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 %
Ge Renewables Grid Llc 44 $109,119 88.00%
Square Inc 44 $132,288 88.00%
Tencent America Llc 44 $154,537 88.00%
Sapphire Software Solutions Inc 44 $83,577 88.00%
Perkins Will Inc 44 $62,516 89.80%
Woot Services Llc 44 $102,893 89.80%
Yashco Systems Inc 44 $94,064 89.80%
Jamco America Inc 44 $81,268 89.80%
Intellectual Ventures Management Llc 44 $107,414 89.80%
Be Aerospace Inc 44 $87,715 89.80%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Parametric Portfolio Associates Llc 2 $64,751 28.57%
Microscan Systems Inc 2 $108,462 28.57%
Syntegrity Networks Inc 2 $121,306 28.57%
Luos Panda Inn Inc 2 $23,754 28.57%
Netgables Inc 2 $117,791 28.57%
Wa State Dept Of Licensing 2 $77,556 28.57%
Wa Hing Inc Dba Eastern Pearl Hakka Chinese Cuisin 2 $29,515 28.57%
Wilson Sonsini Goodrich Rosati 2 $123,739 28.57%
Inovant Llc 2 $110,750 28.57%
Bensussen Deutsch Associates Llc 2 $136,251 28.57%

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 $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