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 %
Business Operations Specialists, All Other 93 $59,945 81.58%
Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health 92 $61,062 82.14%
Economists 91 $90,074 83.49%
Actuaries 91 $96,320 85.05%
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education 89 $55,294 84.76%
Multimedia Artists and Animators 89 $68,172 84.76%
Pediatricians, General 87 $138,469 83.65%
Physicists 86 $61,367 82.69%
Landscape Architects 86 $54,006 82.69%
Public Relations Specialists 85 $55,079 82.52%
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 %
Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company 42 $115,966 87.50%
Schakra Inc 42 $90,398 87.50%
Prithvi Catalytic Inc 42 $67,166 87.50%
Alcatel Lucent Usa Inc 42 $90,458 87.50%
Infinite Computer Solutions Inc 42 $87,572 87.50%
Enshire Inc 42 $67,206 87.50%
Everest Consulting Group Inc 42 $84,065 89.36%
Sysgain Inc 42 $80,370 89.36%
Zulily Inc 42 $96,434 89.36%
Erp Analysts Inc 41 $90,393 87.23%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Det Norske Veritas Usa Inc 2 $85,041 33.33%
Mount Olive Developement Llc 2 $55,911 33.33%
K Chanda Llc 2 $29,765 33.33%
Choi Lee Corp 2 $58,074 33.33%
I Consulting Inc 2 $114,088 33.33%
Netapp Inc 2 $123,022 33.33%
Affiliated Engineers Nw Inc 2 $104,874 33.33%
Baker Hostetler Llp 2 $106,423 33.33%
Cmc Icos Biologics 2 $83,887 33.33%
Tkh Inc Dba The Korea House 2 $55,328 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.