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 %
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 %
World Wildlife Fund Us 117 $87,151 81.25%
Mindtree Limited 117 $95,111 82.98%
Eastbanc Technologies Llc 115 $87,758 89.84%
Compunnel Software Group Inc 112 $90,336 89.60%
Comcast Cable Communications Llc 112 $104,023 99.12%
Costar Realty Information Inc 110 $121,305 97.35%
Hexaware Technologies Inc 106 $90,078 94.64%
Universal Service Administrative Company 98 $98,947 88.29%
Gallaudet University 97 $58,550 90.65%
Istream Solutions Inc 95 $94,424 88.79%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
World Learning 4 $89,419 44.44%
The Christian Post 4 $72,054 44.44%
The Dupont Circle Hotel 4 $49,655 44.44%
Aoi Inc 3 $47,979 33.33%
Mcdermott Will Emery Llp 3 $93,524 37.50%
Regional Contracting Services Llc 3 $34,639 37.50%
The Louis Berger Group 3 $74,589 37.50%
Bistrot Du Coin 3 $43,361 37.50%
Precision Systems Inc 3 $75,400 37.50%
Gw Medical Faculty Associates 3 $98,821 42.86%

Top Industries in District of Columbia (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Other Management Consulting Services 129 $76,441 87.76%
Hotels Except Casino Hotels And Motels 125 $57,238 88.03%
Human Rights Organizations 124 $70,708 89.21%
Business Professional Labor Political And Similar Organizations 118 $89,151 87.41%
Educational Support Services 115 $62,605 85.82%
Social Advocacy Organizations 109 $66,491 81.95%
Other Accounting Services 106 $74,694 84.13%
Rail Transportation 104 $121,330 85.25%
Commercial And Institutional Building Construction 104 $74,594 87.39%
International Affairs 102 $83,522 87.18%
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