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 %
Palestine 6 $88,324 46.15%
Slovakia 6 $91,125 50.00%
Serbia And Montenegro 5 $77,162 45.45%
Kyrgyzstan 5 $86,931 45.45%
Tanzania 5 $97,847 45.45%
Libya 5 $97,648 45.45%
Serbia 5 $107,935 45.45%
Lithuania 5 $115,910 50.00%
Macau 5 $95,497 50.00%
Uzbekistan 4 $90,699 40.00%

Top Hiring Companies in Washington (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Community Health Association Of Spokane 33 $119,934 89.19%
Callison Llc 33 $48,234 89.19%
M Arthur Gensler Jr Associates Inc 33 $61,028 89.19%
Epace Technologies Inc 33 $84,759 89.19%
Infoblox Inc 33 $112,361 89.19%
Swanktek Inc 33 $94,856 89.19%
Osi Consulting Inc 33 $82,322 89.19%
Econtenti Inc 33 $101,567 89.19%
Avventis Inc 33 $94,044 91.67%
Hitachi Vantara Llc 33 $110,801 91.67%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Oath Holdings Inc 2 $97,167 40.00%
Jwk Corporation 2 $39,281 40.00%
Csats Inc 2 $107,328 40.00%
Zensa Llc 2 $122,096 40.00%
1point3acres Llc 2 $195,936 40.00%
Xandr Inc 2 $128,617 40.00%
Nia Tero Foundation 2 $132,195 40.00%
Wa State Investment Board 2 $90,262 40.00%
Charoen Thai Llc Dba Thai Thani Kitchen 2 $38,210 40.00%
Fu Yuan Brothers Restaurant Llc 2 $34,341 40.00%

Top Industries in Washington (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %

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