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 %
Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technologists 173 $56,430 80.47%
Materials Scientists 169 $55,088 85.35%
Human Resources Specialists 169 $65,110 85.35%
Computer User Support Specialists 163 $51,517 83.16%
Lawyers 160 $108,293 86.96%
Biomedical Engineers 155 $79,206 86.11%
Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary 149 $65,535 83.71%
Financial Managers 142 $132,642 80.68%
Accountants 142 $64,625 83.53%
Chemical Engineers 141 $68,744 83.43%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Biomedical Engineers 17 $89,511 60.71%
Occupational Therapists 15 $8,567,133 53.57%
Pharmacists 15 $44,424,374 55.56%
Veterinarians 15 $76,207 55.56%
Clergy 14 $42,499 53.85%
Chiropractors 14 $59,730 53.85%
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers 14 $32,323 53.85%
Stock Clerks and Order Fillers 13 $28,923 50.00%
Economics Teachers, Postsecondary 13 $48,332 52.00%
Computer Network Support Specialists 13 $84,194 52.00%
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 %
Hay Farming 3 $35,471 100.00%
Soil Preparation Planting And Cultivating 3 $32,649 100.00%
Sporting And Recreational Goods And Supplies Merchant Wholesalers 3 $25,452 100.00%
Other Animal Production 2 $33,738 100.00%
Packing And Crating 2 $24,352 100.00%
Oilseed And Grain Combination Farming 2 $33,457 100.00%
Beef Cattle Ranching And Farming 2 $21,687 100.00%
Food Crops Grown Under Cover 2 $29,630 100.00%
Other Noncitrus Fruit Farming 2 $35,100 100.00%
Livestock Merchant Wholesalers 1 $31,262 50.00%

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