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 %
Pakistan 132 $86,226 48.71%
Philippines 116 $59,641 51.33%
Bangladesh 82 $40,148 41.62%
Turkey 70 $5,450,841 43.75%
United Kingdom 61 $99,603 40.40%
Vietnam 53 $39,014 44.17%
Germany 52 $98,628 43.70%
Nigeria 49 $89,733 42.98%
Guatemala 41 $28,919 36.61%
Colombia 40 $73,434 37.74%

Top Hiring Companies in Pennsylvania (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Deloitte Consulting Llp 16,733 $74,555 98.63%
Tata Consultancy Services Limited 6,813 $65,739 99.43%
Infosys Limited 5,954 $74,684 99.58%
Cognizant Technology Solutions Us Corp 4,267 $89,214 97.51%
Accenture Llp 3,878 $82,786 94.65%
Comcast Cable Communications Llc 3,009 $104,099 76.22%
University Of Pittsburgh 2,912 $50,397 83.34%
Trustees Of The University Of Pennsylvania 2,790 $56,494 83.96%
Sap America Inc 2,389 $96,058 96.14%
Ernst Young Us Llp 2,324 $80,257 96.43%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Brian Campbell Farms 32 $28,443 100.00%
Lory Fruit Farms Inc 29 $26,954 100.00%
Jaindl Farms Llc 27 $26,619 100.00%
Spiral Path Farm Llc 23 $28,348 100.00%
Boyer Orchards Llc 22 $28,809 100.00%
Bonnie Brae Fruit Farms Inc 20 $31,967 100.00%
Bear Mountain Orchards Inc 19 $28,006 100.00%
Diller Nursery Inc 18 $26,106 100.00%
Guadalupe Sandoval 17 $32,851 100.00%
Swjj Inc 17 $28,390 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
The Pennsylvania State University 477 $51,925 28.31%
Geisinger Clinic 225 $107,719 16.19%
Noblesoft Solutions Inc 220 $83,328 21.80%
Accenture Llp 212 $110,784 23.07%
Pvr Technologies Inc 127 $81,984 17.52%
Sapvix Inc 117 $104,780 17.94%
Google Llc 102 $83,802 16.45%
Ebs Healthcare 95 $15,111,466 19.92%
Duolingo Inc 89 $73,287 22.88%
Techwave Consulting Inc 88 $83,546 32.47%

Top Industries in Pennsylvania (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %

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