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 %
Software Developers, Applications 26,837 $110,226 89.15%
Computer Systems Analysts 22,962 $81,221 93.15%
Computer Occupations, All Other 14,207 $69,305 91.09%
Software Developers, Systems Software 7,954 $111,158 90.85%
Computer Programmers 6,664 $85,030 91.98%
Computer and Information Systems Managers 3,131 $164,358 92.47%
Computer Systems Engineers/Architects 2,483 $82,227 94.48%
Network and Computer Systems Administrators 2,283 $74,135 87.98%
Operations Research Analysts 2,233 $91,123 92.46%
Management Analysts 2,130 $92,000 91.89%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Software Developers, Applications 3,095 $251,393 86.87%
Software Developers, Systems Software 1,062 $115,537 53.66%
Computer Systems Analysts 700 $99,693 225.08%
Computer Occupations, All Other 402 $97,812 163.41%
Computer and Information Systems Managers 237 $150,041 98.75%
Statisticians 141 $74,101 64.98%
Electrical Engineers 130 $88,044 67.01%
Internists, General 113 $137,911 71.52%
Accountants and Auditors 104 $79,693 80.00%
Network and Computer Systems Administrators 102 $87,668 91.89%
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 %
Sudan 2 $93,943 66.67%
Kosovo 2 $82,649 66.67%
Bhutan 1 $106,642 33.33%
Yemen 1 $134,784 33.33%
Mauritania 1 $99,382 50.00%
Benin 1 $71,760 50.00%
Cote D'ivoire 1 $108,722 50.00%
Democratic Republic Of Congo 1 $67,350 50.00%
Seychelles 1 $83,221 50.00%
Dominica 1 $106,101 50.00%

Top Hiring Companies in Washington (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Thrivesoft Inc 123 $67,324 88.49%
Eastern Washington University 121 $65,788 87.05%
Cts Technical Services Inc 121 $108,048 89.63%
Expeditors International Of Washington Inc 120 $94,441 89.55%
Ramp Technology Group Llc 119 $69,028 89.47%
Providence Health Services 118 $113,704 88.72%
Larsen Toubro Infotech Limited 118 $72,261 89.39%
Bank Of America Na 117 $109,651 88.64%
Apptio Inc 117 $110,203 88.64%
Epam Systems Inc 117 $101,710 90.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Welton Orchards And Storage Llc 4 $28,501 100.00%
Gc Farms Llc 4 $32,206 100.00%
Fugachee Orchards Partnership 4 $31,028 100.00%
Sarbanand Farms Llc 4 $23,724 100.00%
Labor Plus Solutions Inc 4 $40,040 100.00%
Eg Richter Farms Inc 4 $38,709 100.00%
Valley Fruit Orchards Llc 4 $26,255 100.00%
J B Orchardstri Cities Llc 3 $24,794 100.00%
Palmer Lake Land Co Inc 3 $38,265 100.00%
Sleepy Hollow Enterprises Llc 3 $31,423 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Boo Han Market Iii Llc 6 $35,405 30.00%
Thoughtspot Inc 6 $117,586 30.00%
Morse Hydraulics Usa Llc 6 $54,683 30.00%
Intel Americas Inc 6 $120,696 30.00%
Sonos Inc 6 $110,659 30.00%
Crowdstrike Inc 6 $145,236 30.00%
Highbrow Llc 6 $127,383 30.00%
Asko Processing Inc 6 $44,972 30.00%
Tesla Inc 6 $128,690 30.00%
Moloco Inc 6 $100,842 30.00%

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 $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