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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Pennsylvania Foreign Labor Visa Stats (All Years)

Total Visas % of all Visas Average Wage Visa Type
227,614 92.50% $76,466 H-1B
14,991 6.09% $149,993 PERM
1,937 0.79% $28,628 H-2A
1,520 0.62% $91,211 E-3 Australian

As of May 2023, Pennsylvania has seen a total of 246,062 visa workers across all visa types. The most common visa class in Pennsylvania is the H-1B visa with 227,614 H-1B visas on record over all years accounting for 92.50% of Pennsylvania's total visas. The second most prevalent visa is the PERM visa with 14,991 PERM visas on record over all years accounting for 6.09% of Pennsylvania's total visas.

Top Occupations in Pennsylvania (All Years)

Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Software Quality Assurance Engineers and Testers 1,344 $74,534 90.93%
Chemists 1,343 $67,419 93.59%
Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary 1,105 $80,032 79.84%
Industrial Engineers 1,068 $73,079 85.10%
Internists, General 999 $116,754 81.95%
Information Technology Project Managers 989 $88,030 85.11%
Biochemists and Biophysicists 947 $55,025 90.45%
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists 919 $53,387 87.94%
Civil Engineers 916 $68,502 87.74%
Electronics Engineers, Except Computer 812 $81,962 78.00%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary 76 $56,532 84.44%
Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary 73 $57,879 82.95%
Database Administrators 70 $84,084 85.37%
Financial Analysts 69 $77,106 84.15%
Dentists, General 69 $92,283 85.19%
Sales Engineers 68 $91,006 85.00%
Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals 64 $26,351 80.00%
Home Health Aides 61 $22,874 80.26%
Foreign Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary 54 $46,536 71.05%
Economics Teachers, Postsecondary 53 $56,170 70.67%
Pennsylvania Employees Over Time
Pennsylvania has been in the H1B Visa program since 2011 where 10,568 employees were hired. Pennsylvania peaked in 2018 with 22,613 employees, and has since been on a decline with the most recent number of employees being 2,598 in 2025.

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

Country # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Dominica 1 $53,950 33.33%
Mauritius 1 $51,330 33.33%
Yugoslavia 1 $32,198 33.33%
Paraguay 1 $110,386 33.33%
Benin 1 $47,008 33.33%
Yemen 1 $81,167 33.33%
Finland 1 $174,429 33.33%
Estonia 1 $54,330 33.33%
Zambia 1 $30,826 33.33%
Palestine 1 $126,256 50.00%

Top Hiring Companies in Pennsylvania (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Ppd Development Lp 73 $80,606 90.12%
City Of Philadelphia 73 $68,747 90.12%
Virtuosa Global Solutions Llc 73 $52,846 90.12%
St Lukes University Hospital 73 $53,153 90.12%
Dvi Technologes Inc 73 $67,351 90.12%
Tender Touch Rehab Services Llc 73 $65,543 91.25%
Caspex Corp 73 $80,452 91.25%
National Rubber Corporation 72 $56,826 90.00%
Fusion Plus Solutions Inc 72 $77,030 90.00%
Marvel Technologies Inc 72 $62,098 91.14%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Land Tech Enterprises Inc 1 $17,597 100.00%
William H Perry Sr Dba Perry Apiary Pa 1 $22,048 100.00%
Thomas Bebout 1 $23,005 100.00%
East Coast Erosion Holdings Llc 1 $32,323 100.00%
Roots To River Farm Llc 1 $35,776 100.00%
Lanefield Farm 1 $18,678 100.00%
Pro X Builders Inc 1 $23,483 100.00%
Buffalo Creek Sugar Camp 1 $35,776 100.00%
Triple B Farms 1 $20,675 100.00%
Growers Labor Contractors Llc Dba Growers Labor Se 1 $20,675 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Robert Bosch Llc 4 $88,405 28.57%
Krish Info Tech Inc 4 $74,828 28.57%
Seven Hills Software Technologies Inc 4 $103,943 28.57%
Usli 4 $92,716 28.57%
Inspro Technologies Llc 4 $97,573 28.57%
Suntec Business Solutions Pvt Ltd 4 $93,402 30.77%
Law Offices Of Kirk V Wiedemer Esq Pc 4 $50,227 30.77%
Phila News Media Inc 4 $36,634 30.77%
Generator And Motor Services Of Pennsylvania Llc 4 $62,603 30.77%
First Quality Enterprises Inc 4 $108,992 30.77%

Top Industries in Pennsylvania (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Custom Computer Programming Services 80,935 $72,934 92.07%
Computer Systems Design Services 15,663 $80,144 85.13%
Management Consulting Services 15,352 $72,874 91.03%
Colleges Universities And Professional Schools 14,615 $54,776 93.64%
General Medical And Surgical Hospitals 9,739 $82,255 87.17%
Computer Systems Design And Related Services 7,772 $85,956 90.41%
Management Scientific And Technical Consulting Services 6,759 $81,776 95.26%
Other Computer Related Services 4,125 $72,113 91.04%
Engineering Services 3,449 $71,289 89.31%
Administrative Management And General Management Consulting Services 3,384 $89,127 95.54%
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Nursery And Tree Production 338 $29,252 100.00%
Apple Orchards 283 $30,404 100.00%
Vegetable And Melon Farming 261 $30,583 100.00%
Other Vegetable Except Potato And Melon Farming 99 $26,843 100.00%
Other Crop Farming 90 $29,404 100.00%
Farm Labor Contractors And Crew Leaders 77 $32,667 100.00%
Greenhouse Nursery And Floriculture Production 54 $30,383 100.00%
Other Noncitrus Fruit Farming 41 $26,808 100.00%
Horses And Other Equine Production 41 $30,434 100.00%
Nursery And Floriculture Production 40 $31,633 100.00%
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Custom Computer Programming Services 9,434 $168,867 100.00%
Colleges Universities And Professional Schools 2,126 $57,550 100.00%
General Medical And Surgical Hospitals 1,217 $104,023 100.00%
Computer Systems Design And Related Services 1,067 $94,341 100.00%
Computer Systems Design Services 951 $85,054 100.00%
Offices Of Physicians Except Mental Health Specialists 670 $111,525 100.00%
Management Consulting Services 586 $79,353 100.00%
Engineering Services 570 $747,251 100.00%
Other Computer Related Services 528 $83,146 100.00%
Administrative Management And General Management Consulting Services 453 $88,423 100.00%

Pennsylvania Wage Comparison to Other States (All Years)

The chart below compares The average wage in Pennsylvania to that of the top 9 states with the highest overall average H1-B wage. The average wage in Pennsylvania over all years is $76,466. 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