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 %
Egypt 58 $3,707,187 49.15%
Hong Kong 53 $90,887 45.69%
Malaysia 49 $94,361 43.75%
Italy 46 $101,512 41.07%
South Africa 45 $99,816 42.06%
Jordan 44 $101,111 44.00%
Argentina 42 $102,197 42.42%
Indonesia 42 $83,149 48.28%
New Zealand 40 $104,385 47.62%
Finland 39 $113,595 50.00%

Top Hiring Companies in Washington (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Crowdstrike Inc 23 $123,445 92.00%
Dell Products Lp 22 $122,959 88.00%
The Allen Institute For Artificial Intelligence 22 $135,182 88.00%
Liquidhub Inc 22 $86,151 88.00%
Delta System Software Inc 22 $92,612 88.00%
Texas Instruments Incorporated 22 $111,549 88.00%
Pitchbook Data Inc 22 $82,011 88.00%
Green Infosystems Llc 22 $73,033 88.00%
Netrocon Systems Llc 22 $78,825 88.00%
Group Health Cooperative 22 $80,108 88.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Keynote Systems Inc 1 $78,707 33.33%
Outdoor Research Inc 1 $118,331 33.33%
Fine Solutions 1 $87,547 33.33%
Mimic Technologies Inc 1 $101,899 33.33%
Bellevue Korean Methodist Church 1 $35,901 33.33%
Cascade Park Care Center 1 $66,581 33.33%
Washington State Coalition Against Domestic Violen 1 $47,978 33.33%
Frontier Behavioral Health 1 $53,706 33.33%
Laird Norton Company Llc 1 $101,920 33.33%
Longhua Usa Inc 1 $89,627 33.33%

Top Industries in Washington (All Years)

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