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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District of Columbia Foreign Labor Visa Stats (All Years)

Total Visas % of all Visas Average Wage Visa Type
40,834 92.13% $82,781 H-1B
2,466 5.56% $257,571 PERM
1,020 2.30% $94,841 E-3 Australian

As of May 2023, District of Columbia has seen a total of 44,320 visa workers across all visa types. The most common visa class in District of Columbia is the H-1B visa with 40,834 H-1B visas on record over all years accounting for 92.13% of District of Columbia's total visas. The second most prevalent visa is the PERM visa with 2,466 PERM visas on record over all years accounting for 5.56% of District of Columbia's total visas.

Top Occupations in District of Columbia (All Years)

Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Health Educators 27 $66,013 81.82%
Food Service Managers 27 $54,636 84.38%
Regulatory Affairs Specialists 27 $77,011 84.38%
Dentists, General 27 $101,951 87.10%
Microbiologists 27 $49,207 87.10%
Chemists 26 $85,089 89.66%
Industrial Engineers 26 $87,663 89.66%
Environmental Economists 26 $93,688 89.66%
Philosophy and Religion Teachers, Postsecondary 25 $59,125 86.21%
Civil Engineering Technicians 25 $58,698 89.29%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
District of Columbia Employees Over Time
District Of Columbia has been in the H1B Visa program since 2011 where 2,679 employees were hired. District Of Columbia peaked in 2018 with 3,522 employees, and has since been on a decline with the most recent number of employees being 409 in 2025.

Top Countries with Workers in District of Columbia From PERM Program (All Years)

Country # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Trinidad And Tobago 10 $67,929 45.45%
Ethiopia 9 $20,177,777 45.00%
Vietnam 9 $6,794,426 45.00%
Peru 9 $54,857 45.00%
Australia 8 $100,296 42.11%
Iran 8 $64,399 42.11%
Israel 8 $88,890 44.44%
Jamaica 7 $50,717 43.75%
Switzerland 7 $88,721 43.75%
Syria 7 $78,015 46.67%

Top Hiring Companies in District of Columbia (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Hh Medstar Health Inc 15 $197,674 93.75%
Incapsulatellc 15 $129,691 93.75%
Imagine Southeast Public Charter School 14 $44,324 87.50%
International Center For Journalists 14 $41,748 87.50%
Perkins Will Inc 14 $53,783 87.50%
National Academy Of Sciences 14 $62,467 87.50%
Fiscalnote Inc 14 $86,868 87.50%
Lee And Associates Inc 14 $49,901 87.50%
Atellis Inc 14 $78,899 87.50%
Dalberg Consulting Us Llc 14 $79,099 87.50%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Ernst Young Us Llp 1 $115,211 100.00%
Panorama Productions Ltd 1 $69,077 100.00%
Nandos Restaurant Group Inc 1 $108,181 100.00%
Medullan Inc 1 $135,491 100.00%
Edgeworth Economics Llc 1 $100,110 100.00%
Higher One Inc 1 $121,846 100.00%
Naspa 1 $56,971 100.00%
International Center For Not For Profit Law Inc 1 $82,285 100.00%
International Festival Of Language And Culture 1 $45,386 100.00%
Arcsoft Consulting Llc 1 $92,019 100.00%

Top Industries in District of Columbia (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %

District of Columbia Wage Comparison to Other States (All Years)

The chart below compares The average wage in District of Columbia to that of the top 9 states with the highest overall average H1-B wage. The average wage in District of Columbia over all years is $88,855. 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