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 %
Davita Inc 29 $75,664 87.88%
Creditcard Discount Services Inc 29 $62,622 87.88%
Health Carousel Llc 29 $66,603 87.88%
Carrentalscom Inc 29 $108,612 87.88%
Xavient Information Systems Inc 29 $71,133 87.88%
Neal Analytics Llc 29 $96,440 87.88%
Mentis Systems Inc 29 $82,685 87.88%
Vertex Software Inc 29 $79,901 87.88%
Astir Services Llc 29 $80,685 87.88%
Pamten Inc 29 $87,657 87.88%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Metia Solutions Inc 1 $92,934 25.00%
Jlr The Engineering Solutions Company Dba Simutech 1 $58,531 25.00%
Ericsson Services Inc 1 $61,900 25.00%
Columbia Sentinel Engineers Inc 1 $85,509 25.00%
Messiah Lutheran Church 1 $32,053 25.00%
Theraclone Sciences 1 $139,776 25.00%
Tra Medical Imaging 1 $127,109 25.00%
Naam Thai Cuisine 1 $21,000 25.00%
Pathway Medical Technologies Inc 1 $94,203 25.00%
Hankook Food Services Inc 1 $170,269 25.00%

Top Industries in Washington (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Drugs And Druggists Sundries Merchant Wholesalers 2 $66,290 66.67%
Industrial Machinery Manufacturing 2 $103,178 66.67%
Pulp Paper And Paperboard Mills 2 $90,771 66.67%
Flour Milling 2 $69,306 66.67%
Amusement And Theme Parks 2 $113,839 66.67%
Footwear Manufacturing 2 $118,581 66.67%
Business Support Services 2 $48,392 66.67%
Motion Picture And Video Distribution 2 $99,382 66.67%
Meat Processed From Carcasses 2 $40,134 66.67%
Oil And Gas Pipeline And Related Structures Construction 2 $102,295 66.67%

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