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 %
Democratic Republic Of Congo 1 $67,350 100.00%
Seychelles 1 $83,221 100.00%
Dominica 1 $106,101 100.00%

Top Hiring Companies in Washington (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Volt Management Corp 90 $97,396 91.84%
Inabia Software Consulting Inc 89 $82,537 90.82%
Igate Technologies Inc 88 $76,760 89.80%
International Business Machines Corporation 87 $100,976 88.78%
Adisys Corporation 86 $73,352 87.76%
Automatic Data Processing Inc 86 $86,796 88.66%
Nutanix Inc 86 $134,590 88.66%
Social Finance Inc 86 $147,538 90.53%
System Soft Technologies Llc 85 $93,698 89.47%
Convoy Inc 85 $135,851 90.43%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Lsi Orchard Llc 3 $32,323 100.00%
Rr Christo Construction Llc 3 $36,601 100.00%
John P Burton 3 $37,877 100.00%
Larson Orchards Inc 3 $23,033 100.00%
Double S Orchards Llc 3 $23,175 100.00%
Royal Ridge Farms 3 $37,877 100.00%
Rf Administrative Services Llc 3 $39,153 100.00%
C S Orchards Ii Lp 3 $28,857 100.00%
Annas Bees 2 $35,100 100.00%
Cpc International Apple Co Llc 2 $36,795 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Washington State Investment Board 4 $79,276 26.67%
Yakima Chest Clinic Pc 4 $165,521 26.67%
Lam Research Corporation 4 $67,708 26.67%
Group Health Cooperative 4 $83,765 26.67%
Peninsula Community Health Services 4 $155,870 26.67%
Nlight Photonics Corporation 4 $78,380 28.57%
Community Church Of Seattle 4 $37,638 28.57%
Federal Way Mission Church 4 $44,298 28.57%
Osi Consulting Inc 4 $82,051 28.57%
Society Consulting 4 $97,718 28.57%

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