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 %
Trinidad And Tobago 8 $91,431 47.06%
Norway 7 $118,673 41.18%
Rwanda 7 $110,433 43.75%
Micronesia 6 $44,972 37.50%
Palestine 6 $88,324 40.00%
El Salvador 6 $90,191 42.86%
Zimbabwe 6 $91,829 42.86%
Slovakia 6 $91,125 46.15%
Austria 6 $84,071 46.15%
Saudi Arabia 6 $94,820 50.00%

Top Hiring Companies in Washington (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Niantic Inc 55 $136,085 88.71%
Mastech Digital Technologies Inc A Mastech Digital Inc Company 54 $107,777 87.10%
Infogain Corporation 54 $94,735 87.10%
Gilead Sciences Inc 54 $83,256 87.10%
Collabera Inc 54 $80,437 88.52%
Benaroya Research Institute At Virginia Mason 54 $58,319 88.52%
Nuance Communications Inc 54 $102,568 88.52%
Nokia Solutions And Networks Us Llc 53 $90,311 86.89%
Amazoncomdedc Llc 53 $82,615 86.89%
Qualcomm Technologies Inc 53 $107,374 86.89%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Covey Software Systems Inc 3 $74,783 33.33%
Radiant Vision Systems Llc 3 $121,139 33.33%
S Won Hospitality Llc 3 $51,383 33.33%
Mcgraw Hill Global Education Llc 3 $96,734 33.33%
Nintendo Software Technology Corporation 3 $70,720 33.33%
Xevo Inc 3 $112,750 33.33%
Ab Tycoon Group Inc 3 $24,946 33.33%
Porchcom Inc 3 $139,665 33.33%
Ang Technologies Inc 3 $110,663 33.33%
Staridge Inc 3 $65,534 33.33%

Top Industries in Washington (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Fruit And Tree Nut Farming 717 $32,138 100.00%
Apple Orchards 381 $31,293 100.00%
Crop Production 177 $34,978 100.00%
Farm Labor Contractors And Crew Leaders 87 $34,551 100.00%
Noncitrus Fruit And Tree Nut Farming 81 $34,682 100.00%
Business Associations 67 $32,320 100.00%
Sheep Farming 58 $19,940 100.00%
All Other Crop Farming 56 $34,608 100.00%
Other Crop Farming 55 $34,579 100.00%
Support Activities For Crop Production 40 $35,804 100.00%

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