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 %
Engineers, All Other 292 $64,669 89.85%
Biological Scientists, All Other 253 $60,059 80.83%
Commercial and Industrial Designers 245 $67,675 87.81%
Dentists, General 238 $122,876 85.61%
Chemists 211 $52,326 78.44%
Business Teachers, Postsecondary 205 $65,106 82.66%
Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary 181 $64,003 78.35%
General and Operations Managers 178 $119,977 78.41%
Logisticians 177 $74,890 79.02%
Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary 176 $104,259 81.48%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Lawyers 21 $9,766,069 63.64%
Financial Managers 20 $111,030 62.50%
Logisticians 20 $73,730 62.50%
Engineers, All Other 20 $98,759 62.50%
Construction Managers 17 $100,640 54.84%
Actuaries 17 $97,802 54.84%
Mathematical Science Teachers, Postsecondary 17 $54,354 56.67%
Chefs and Head Cooks 17 $60,712 58.62%
Graphic Designers 17 $53,714 58.62%
General and Operations Managers 17 $123,106 60.71%
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 %
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 %
Cambia Health Solutions Inc 53 $103,168 86.89%
Accolade Inc 53 $101,018 88.33%
Cbre Inc 52 $89,449 86.67%
Rhapsody International Inc 52 $101,062 86.67%
Fuelcomm Inc 52 $118,732 86.67%
Wintel Solutions Llc 52 $60,288 88.14%
People Center Inc 52 $149,787 88.14%
Akamai Technologies Inc 51 $113,359 86.44%
Seattle Cancer Care Alliance 51 $71,719 86.44%
Samsung Telecommunications America Llc 51 $80,247 86.44%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Unify Square Inc 3 $110,968 33.33%
Aol Advertising Inc 3 $97,344 37.50%
Russell Investments Group Inc 3 $100,055 37.50%
Nextant Llc 3 $141,731 37.50%
Peach Labs Inc 3 $162,996 37.50%
Panasonic Avionics Corporation 3 $89,996 37.50%
Stmicroelectronics Inc 3 $88,913 37.50%
Solutionsiq 3 $87,776 37.50%
Fokker Elmo Inc 3 $105,477 37.50%
Sea Mar Community Health Centers 3 $96,921 37.50%

Top Industries in Washington (All Years)

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