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 %
Estonia 8 $102,430 44.44%
El Salvador 7 $84,688 38.89%
Saudi Arabia 7 $90,040 41.18%
Rwanda 7 $110,433 43.75%
Norway 7 $118,673 43.75%
Austria 6 $92,265 40.00%
Mauritius 6 $78,475 40.00%
Georgia 6 $103,154 42.86%
Micronesia 6 $44,972 42.86%
Zimbabwe 6 $91,829 46.15%

Top Hiring Companies in Washington (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Dataquest Corp 23 $88,139 92.00%
Everest Computers Inc 23 $86,819 92.00%
Harvey Nash Inc 23 $94,916 92.00%
Cinergy Technology Inc 23 $103,511 92.00%
Port Of Seattle 23 $100,964 92.00%
Candor Infotech Recruiting 23 $68,344 92.00%
Shopify Usa Inc 23 $147,782 92.00%
Axis Tech Inc 23 $105,827 92.00%
Zonar Systems Inc 23 $108,525 92.00%
Verveba Telecom Llc 23 $93,603 92.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Zodiac Seat Shells 1 $47,694 33.33%
Industrial Control Development 1 $76,794 33.33%
Stockpot Inc 1 $121,493 33.33%
Total Care Chiropractic Inc 1 $39,562 33.33%
Hcs Corporation 1 $78,350 33.33%
Washington State Department Of Agriculture 1 $45,600 33.33%
Star Communications Llc 1 $43,514 33.33%
Construx Software Builders Inc 1 $116,272 33.33%
Golden Harvest Inc 1 $84,032 33.33%
World Vision International 1 $111,176 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