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 %
Wicresoft North America Co Ltd 107 $68,560 88.43%
Itech Us Inc 107 $86,680 89.92%
Unity Technologies Sf 107 $122,991 89.92%
Safeway Inc 106 $114,743 89.83%
Vanceinfo Technologies Inc 104 $60,799 88.89%
Offerup Inc 103 $122,687 88.79%
Liberty Mutual Group Inc 103 $99,449 88.79%
Maq Llc 102 $93,651 87.93%
Aricent Technologies Holdings Ltd 101 $93,397 87.07%
Okta Inc 101 $135,914 87.07%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Double R Hop Ranches 3 $26,686 100.00%
Bmr Orchards 3 $22,722 100.00%
Jb Trucking 3 $36,747 100.00%
Cerqui Farms Llc 3 $37,877 100.00%
Bonnie Plants Inc 3 $32,926 100.00%
Jenks Bros Cold Storage Packing 3 $30,631 100.00%
Washington Fruit Administrative Services 3 $32,171 100.00%
Brandon Lewis Orchards 3 $26,208 100.00%
Valencia Farms Llc 3 $37,877 100.00%
Gsp Farm Inc 3 $37,877 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Pulmonary Consultants Pllc 5 $191,738 26.32%
Elektrobit Automotive Americas Inc 5 $86,532 27.78%
Seomoz Inc 5 $117,245 27.78%
Spirent Communications 5 $92,632 27.78%
Labinal Llc 5 $93,541 27.78%
The Mec Group Llc 5 $56,534 27.78%
Comscore Inc 5 $91,441 27.78%
Citrix Systems Inc 5 $98,451 27.78%
Umt 360 Llc 5 $98,975 29.41%
Double Down Interactive Llc 5 $110,265 29.41%

Top Industries in Washington (All Years)

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 $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