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 %
Marketing Managers 534 $135,127 87.54%
Architects, Except Landscape and Naval 528 $60,977 86.56%
Internists, General 474 $159,866 88.43%
Computer Network Architects 463 $105,495 91.32%
Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists 425 $59,602 84.16%
Physical Therapists 397 $72,907 85.56%
Aerospace Engineers 360 $100,025 89.11%
Architectural and Engineering Managers 354 $146,466 90.31%
Data Warehousing Specialists 320 $89,608 90.14%
Family and General Practitioners 314 $140,723 91.81%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary 32 $51,917 69.57%
Computer Network Architects 32 $124,971 74.42%
Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary 30 $64,882 71.43%
Helpers--Production Workers 30 $29,931 71.43%
Dentists, General 30 $122,755 76.92%
Family and General Practitioners 29 $134,623 78.38%
Financial Analysts 27 $85,307 72.97%
Sales Managers 26 $120,975 72.22%
Operations Research Analysts 26 $77,666 72.22%
Chefs and Head Cooks 24 $61,664 70.59%
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 %
Crowdstrike Inc 23 $123,445 92.00%
Dell Products Lp 22 $122,959 88.00%
The Allen Institute For Artificial Intelligence 22 $135,182 88.00%
Liquidhub Inc 22 $86,151 88.00%
Delta System Software Inc 22 $92,612 88.00%
Texas Instruments Incorporated 22 $111,549 88.00%
Pitchbook Data Inc 22 $82,011 88.00%
Green Infosystems Llc 22 $73,033 88.00%
Netrocon Systems Llc 22 $78,825 88.00%
Group Health Cooperative 22 $80,108 88.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Keynote Systems Inc 1 $78,707 33.33%
Outdoor Research Inc 1 $118,331 33.33%
Fine Solutions 1 $87,547 33.33%
Mimic Technologies Inc 1 $101,899 33.33%
Bellevue Korean Methodist Church 1 $35,901 33.33%
Cascade Park Care Center 1 $66,581 33.33%
Washington State Coalition Against Domestic Violen 1 $47,978 33.33%
Frontier Behavioral Health 1 $53,706 33.33%
Laird Norton Company Llc 1 $101,920 33.33%
Longhua Usa Inc 1 $89,627 33.33%

Top Industries in Washington (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Forest Nurseries And Gathering Of Forest Products 4 $39,374 100.00%
Logging 4 $35,448 100.00%
Support Activities For Agriculture And Forestry 4 $37,086 100.00%
Sporting And Recreational Goods And Supplies Merchant Wholesalers 3 $25,452 100.00%
Hay Farming 3 $35,471 100.00%
Other Noncitrus Fruit Farming 3 $35,859 100.00%
Food Crops Grown Under Cover 2 $29,630 100.00%
Beef Cattle Ranching And Farming 2 $21,687 100.00%
Other Animal Production 2 $33,738 100.00%
Packing And Crating 2 $24,352 100.00%

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