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 %
Economists 236 $75,881 85.82%
Materials Engineers 233 $73,666 86.30%
Molecular and Cellular Biologists 231 $61,230 86.19%
Rehabilitation Counselors 227 $29,347 89.02%
Computer Network Architects 226 $92,536 88.98%
Graphic Designers 209 $45,914 82.28%
Microbiologists 205 $51,951 84.02%
Compliance Officers 202 $61,809 83.82%
Environmental Engineers 199 $67,350 85.41%
Physicists 195 $73,655 85.53%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Manicurists and Pedicurists 21 $21,294 53.85%
Assemblers and Fabricators, All Other 21 $27,082 55.26%
Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary 19 $55,135 50.00%
Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technologists 19 $43,304 51.35%
Biochemists and Biophysicists 19 $59,420 51.35%
Chefs and Head Cooks 19 $50,279 51.35%
Chemistry Teachers, Postsecondary 19 $56,423 51.35%
Natural Sciences Managers 18 $119,828 50.00%
Communications Teachers, Postsecondary 18 $49,381 50.00%
Anesthesiologists 18 $135,198 50.00%
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 %
Saturn Infotech Inc 78 $64,296 90.70%
Crown Castle Usa Inc 77 $91,656 89.53%
Sigmapharm Laboratories Llc 77 $72,148 90.59%
Implify Inc 77 $66,655 90.59%
Erp Technologies Inc 77 $52,320 90.59%
Syrainfotek Llc 77 $67,256 90.59%
E Giants Technologies Llc 77 $80,703 91.67%
Synechron Inc 76 $83,005 90.48%
Intel Americas 76 $89,707 90.48%
Mastech Digital Infotech Inc 76 $87,516 91.57%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
John C Leo Son Llc 1 $29,224 100.00%
Grower Labor Contractors Llc Dba Growers Labor Services 1 $23,483 100.00%
Dolinsky Brothers Nurseries Inc 1 $17,493 100.00%
Richard D Pratt Dba R P Nurseries 1 $20,800 100.00%
Ralph Lee Spencer Dba Shanesville Fruit Farm 1 $20,548 100.00%
Country Acres Cider And Produce Inc 1 $25,355 100.00%
Benedicts Produce Bnp123a 1 $34,424 100.00%
Spartans Agricultural Builders Inc 1 $42,806 100.00%
Pinecrest Tree Farms 1 $18,242 100.00%
Bonnie Plants Llc 74 1 $34,424 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Wpahsinc Tdba Allegheny General Hospital 4 $32,590 26.67%
Alvernia University 4 $43,832 26.67%
Kit Solutions Llc 4 $74,786 26.67%
Deltasoft Solutions Llc 4 $98,868 26.67%
Cv Designers Inc 4 $85,431 26.67%
Federal Reserve Bank Of Philadelphia 4 $102,019 26.67%
Metso Minerals Industries Inc 4 $107,796 26.67%
Hamilton Health Center Inc 4 $136,801 28.57%
Tyco Fire Products Lp 4 $87,917 28.57%
Quaker Chemical Corporation 4 $70,184 28.57%

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