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 %
Information Security Analysts 153 $97,711 90.53%
General and Operations Managers 142 $108,248 87.12%
Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health 134 $74,422 82.21%
Electrical Engineers 115 $92,894 75.16%
Software Quality Assurance Engineers and Testers 113 $98,143 81.29%
Biological Technicians 112 $40,842 86.15%
Information Technology Project Managers 110 $108,958 87.30%
Judicial Law Clerks 106 $53,376 84.80%
Foreign Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary 104 $46,973 84.55%
Sociologists 103 $74,824 86.55%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education 5 $30,102 83.33%
Food Service Managers 5 $53,419 83.33%
Political Scientists 5 $102,095 83.33%
General and Operations Managers 5 $109,637 83.33%
Lodging Managers 5 $47,266 83.33%
Auditors 4 $61,922 80.00%
Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists 4 $55,900 80.00%
Social and Community Service Managers 4 $64,725 80.00%
Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners 4 $19,989 80.00%
Instructional Coordinators 4 $57,382 80.00%
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 %
Benin 1 $148,678 33.33%
Albania 1 $62,317 33.33%
Norway 1 $29,557 33.33%
Antigua And Barbuda 1 $37,981 33.33%
Denmark 1 $122,470 50.00%
Moldova 1 $85,634 50.00%
Gabon 1 $71,698 50.00%
Belarus 1 $88,878 50.00%
Belize 1 $93,912 50.00%
Saudi Arabia 1 $117,853 50.00%

Top Hiring Companies in District of Columbia (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Comtech Llc 18 $88,702 90.00%
Aktra Inc 18 $74,413 90.00%
Reliable Software Resources Inc 18 $66,319 90.00%
Technosoft Corporation 18 $85,094 90.00%
Remote Tiger Inc 18 $80,244 90.00%
The American Chemical Society 18 $101,766 90.00%
It Cats Llc 18 $93,720 90.00%
Mayer Brown Llp 18 $144,634 90.00%
International Business Machines Corporation 18 $120,470 90.00%
Techaspect Solutions Inc 18 $104,972 90.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Environmental And Energy Study Institute 1 $39,645 50.00%
Baumann Consulting Inc 1 $109,866 50.00%
Delphos International Ltd 1 $78,562 50.00%
Wilson Williams Llc 1 $166,587 50.00%
William R Wheeler 1 $26,104 50.00%
Metropolitan Police Department Of The District Of Columbia 1 $116,700 50.00%
Clutch Group 1 $90,646 50.00%
Creative Consolidation Llc 1 $30,056 50.00%
Curtis Mallet Prevost Colt Mosle Llp 1 $200,803 50.00%
Williams And Connolly Llp 1 $100,443 50.00%

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