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 %
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 %
Lithuania 6 $76,194 50.00%
Saudi Arabia 6 $75,225 54.55%
Czech Republic 6 $78,175 54.55%
Austria 6 $80,327 60.00%
Morocco 6 $55,005 60.00%
Zimbabwe 5 $94,463 50.00%
Costa Rica 5 $48,472 50.00%
Belgium 5 $68,988 50.00%
Switzerland 5 $66,380 50.00%
Bahamas 5 $57,953 50.00%

Top Hiring Companies in Pennsylvania (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Sapvix Inc 760 $60,196 88.37%
Sdlc Management Inc 759 $69,274 89.08%
Ramp Technology Group Llc 741 $60,395 93.56%
The Vanguard Group 716 $110,186 93.47%
Mastech Digital Technologies Inc 710 $89,521 93.30%
Fujitsu America Inc 704 $81,115 95.39%
Epam Systems Inc 680 $81,362 92.39%
Uhcp Dba Upmc Mep 644 $47,011 90.07%
Mastech Digital Technologies Inc A Mastech Digital Inc Company 622 $86,949 87.61%
Virtusa Corporation 611 $76,297 86.54%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Inches Nursery Inc 13 $27,837 100.00%
Janoski Farms Inc 13 $26,152 100.00%
Adams County Nursery Inc 13 $30,306 100.00%
Lehigh Valley Garden Center 12 $26,938 100.00%
Walter P Rawl Sons Inc 12 $32,309 100.00%
Dolinsky Brothers Inc 12 $27,361 100.00%
Shanesville Fruit Farm Llc 12 $30,448 100.00%
Sunhill Orchards 12 $26,631 100.00%
Bedners Farm Greenhouse Inc 12 $30,096 100.00%
Kretschmann Farm 11 $23,808 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Ariba Inc 35 $90,039 33.98%
Fairfield Construction Inc 35 $27,410 33.98%
Cogent Infotech Corporation 34 $79,303 33.33%
Lincoln National Corporation 33 $107,110 33.67%
Flsmidth Inc 32 $74,270 33.33%
Management Science Associates Inc 31 $67,971 32.63%
Vitosha Inc 30 $94,276 32.26%
Air Products And Chemicals Inc 29 $95,777 31.52%
Dvi Technologies Incdba Datavibes Technologies 29 $99,567 32.58%
White Collar Technologies Inc 29 $96,650 32.95%

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