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 %
Set and Exhibit Designers 1 $63,690 50.00%
Mechanical Engineering Technicians 1 $54,642 100.00%
Web Administrators 1 $116,147 100.00%
Respiratory Therapists 1 $49,629 100.00%
Detectives and Criminal Investigators 1 $59,197 100.00%
Genetic Counselors 1 $92,934 100.00%
Religious Workers, All Other 1 $49,795 100.00%
Orthotists and Prosthetists 1 $59,779 100.00%
Appraisers and Assessors of Real Estate 1 $65,166 100.00%
Geospatial Information Scientists and Technologists 1 $97,094 100.00%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
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 %
Jamaica 7 $50,717 46.67%
Switzerland 7 $88,721 46.67%
Syria 7 $78,015 50.00%
Chile 6 $76,659 42.86%
Bolivia 6 $49,558 42.86%
Greece 6 $90,955 42.86%
South Africa 6 $69,469 42.86%
Indonesia 6 $40,397 50.00%
New Zealand 5 $94,927 41.67%
Uruguay 5 $114,916 41.67%

Top Hiring Companies in District of Columbia (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Cssi Inc 32 $82,691 88.89%
Carnegie Endowment For International Peace 31 $107,059 86.11%
Vied Technologies Inc 31 $93,824 86.11%
Latham Watkins Llp 31 $126,546 86.11%
District Of Columbia International School 30 $55,506 83.33%
Shalom Baranes Associates Pc 30 $50,709 83.33%
First Tek Inc 30 $71,657 85.71%
Ihs Global Inc 30 $75,139 85.71%
Rei Systems Inc 30 $87,499 85.71%
Foley Hoag Llp 30 $159,153 85.71%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Applied Logic Us Inc 1 $59,904 33.33%
Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman Llp 1 $85,634 33.33%
Iconstituent Llc 1 $56,680 33.33%
Mcclatchy Tribune Information Services 1 $56,680 33.33%
Technical Analysis Center 1 $66,040 33.33%
Deloitte Fas Llp 1 $120,307 33.33%
Ksc Inc Dba Cups Co 1 $33,862 33.33%
Summit Consulting Llc 1 $67,205 33.33%
Potomac Construction Inc 1 $25,522 33.33%
Institute For War Peace Reporting Us 1 $77,792 33.33%

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