We now have Quarter 3 H1B visa FY 2022 data and Quarter 3 PERM visa FY 2022 data.
Florida Foreign Labor Visa Stats (All Years)
Total Visas
% of all Visas
Average Wage
Visa Type
206,120
78.22%
$70,701
H-1B
27,485
10.43%
$1,033,090
PERM
27,279
10.35%
$17,875
H-2A
2,625
1.00%
$87,899
E-3 Australian
As of May 2022, Florida has seen a total of 263,509 visa workers across all visa types. The most common visa class in Florida is the H-1B visa with 206,120 H-1B visas on record over all years accounting for 78.22% of Florida's total visas.
The second most prevalent visa is the PERM visa with 27,485 PERM visas on record over all years accounting for 10.43% of Florida's total visas.
Florida has been in the H1B Visa program since 2011 where 12,210 employees were hired. Florida peaked in 2022 with 24,173 employees, and the recent trend shows the average number of employees on an incline.
Top Countries with Workers in Florida From PERM Program (All Years)
Florida Wage Comparison to Other States (All Years)
The chart below compares The average wage in Florida to that of the
top 9 states with the highest overall average H1-B wage.
The average wage in Florida over all years is $70,701. The state with the highest average wage of H1-B workers for all
states is CA with an average wage of $100,858.