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 %
Business Intelli Solutions Inc 35 $73,278 87.50%
Amgen Inc 35 $85,521 89.74%
Adisys Corp 35 $69,050 89.74%
Amazon Web Services Llc 35 $77,838 89.74%
Idexcel Inc 35 $91,499 89.74%
Logic Planet Inc 35 $93,202 89.74%
Amazoncomca Inc 35 $104,975 89.74%
Yahoo Holdings Inc 35 $141,573 89.74%
Coretek Labs Llc 35 $113,051 89.74%
Skytap Inc 35 $125,840 89.74%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Rocky Road Land And Adventure Company Llc 1 $24,690 100.00%
Box Canyon Fruit Llc 1 $26,395 100.00%
Brent Hartley Farms Llc 1 $36,213 100.00%
Danny Tibbs Orchards 1 $23,096 100.00%
Eldon Painter 1 $15,080 100.00%
K S Orchards 1 $32,926 100.00%
Herbco International Inc 1 $25,834 100.00%
Washington Fruit Administrative Services Ii 1 $32,926 100.00%
Castrejon Orchard 1 $36,213 100.00%
Double M Orchard Llc With 3 Joint Employers 1 $31,262 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Compass Constuction Management Inc 2 $57,991 40.00%
Trupanion 2 $95,951 40.00%
Agc Biologics Inc 2 $84,812 40.00%
Activision Publishing Inc 2 $80,007 40.00%
Happy Bridge Llc 2 $45,906 40.00%
Productiv Inc 2 $121,087 40.00%
Engie Insight Services Inc Dba Engie Impact 2 $147,379 40.00%
Sonika Singla Dmd Pllc 2 $161,855 40.00%
Aries App Inc 2 $73,747 40.00%
Cloudiq Technologies Inc 2 $135,460 40.00%

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