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 %
Mauritius 6 $78,475 54.55%
Georgia 5 $98,317 45.45%
Kyrgyzstan 5 $86,931 45.45%
Serbia 5 $107,935 55.56%
Libya 5 $97,648 55.56%
Macau 5 $95,497 55.56%
Tanzania 5 $97,847 55.56%
Serbia And Montenegro 5 $77,162 55.56%
Lithuania 5 $115,910 55.56%
Albania 4 $83,125 44.44%

Top Hiring Companies in Washington (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Igate Technologies Inc 88 $76,760 90.72%
Sap America Inc 86 $100,383 90.53%
Automatic Data Processing Inc 86 $86,796 90.53%
Adisys Corporation 85 $72,845 90.43%
Safeway Inc 85 $112,868 91.40%
Databricks Inc 84 $143,639 90.32%
Convoy Inc 83 $135,158 90.22%
Social Finance Inc 81 $146,884 88.04%
Capgemini Us Llc 81 $90,750 88.04%
Kpit Infosystems Inc 81 $66,565 89.01%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Affirma Consulting Llc 4 $119,345 26.67%
Sprint Corporation 4 $106,308 26.67%
Att Mobility Services Llc 4 $118,785 26.67%
Daedoo Green Inc 4 $33,894 26.67%
Csi Interfusion Inc 4 $91,411 26.67%
Smart Technologies Corporation 4 $124,846 26.67%
Peak Reliability 4 $69,503 26.67%
Pediatrix Medical Group Of Washington Inc Ps 4 $168,782 28.57%
Lam Research Corporation 4 $67,708 28.57%
Washington State Investment Board 4 $79,276 28.57%

Top Industries in Washington (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Hay Farming 3 $35,471 100.00%
Soil Preparation Planting And Cultivating 3 $32,649 100.00%
Sporting And Recreational Goods And Supplies Merchant Wholesalers 3 $25,452 100.00%
Other Animal Production 2 $33,738 100.00%
Packing And Crating 2 $24,352 100.00%
Oilseed And Grain Combination Farming 2 $33,457 100.00%
Beef Cattle Ranching And Farming 2 $21,687 100.00%
Food Crops Grown Under Cover 2 $29,630 100.00%
Other Noncitrus Fruit Farming 2 $35,100 100.00%
Livestock Merchant Wholesalers 1 $31,262 50.00%

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