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 %
Software Developers, Applications 5,327 $94,094 89.15%
Computer Systems Analysts 3,532 $79,595 89.15%
Computer Programmers 2,655 $67,888 85.73%
Management Analysts 997 $85,070 89.98%
Lawyers 943 $144,175 86.04%
Accountants and Auditors 941 $70,352 90.05%
Economists 906 $107,070 87.62%
Computer Occupations, All Other 852 $95,115 86.23%
Social Science Research Assistants 835 $45,399 89.69%
Financial Analysts 560 $75,248 86.96%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Software Developers, Applications 77 $99,831 31.95%
Lawyers 43 $135,894 87.76%
Economists 39 $98,444 169.57%
Accountants and Auditors 27 $70,167 142.11%
Statisticians 19 $79,726 105.56%
Computer and Information Systems Managers 17 $124,920 94.44%
Computer Systems Analysts 16 $101,526 100.00%
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists 15 $57,390 107.14%
Civil Engineers 15 $68,435 107.14%
Architects, Except Landscape and Naval 14 $65,850 107.69%
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 %
Pakistan 26 $58,950 41.27%
Mongolia 26 $46,208 41.27%
Mexico 25 $75,394 40.98%
Brazil 25 $72,084 47.17%
Nepal 24 $65,666 46.15%
Colombia 23 $85,665 46.94%
France 23 $87,513 47.92%
Nigeria 23 $72,453 47.92%
Sri Lanka 18 $53,758 38.30%
Germany 18 $91,077 38.30%

Top Hiring Companies in District of Columbia (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
The Advisory Board Company 289 $77,965 95.70%
Board Of Governors Of The Federal Reserve System 244 $124,593 85.61%
Howard University 227 $65,310 81.95%
World Resources Institute 216 $75,462 88.89%
The Howard University 208 $56,451 97.65%
D2sol Inc 205 $115,401 97.16%
Pricewaterhousecoopers Llp 189 $88,897 94.97%
Pricewaterhousecoopers Advisory Services Llc 185 $118,741 95.85%
The Catholic University Of America 179 $61,204 93.23%
Deloitte Consulting Llp 177 $87,162 93.16%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Sirius Xm Radio Inc 9 $118,754 52.94%
Pricewaterhousecoopers 8 $94,468 47.06%
Westerman Hattori Daniels Adrian Llp 8 $91,299 53.33%
World Wildlife Fund 8 $103,802 53.33%
Howard University 8 $62,756 61.54%
Ost Inc 6 $84,369 50.00%
Kpmg Llp 6 $99,181 54.55%
Travelex Global Business Payments Inc 6 $75,497 54.55%
Charoen Inc 6 $17,857 54.55%
M Arthur Gensler Jr And Associates Inc 5 $51,734 45.45%

Top Industries in District of Columbia (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Environmental Consulting Services 77 $71,708 87.50%
Line Haul Railroads 76 $102,805 86.36%
Architectural Engineering And Related Services 73 $67,601 84.88%
Administration Of Education Programs 72 $64,977 84.71%
Administration Of General Economic Programs 70 $80,247 84.34%
Miscellaneous Financial Investment Activities 66 $77,965 80.49%
Legal Services 64 $84,650 79.01%
Pension Funds 62 $93,258 88.57%
Full Service Restaurants 59 $65,747 85.51%
Other Individual And Family Services 56 $57,944 90.32%
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