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 %
Actuaries 101 $97,902 80.80%
Veterinarians 101 $72,619 81.45%
Interior Designers 100 $50,461 81.97%
Mathematical Science Teachers, Postsecondary 100 $56,605 82.64%
Business Operations Specialists, All Other 99 $60,439 83.19%
Biostatisticians 97 $93,955 82.20%
Human Factors Engineers and Ergonomists 94 $110,672 83.93%
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education 94 $56,393 85.45%
Physicists 93 $63,374 84.55%
Landscape Architects 92 $54,643 83.64%
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 34,333 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 %
Fluke Corporation 22 $116,251 91.67%
Rockwell Collins Inc 22 $99,838 91.67%
Quantum Integrators Group Llc 22 $83,691 91.67%
Openet Telecom Inc 22 $95,282 91.67%
Alamere Software Inc 22 $101,101 91.67%
Ispottv Inc 22 $111,882 91.67%
Grab Technology Corp 22 $111,975 91.67%
Ipolarity Llc 22 $108,883 91.67%
Technumen Inc 22 $113,954 91.67%
Egen Solutions Inc 21 $92,087 87.50%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Mwh Americas Inc 1 $95,534 33.33%
Island Beauty Lakeland Llc 1 $95,353,440 33.33%
Qualcomm Connected Experiences Inc 1 $92,872 33.33%
Blackburn Clinic Inc Ps 1 $40,456 33.33%
Hope Academy 1 $68,806 33.33%
Linc Technology Corporation Dba Data Linc Group 1 $98,571 33.33%
Symbiosys Inc 1 $73,174 33.33%
Nc Interactive Llc 1 $90 33.33%
Corporate Employment Resources Inc Dba Corestaff 1 $83,803 33.33%
104th Avenue Medical Clinic Inc 1 $101,899 33.33%

Top Industries in Washington (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Offices Of Dentists 307 $130,243 90.29%
Offices Of Other Holding Companies 300 $131,344 88.76%
Elementary And Secondary Schools 297 $58,957 87.87%
Industrial Truck Tractor Trailer And Stacker Machinery Manufacturing 295 $95,685 90.21%
Freight Transportation Arrangement 288 $107,908 90.00%
Grantmaking Foundations 286 $119,353 90.22%
Direct Health And Medical Insurance Carriers 275 $108,789 86.75%
Specialty Except Psychiatric And Substance Abuse Hospitals 274 $69,821 88.39%
Commercial Banking 272 $101,233 88.03%
Offices Of Lawyers 270 $88,069 87.66%
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Crop Harvesting Primarily By Machine 2 $20,124 100.00%
Other Food Crops Grown Under Cover 2 $38,709 100.00%
Potato Farming 1 $40,040 50.00%
Cattle Feedlots 1 $40,040 100.00%
Water Supply And Irrigation Systems 1 $37,378 100.00%
Wheat Farming 1 $40,040 100.00%
Other Miscellaneous Durable Goods Merchant Wholesalers 1 $79,997 100.00%
Livestock Merchant Wholesalers 1 $31,262 100.00%
Farm Machinery And Equipment Manufacturing 1 $26,608 100.00%

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