594,265 30.00%
Sysgain Inc 9 $114,841 31.03%
Mobica Us Inc 9 $102,990 31.03%
Mentis Systems Inc 9 $93,877 31.03%
Deepintel Solutions Llc 9 $96,863 31.03%
Amazon Mechanical Turk Inc 9 $96,729 32.14%
Liberty Mutual Technology Group Inc 9 $133,259 33.33%
Downtown House Cleaning Llc 9 $25,750 33.33%
Milgard Manufacturing Inc 9 $118,595 33.33%

Top Industries in Washington (All Years)

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
All visa, employer, attorney, and salary data was obtained from the OFLC website.
All NAICS data was obtained from the NAICS website.    All SOC data was obtained from the O*Net database.