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 %
Iran 73 $89,661 41.24%
Nepal 73 $89,783 43.20%
Thailand 73 $62,524 43.71%
Romania 71 $101,723 43.83%
Philippines 67 $5,258,655 42.14%
Chile 64 $102,294 45.07%
Poland 62 $98,938 47.69%
Spain 60 $95,519 46.15%
Egypt 57 $3,770,441 47.90%
Bangladesh 57 $102,398 48.31%

Top Hiring Companies in Washington (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Savvy Info Systems Inc 26 $81,944 89.66%
Swarn Inc 26 $106,050 89.66%
Curacloud Corporation 26 $83,818 89.66%
Medstreaming Llc 26 $64,557 89.66%
Eateam Inc 26 $86,561 89.66%
Sharp Laboratories Of America Inc 26 $89,099 89.66%
Grant Thornton Llp 26 $88,966 89.66%
Pristine Rehab Care Llc 26 $62,147 89.66%
Techstar Consulting Inc 26 $72,693 89.66%
Affirma Consulting Llc 26 $91,274 89.66%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Comnet Solutions Inc 1 $92,622 25.00%
Young Two Inc 1 $28,600 25.00%
Neighborcare Health 1 $92,477 25.00%
Gen X Clothing Corp 1 $89,482 25.00%
Public Hospital Disstrict 1 Of Mason County 1 $126,402 25.00%
Pokemon Usa Inc 1 $66,997 25.00%
Regnostics Inc 1 $79,206 25.00%
Insightful Corporation 1 $133,099 25.00%
Empire Health Foundation 1 $54,184 25.00%
Mercosul Consulting Llc 1 $46,072 25.00%

Top Industries in Washington (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Agriculture Forestry Fishing And Hunting 39 $34,778 100.00%
Vegetable And Melon Farming 36 $35,124 100.00%
Greenhouse Nursery And Floriculture Production 35 $31,578 100.00%
Grape Vineyards 35 $31,598 100.00%
All Other Miscellaneous Crop Farming 34 $29,594 100.00%
Apiculture 32 $33,335 100.00%
Nursery And Tree Production 28 $31,846 100.00%
Fruit And Tree Nut Combination Farming 18 $29,393 100.00%
Oilseed And Grain Farming 16 $36,167 100.00%
Agriculture Construction And Mining Machinery Manufacturing 11 $28,151 100.00%

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