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 %
Kenya 19 $99,720 40.43%
Ethiopia 19 $105,972 42.22%
Mongolia 19 $86,689 43.18%
Jamaica 16 $59,703 38.10%
Lebanon 15 $95,226 36.59%
Sri Lanka 15 $91,236 37.50%
Belarus 15 $100,341 44.12%
Hungary 14 $94,890 43.75%
Ecuador 13 $105,828 43.33%
Kazakhstan 12 $98,715 40.00%

Top Hiring Companies in Washington (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Rhapsody International Inc 53 $102,595 89.83%
Confluent Inc 53 $150,532 89.83%
Wintel Solutions Llc 52 $60,288 88.14%
Woot Services Llc 52 $103,356 88.14%
The Trade Desk Inc 51 $138,580 86.44%
Citiustech Inc 51 $83,825 86.44%
Seattle Cancer Care Alliance 51 $71,719 87.93%
Perkins Will Inc 51 $62,825 87.93%
Samsung Telecommunications America Llc 51 $80,247 87.93%
Hcl America Solutions Inc 51 $91,501 87.93%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
T L Nursery 1 $21,029 100.00%
Frosty Ridge Orchards 1 $31,262 100.00%
Wg Evans 1 $22,714 100.00%
Lfz Orchards Operations Inc 1 $32,926 100.00%
David Ramos Orchards 1 $24,690 100.00%
Potentiality Inc 1 $26,395 100.00%
Mce Staffing Llc 1 $36,213 100.00%
Lawrence Orchards Llc With 2 Joint Employers 1 $31,262 100.00%
Sonrise Orchards Inc 1 $37,378 100.00%
Shinn Son Joint Employer 1 $31,262 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Adcolony Inc 3 $102,399 37.50%
Noi Downtown Seattle Llc 3 $37,114 37.50%
Phytec America Llc 3 $101,469 37.50%
Pivotal Software Inc 3 $143,402 37.50%
Vizio Services Llc 3 $139,741 37.50%
Certainteed Gypsum Manufacturing Inc 3 $101,811 37.50%
Masure Llc 3 $36,795 37.50%
State Of Wa Dept Of Social Health Services 3 $101,681 37.50%
Nestl Usa Inc 3 $112,050 37.50%
Inventprise Llc 3 $85,654 37.50%

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