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 %
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Watch Repairers 1 $55,952 12.50%
Emergency Management Directors 1 $56,472 12.50%
Maintenance Workers, Machinery 1 $56,950 12.50%
Marriage and Family Therapists 1 $39,957 12.50%
Billing, Cost, and Rate Clerks 1 $23,774 12.50%
Residential Advisors 1 $24,898 12.50%
Exercise Physiologists 1 $58,074 12.50%
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 %
Thailand 17 $63,939 44.74%
Albania 17 $44,496 45.95%
Japan 17 $87,689 47.22%
Sri Lanka 15 $59,684 42.86%
Armenia 13 $96,391 38.24%
Jamaica 13 $55,765 39.39%
Ghana 13 $74,230 41.94%
Bulgaria 13 $78,747 41.94%
Kenya 13 $59,277 44.83%
Indonesia 13 $81,533 44.83%

Top Hiring Companies in Pennsylvania (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Ariba Inc 151 $82,938 88.82%
Tech Mahindra Americas Inc 149 $72,390 88.17%
Quest Global Services Na Inc 149 $66,792 88.17%
V Soft Consulting Group Inc 148 $75,348 89.70%
Cyberthink Inc 148 $72,537 89.70%
Genpact Llc 148 $76,629 89.70%
Communications Test Design Inc 147 $88,018 89.09%
Apogee Medical Group Pennsylvania Pc 146 $149,986 89.02%
Geisinger Medical Center 146 $55,223 89.57%
Netapp Inc 145 $83,761 88.96%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Lehigh Valley Home Garden Center 4 $24,742 100.00%
Sterman Masser Inc 4 $32,568 100.00%
Flemings Christmas Tree Farm Llc 4 $21,949 100.00%
Potts Nurseries Llc 4 $31,268 100.00%
Stoneboro Nursery Corp 4 $32,162 100.00%
Benedicts Produce 4 $29,162 100.00%
Elizabeth Farms 4 $26,281 100.00%
Kullagruppen Usa Holding 4 $28,694 100.00%
George Godwin Dba Godwins Nursery Trees 4 $22,157 100.00%
Taproot Farm 4 $26,879 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Amerigas Propane Inc 9 $80,177 33.33%
Alpha Technologies Usa Inc 9 $77,949 33.33%
Skellig Automation Us Llc 9 $94,351 33.33%
Fayette Physician Network Inc 9 $151,444 33.33%
Ge Energy Power Conversion Usa Inc 9 $106,011 33.33%
Genpact Llc 9 $88,014 33.33%
Federal Home Loan Bank Of Pittsburgh 9 $87,540 33.33%
Knoll Inc 9 $108,239 33.33%
Argo Ai Llc 9 $91,684 34.62%
Berkadia Commercial Mortgage Llc 9 $88,985 34.62%

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