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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Arizona Foreign Labor Visa Stats (All Years)

Total Visas % of all Visas Average Wage Visa Type
105,623 91.83% $80,345 H-1B
7,210 6.27% $149,144 PERM
1,191 1.04% $28,064 H-2A
992 0.86% $89,175 E-3 Australian

As of May 2023, Arizona has seen a total of 115,016 visa workers across all visa types. The most common visa class in Arizona is the H-1B visa with 105,623 H-1B visas on record over all years accounting for 91.83% of Arizona's total visas. The second most prevalent visa is the PERM visa with 7,210 PERM visas on record over all years accounting for 6.27% of Arizona's total visas.

Top Occupations in Arizona (All Years)

Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Software Developers, Applications 19,311 $86,345 91.03%
Computer Systems Analysts 15,805 $71,795 95.30%
Computer Occupations, All Other 6,410 $66,649 93.29%
Computer Programmers 4,811 $60,593 91.57%
Electronics Engineers, Except Computer 2,823 $93,099 92.29%
Software Developers, Systems Software 2,430 $89,346 88.78%
Computer and Information Systems Managers 1,661 $123,436 93.11%
Computer Systems Engineers/Architects 1,525 $73,667 95.31%
Network and Computer Systems Administrators 1,370 $69,535 90.25%
Mechanical Engineers 1,357 $82,817 89.81%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Software Developers, Applications 1,645 $297,550 91.54%
Electronics Engineers, Except Computer 674 $84,372 64.37%
Software Developers, Systems Software 412 $89,741 156.65%
Computer Systems Analysts 346 $89,793 153.10%
Materials Engineers 260 $87,578 140.54%
Computer Occupations, All Other 218 $88,028 130.54%
Internists, General 117 $133,489 72.22%
Electrical Engineers 97 $83,414 62.58%
Industrial Engineers 94 $84,064 65.28%
Mechanical Engineers 83 $87,552 66.94%
Arizona Employees Over Time
Arizona has been in the H1B Visa program since 2011 where 3,443 employees were hired. Arizona peaked in 2022 with 9,287 employees, and has since been on a decline with the most recent number of employees being 1,785 in 2025.

Top Countries with Workers in Arizona From PERM Program (All Years)

Country # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Jordan 17 $130,342 50.00%
Israel 16 $94,354 48.48%
Colombia 15 $71,782 48.39%
Australia 14 $71,782 48.28%
Russia 14 $98,780 50.00%
Italy 14 $62,888 51.85%
South Africa 13 $61,630 50.00%
Venezuela 12 $88,738 46.15%
Ghana 12 $77,326 48.00%
Japan 12 $73,391 48.00%

Top Hiring Companies in Arizona (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Texas Instruments Incorporated 275 $89,086 85.67%
Early Warning Services Llc 267 $110,580 87.54%
Banner University Medical Group 262 $174,628 88.81%
Lucid Usa Inc 258 $100,037 88.36%
Svb Financial Group 241 $100,818 85.77%
Nikola Corporation 241 $102,012 91.63%
Deloitte Touche Llp 239 $71,764 90.87%
Semiconductor Components Industries Llc 220 $94,780 86.61%
Honeywell International Inc 209 $97,769 83.27%
Bank Of The West 207 $105,245 84.49%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Altman Specialty Plants Llc Az 7 $38,373 100.00%
Valley Pride Inc 6 $32,583 100.00%
V P Nurseries Inc 6 $30,170 100.00%
Mostvino Llc 6 $30,153 100.00%
Rancho Caliente Llc 6 $21,535 100.00%
Desert Valley Honey Llc 6 $25,938 100.00%
Silver Spurs Equine Academy Llc 6 $50,200 100.00%
Vp Nurseries Inc 6 $28,295 100.00%
Arizona Wholesale Growers Inc 6 $28,392 100.00%
Melby Custom Contracting Inc 6 $21,528 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Intel Mobile Communications Inc 18 $85,930 32.73%
Equity Methods Llc 18 $75,112 35.29%
Techmileage Software Solutions Llc 18 $83,413 35.29%
Fox Technology Center Llc 18 $124,605 35.29%
Petsmart Llc Fka Petsmart Inc 18 $119,848 36.00%
Best Western International Inc 17 $104,247 34.69%
Community Care Health Network 17 $91,476 35.42%
Apl Ltd 16 $71,921 34.04%
Ineight Inc 16 $105,433 34.04%
Integrated Device Technology Inc 15 $84,242 33.33%

Top Industries in Arizona (All Years)

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

Arizona Wage Comparison to Other States (All Years)

The chart below compares The average wage in Arizona to that of the top 9 states with the highest overall average H1-B wage. The average wage in Arizona over all years is $80,345. 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