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 %
Trinidad And Tobago 5 $68,314 45.45%
New Zealand 5 $101,258 50.00%
Macedonia 4 $44,426 40.00%
Syria 4 $57,896 40.00%
Bulgaria 4 $74,870 40.00%
Poland 4 $72,372 40.00%
Thailand 4 $42,448 44.44%
Kenya 4 $80,798 44.44%
Sweden 4 $92,397 50.00%
Saudi Arabia 4 $71,310 50.00%

Top Hiring Companies in Arizona (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Avnet Inc 140 $100,337 89.17%
Ltimindtree Limited 135 $87,065 86.54%
Headstrong Services Llc 134 $72,099 86.45%
Hexaware Technologies Inc 134 $70,287 87.58%
Daisy Education Corporation 128 $37,731 87.67%
The University Of Phoenix Inc 127 $97,322 87.59%
Region Technologies Inc 125 $72,189 86.81%
Modular Mining Systems Inc 125 $70,825 87.41%
Axon Enterprise Inc 123 $82,593 87.86%
Itc Infotech Usa Inc 122 $62,683 87.14%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
D J Packing Llc 4 $28,990 100.00%
Cal Az Desert Farms Llc 4 $33,218 100.00%
Whitewater Irrigation Inc 4 $83,400 100.00%
Ram Livestockramsey Echeverria 4 $9,000 100.00%
Oro Valley Ag Services Llc 3 $32,885 100.00%
Elgin Tree Farm Inc 3 $31,339 100.00%
Gbt Harvesting Llc 3 $33,460 100.00%
Sabor Farms Llc 3 $47,001 100.00%
Moon Valley Farms Of Arizona Llc 3 $32,399 100.00%
Antonio Sarratea 3 $9,000 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Innosoft Corporation 10 $87,065 33.33%
Tao Fellowship 9 $51,522 31.03%
Qualcomm Technologies Inc 9 $92,516 32.14%
Alphacore Inc 9 $94,896 33.33%
Radixlink Inc 9 $104,825 33.33%
El Rancho Pinetop Inc 8 $14,945 29.63%
Arizona Public Service 8 $97,173 29.63%
Tech One Staffing Llc 8 $87,464 29.63%
Gowan Seed Company 8 $61,797 29.63%
Yrmc Professional Services Group Llc 8 $185,929 30.77%

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