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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Minnesota Foreign Labor Visa Stats (All Years)

Total Visas % of all Visas Average Wage Visa Type
102,495 91.98% $78,213 H-1B
5,771 5.18% $367,019 PERM
2,563 2.30% $31,037 H-2A
605 0.54% $89,798 E-3 Australian

As of May 2023, Minnesota has seen a total of 111,434 visa workers across all visa types. The most common visa class in Minnesota is the H-1B visa with 102,495 H-1B visas on record over all years accounting for 91.98% of Minnesota's total visas. The second most prevalent visa is the PERM visa with 5,771 PERM visas on record over all years accounting for 5.18% of Minnesota's total visas.

Top Occupations in Minnesota (All Years)

Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Environmental Compliance Inspectors 1 $54,974 100.00%
Transportation Workers, All Other 1 $29,058 100.00%
Respiratory Therapists 1 $59,821 100.00%
Web Administrators 1 $111,280 100.00%
New Accounts Clerks 1 $37,190 100.00%
Police, Fire, and Ambulance Dispatchers 1 $51,917 100.00%
Insurance Underwriters 1 $55,661 100.00%
Arbitrators, Mediators, and Conciliators 1 $44,096 100.00%
Financial Managers, Branch or Department 1 $122,075 100.00%
Mathematical Technicians 1 $45,677 100.00%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Minnesota Employees Over Time
Minnesota has been in the H1B Visa program since 2011 where 4,846 employees were hired. Minnesota peaked in 2018 with 9,407 employees, and has since been on a decline with the most recent number of employees being 1,110 in 2025.

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

Country # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
India 2,189 $580,291 48.00%
Mexico 251 $53,381 51.43%
China 217 $72,320 54.52%
Philippines 187 $1,236,840 52.68%
Canada 108 $102,133 38.71%
Nepal 105 $65,294 42.86%
Brazil 67 $46,591 36.41%
South Korea 61 $68,442 44.53%
Pakistan 49 $3,413,578 36.84%
South Africa 32 $54,671 34.41%

Top Hiring Companies in Minnesota (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Patni Americas Inc 136 $59,427 90.67%
Persistent Systems Limited 136 $77,869 90.67%
Mphasis Corporation 135 $72,389 91.84%
Polaris Industries Inc 135 $87,847 95.74%
Tech Mahindra Americas Inc 132 $85,310 94.29%
Select Source International 130 $143,813 92.86%
Perficient Inc 129 $82,032 92.14%
International Business Machines Corporation 129 $92,114 92.81%
Digital River Inc 128 $91,567 93.43%
Deloitte Tax Llp 127 $59,557 94.78%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Carlson Farms 9 $34,891 100.00%
Cherry Lake Farm 9 $27,407 100.00%
Robert Yaggie Farms 9 $28,833 100.00%
Precision Pumping Inc 9 $27,699 100.00%
Bauer Honey Inc 8 $23,683 100.00%
Mark S Prosser 8 $33,134 100.00%
Ogaard Farms 8 $34,502 100.00%
Pieper Farms Llc 8 $30,722 100.00%
Allen Yaggie Farms Inc 8 $30,516 100.00%
Mark Yaggie Farms 8 $23,153 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Park Nicollet Health Services 7 $88,555 33.33%
Rockwell Automation Inc 7 $85,209 35.00%
Datacard Group 7 $88,492 35.00%
Healthland Inc 7 $85,898 35.00%
Ideas 7 $102,321 36.84%
Tetra Pak Processing Equipment Inc 7 $79,016 36.84%
Target Corporate Services 7 $102,491 36.84%
Schwartz Farms Inc 7 $45,971 36.84%
Elavon Inc 7 $100,325 36.84%
Supervalu Inc 6 $96,318 31.58%

Top Industries in Minnesota (All Years)

Minnesota Wage Comparison to Other States (All Years)

The chart below compares The average wage in Minnesota to that of the top 9 states with the highest overall average H1-B wage. The average wage in Minnesota over all years is $78,213. 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