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 %
Business Teachers, Postsecondary 79 $57,578 79.00%
Business Operations Specialists, All Other 76 $65,919 76.77%
Training and Development Specialists 74 $57,657 76.29%
Financial Specialists, All Other 72 $66,784 77.42%
Mechanical Engineers 71 $80,737 78.02%
Teachers and Instructors, All Other 71 $27,904 78.02%
Financial Quantitative Analysts 70 $86,307 82.35%
Medical and Health Services Managers 70 $106,998 82.35%
Biological Scientists, All Other 69 $51,689 82.14%
Interior Designers 68 $46,526 80.95%
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 %
Argentina 15 $102,138 38.46%
Italy 14 $80,422 42.42%
Bangladesh 14 $63,589 43.75%
Spain 12 $110,264 38.71%
Ukraine 11 $92,325 35.48%
Japan 11 $104,633 39.29%
Romania 10 $103,963 37.04%
Taiwan 10 $66,206 38.46%
Ireland 10 $66,446 40.00%
Venezuela 10 $74,989 43.48%

Top Hiring Companies in District of Columbia (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Diona Us Inc 14 $103,869 93.33%
Pisoft Inc 14 $81,312 93.33%
Boston Consulting Group Inc 14 $161,912 93.33%
Hyperion Technologies Llc 14 $114,914 93.33%
Hogan Lovells Us Llp 14 $135,989 93.33%
Health It 2 Business Solutions Llc 13 $61,680 86.67%
First Object Inc 13 $68,445 86.67%
National Committee For Quality Assurance Ncqa 13 $65,577 86.67%
Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman Llp 13 $146,227 86.67%
Sttg Inc 13 $58,222 86.67%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %

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