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 %
Software Developers, Applications 26,911 $110,249 89.40%
Computer Systems Analysts 22,965 $81,223 93.16%
Computer Occupations, All Other 14,210 $69,307 91.11%
Software Developers, Systems Software 8,031 $111,253 91.73%
Computer Programmers 6,665 $85,030 91.99%
Computer Systems Engineers/Architects 2,485 $82,241 93.00%
Computer and Information Systems Managers 2,459 $155,167 93.57%
Network and Computer Systems Administrators 2,283 $74,135 87.98%
Management Analysts 1,904 $89,779 91.54%
Operations Research Analysts 1,795 $90,906 92.10%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Software Developers, Applications 3,093 $251,465 94.82%
Software Developers, Systems Software 1,062 $115,537 53.66%
Computer Systems Analysts 698 $99,673 290.83%
Computer Occupations, All Other 399 $97,693 168.35%
Computer and Information Systems Managers 229 $148,870 100.88%
Statisticians 136 $73,108 63.85%
Electrical Engineers 128 $87,472 65.98%
Internists, General 113 $137,911 73.38%
Network and Computer Systems Administrators 102 $87,668 78.46%
Accountants and Auditors 96 $78,691 86.49%
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 %
Azerbaijan 3 $94,238 42.86%
Bahrain 3 $96,713 42.86%
Uzbekistan 3 $95,271 42.86%
Guatemala 3 $94,356 42.86%
Bolivia 3 $109,595 42.86%
Cambodia 3 $82,194 42.86%
Tunisia 3 $91,983 50.00%
Honduras 3 $68,982 50.00%
Iraq 2 $90,514 40.00%
Marshall Islands 2 $67,715 40.00%

Top Hiring Companies in Washington (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Cybersource Corporation 228 $106,209 90.12%
Ibm Corporation 226 $88,354 92.24%
Adobe Inc 225 $136,462 92.21%
Lyft Inc 222 $132,011 91.36%
Slalom Llc 221 $103,525 91.70%
Deloitte Tax Llp 220 $72,617 93.62%
Pricewaterhousecoopers Advisory Services Llc 218 $108,540 92.77%
Seattle Childrens Hospital 216 $64,666 92.31%
Groupon Inc 213 $110,292 93.42%
Jpmorgan Chase Co 208 $130,221 91.63%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Adroit Technologies Cloud Solutions Inc 14 $100,801 35.90%
Brightview Landscapes Llc 14 $32,323 35.90%
Cambia Health Solutions 14 $112,778 35.90%
Holland America Line Inc 13 $113,653 33.33%
Annik Inc 13 $111,707 34.21%
Rockwell Collins 13 $88,390 35.14%
Adisys Corporation 13 $122,655 35.14%
Green Infosystems Llc 12 $87,349 33.33%
Grab Technology Corporation 12 $127,622 34.29%
Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company 12 $122,561 34.29%

Top Industries in Washington (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Heating Equipment Except Warm Air Furnaces Manufacturing 2 $102,128 66.67%
Other Communication And Energy Wire Manufacturing 2 $68,973 66.67%
Caterers 2 $51,938 66.67%
Coal Mining 2 $40,789 66.67%
Soil Preparation Planting And Cultivating 2 $52,884 66.67%
Sign Manufacturing 2 $62,899 66.67%
Musical Instrument Manufacturing 2 $78,562 66.67%
Waste Collection 2 $78,426 66.67%
Furniture And Home Furnishing Merchant Wholesalers 2 $48,121 66.67%
Chicken Egg Production 2 $50,814 66.67%
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
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