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 %
Mongolia 19 $86,689 40.43%
Bulgaria 19 $92,756 42.22%
Kenya 19 $99,720 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 %
Virtue Tech Inc 21 $83,825 87.50%
Doctors Exchange Of Washington Pc 21 $86,111 87.50%
Turner Construction Company 21 $81,917 87.50%
Htc America Inc 21 $90,891 87.50%
Strategic Systems Inc 21 $67,206 91.30%
Ip Heights Llc 21 $100,268 91.30%
Uievolution Inc 21 $87,999 91.30%
Teksoft Systems Inc 21 $91,886 91.30%
Eshares Inc 21 $107,192 91.30%
Healthpoint 21 $116,759 91.30%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Tpr Consulting Llc 1 $52,395 33.33%
Siemens Industry Inc 1 $167,440 33.33%
Dr Cristopher Bosted Inc Ps 1 $40,622 33.33%
Sudev Llc 1 $69,680 33.33%
All Star Directories Inc 1 $75,787 33.33%
Radiant Zemax Llc 1 $153,254 33.33%
Proquest 1 $116,272 33.33%
Hclee Corp 1 $187,200 33.33%
Kingston Crossing Wellness 1 $173,264 33.33%
Windermere Solutions Llc 1 $116,272 33.33%

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