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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Kansas Foreign Labor Visa Stats (All Years)

Total Visas % of all Visas Average Wage Visa Type
27,840 82.97% $72,180 H-1B
3,159 9.41% $31,586 H-2A
2,356 7.02% $331,168 PERM
201 0.60% $81,566 E-3 Australian

As of May 2023, Kansas has seen a total of 33,556 visa workers across all visa types. The most common visa class in Kansas is the H-1B visa with 27,840 H-1B visas on record over all years accounting for 82.97% of Kansas's total visas. The second most prevalent visa is the H-2A visa with 3,159 H-2A visas on record over all years accounting for 9.41% of Kansas's total visas.

Top Occupations in Kansas (All Years)

Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Software Developers, Applications 4,535 $77,705 91.16%
Computer Programmers 2,760 $56,383 92.18%
Computer Systems Analysts 2,449 $62,851 92.59%
Computer Occupations, All Other 1,056 $73,222 91.03%
Mechanical Engineers 653 $67,357 90.95%
Electrical Engineers 644 $76,733 92.53%
Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technologists 602 $44,440 90.53%
Software Developers, Systems Software 492 $80,625 89.13%
Physicians and Surgeons, All Other 465 $151,091 91.00%
Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary 386 $90,426 85.40%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Software Developers, Applications 384 $88,529 52.32%
Combined Food Preparation and Serving Workers, Including Fast Food 103 $17,916 42.21%
Computer Systems Analysts 85 $79,503 69.67%
Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technologists 68 $5,332,531 61.26%
Electrical Engineers 48 $82,568 53.93%
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers 47 $22,144 56.63%
Internists, General 47 $154,126 73.44%
Computer Occupations, All Other 46 $88,315 71.88%
Software Developers, Systems Software 46 $84,591 75.41%
Physicians and Surgeons, All Other 45 $144,412 76.27%
Kansas Employees Over Time
Kansas has been in the H1B Visa program since 2011 where 1,402 employees were hired. Kansas peaked in 2018 with 2,359 employees, and has since been on a decline with the most recent number of employees being 324 in 2025.

Top Countries with Workers in Kansas From PERM Program (All Years)

Country # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Venezuela 8 $51,038 44.44%
Colombia 8 $48,617 44.44%
Albania 8 $17,667 47.06%
Germany 7 $48,392 43.75%
Taiwan 7 $61,336 43.75%
Thailand 6 $72,691 40.00%
Nigeria 6 $88,137 40.00%
Italy 6 $58,878 42.86%
Turkey 6 $61,560 42.86%
Saudi Arabia 6 $79,803 46.15%

Top Hiring Companies in Kansas (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Globallogic Inc 130 $91,434 85.53%
Sprint Nextel Corporation 130 $69,091 86.67%
Zeninfotech Llc 129 $49,312 86.58%
Rx Savings Llc 126 $71,669 88.73%
Wipro Limited 117 $67,638 86.67%
International Business Machines Corporation 116 $77,571 89.92%
Agco Corporation 115 $72,124 89.84%
Hcl America Inc 112 $69,599 89.60%
Cognizant Technology Solutions Us Corp 106 $74,542 89.08%
Cognizant Technology Solutions Us Corporation 106 $60,986 89.83%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Depot Market Inc 13 $25,414 100.00%
Winsome Farms Gp 13 $29,386 100.00%
Sunnye Ridge Farm Inc 13 $27,717 100.00%
Fdk Partnership 13 $29,965 100.00%
Lohmann Farms 12 $30,127 100.00%
Sos Farms Llc 12 $34,341 100.00%
Bebb Farms 12 $33,112 100.00%
Thacker Harvesting Ltd 12 $24,729 100.00%
Sph Farm 12 $29,888 100.00%
Kramer Harvesting Llc 12 $24,397 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Sara Software Systems Llc 11 $101,795 33.33%
University Of Kansas Hospital Authority 10 $66,263 31.25%
Rx Savings Llc 10 $94,630 31.25%
Paramount Landscape Inc 10 $25,251 32.26%
Pharmaceutical Research Associates Inc 9 $67,685 31.03%
Kiewit Power Constructors Co 9 $92,470 31.03%
St Catherine Hospital 8 $138,328 27.59%
Ransom Memorial Hospital 8 $78,530 28.57%
Global Soft Systems Inc 8 $93,233 28.57%
Pratt Regional Medical Center 7 $69,531 25.00%

Top Industries in Kansas (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %

Kansas Wage Comparison to Other States (All Years)

The chart below compares The average wage in Kansas to that of the top 9 states with the highest overall average H1-B wage. The average wage in Kansas over all years is $72,180. 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