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 %
Graphic Designers 466 $65,103 89.62%
Computer Network Architects 465 $105,573 91.36%
Industrial Engineers 449 $97,176 88.91%
Marketing Managers 435 $130,778 87.00%
Physical Therapists 370 $71,732 85.45%
Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists 349 $56,768 83.10%
Aerospace Engineers 342 $98,294 88.60%
Data Warehousing Specialists 321 $89,358 90.42%
Family and General Practitioners 314 $140,723 94.58%
Architectural and Engineering Managers 294 $140,082 89.63%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary 30 $51,107 78.95%
Dentists, General 30 $122,755 81.08%
Helpers--Production Workers 30 $29,931 81.08%
Family and General Practitioners 29 $134,623 78.38%
Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary 28 $62,338 75.68%
Sales Managers 26 $120,975 72.22%
Operations Research Analysts 25 $77,136 71.43%
Financial Analysts 24 $83,725 70.59%
Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technicians 22 $57,734 64.71%
Childcare Workers 22 $30,035 64.71%
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 %
Trinidad And Tobago 8 $91,431 47.06%
Norway 7 $118,673 41.18%
Rwanda 7 $110,433 43.75%
Micronesia 6 $44,972 37.50%
Palestine 6 $88,324 40.00%
El Salvador 6 $90,191 42.86%
Zimbabwe 6 $91,829 42.86%
Slovakia 6 $91,125 46.15%
Austria 6 $84,071 46.15%
Saudi Arabia 6 $94,820 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