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 %
Climate Change Analysts 2 $65,853 66.67%
Tutors 2 $53,622 66.67%
Agricultural and Food Science Technicians 2 $38,002 66.67%
Customs Brokers 2 $42,557 66.67%
Financial Clerks, All Other 2 $17,511 66.67%
Education, Training, and Library Workers, All Other 2 $28,080 66.67%
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School 2 $54,790 66.67%
Cooks, Restaurant 2 $810 66.67%
Musicians and Singers 2 $48,922 66.67%
Electro-Mechanical Technicians 2 $47,383 66.67%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
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 %
Lutron Electronics Co Inc 245 $75,842 88.77%
E Data Experts Inc 242 $70,236 88.32%
Right Click Systems Llc 241 $58,845 88.93%
People Tech Group 239 $57,162 90.53%
Data Core Systems Inc 233 $70,793 88.26%
Computer Aid Inc 233 $79,781 88.93%
The Devereux Foundation 231 $30,961 89.53%
Highmark Health 230 $91,614 90.20%
Lehigh University 224 $56,298 89.24%
Te Connectivity Corporation 220 $100,451 88.35%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Ely Orchards Inc 6 $30,184 100.00%
Sporting Valley Turf Farms Inc 6 $29,167 100.00%
Susquehanna Orchards Inc 6 $29,803 100.00%
Roba Tree Farm Inc 6 $21,573 100.00%
Three Springs Fruit Farm Llc 6 $31,141 100.00%
Harnish Farms 6 $30,571 100.00%
Dunns Pride Holsteins Inc 6 $30,325 100.00%
Scott Bebout 6 $30,448 100.00%
Yarnicks Farm 6 $20,518 100.00%
Burnham Family Farm 6 $35,325 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Opera Technologies Inc 15 $101,704 38.46%
Project Management Institute 15 $128,239 38.46%
Justin Bealls Landscape Service Llc 15 $21,133 38.46%
Fedex Ground Package System Inc 14 $62,274 35.90%
Sricom Inc 14 $95,068 35.90%
Nityo Infotech Corporation 14 $68,552 36.84%
Davita Inc 14 $95,310 36.84%
Dubois Regional Medical Center 14 $147,384 36.84%
Arris Technology Inc 14 $100,733 36.84%
Collier Foundation Systems Inc 14 $29,144 36.84%

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