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 %
Geisinger Clinic 485 $109,014 93.81%
Wright Center For Graduate Medical Education 485 $59,013 94.17%
Susquehanna International Group Llp 451 $85,996 88.95%
Iqvia Inc 450 $90,940 89.82%
Liquidhub Inc 449 $76,887 91.26%
Randstad Technologies Llc 443 $90,843 90.41%
Noblesoft Solutions Inc 436 $66,761 91.21%
Ansys Inc 432 $86,215 91.53%
Technosoft Corporation 421 $74,976 91.13%
Cyient Inc 419 $63,347 90.69%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Westlake Tree Farms Llc 11 $26,440 100.00%
Iannetti Garden Center Inc 10 $26,225 100.00%
Pallman Enterprises Inc 10 $30,986 100.00%
Wm F Hammell Nurseries Llc 10 $21,956 100.00%
Jason Charles Produce 10 $26,674 100.00%
Strathmeyer Forests Inc 10 $21,273 100.00%
Help From Above Farm Inc 10 $27,974 100.00%
Paulus Orchards 10 $27,972 100.00%
Mason Farms Llc 10 $33,159 100.00%
Greendale Orchard Inc 10 $30,806 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Mastech Alliance Inc A Mastech Holdings Company 25 $97,648 36.23%
Highmark Health 25 $77,368 36.76%
Uatc Llc 25 $89,139 37.31%
Excela Health Physician Practices Inc 24 $147,246 35.82%
De Lage Landen Financial Services Inc 24 $109,828 36.36%
Cerner Health Services Inc 24 $75,346 36.36%
Spruce Infotech Inc 24 $96,358 36.92%
Devereux Foundation 23 $32,317 36.51%
Summit Physician Services 23 $162,972 36.51%
Qvc Inc 23 $95,107 36.51%

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