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 %
India 5,119 $186,562 43.44%
China 610 $72,376 48.11%
Mexico 352 $49,277 43.89%
Canada 274 $93,984 46.68%
South Korea 211 $50,457 37.54%
Belarus 193 $98,489 52.30%
Russia 184 $95,208 53.49%
Ukraine 169 $93,716 49.42%
Brazil 148 $73,841 44.58%
Nepal 147 $1,022,042 44.55%

Top Hiring Companies in Pennsylvania (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
The Vanguard Group Inc 291 $130,783 89.54%
Kforce Inc 291 $76,407 92.09%
Hitachi Consulting Corporation 285 $62,003 91.35%
Zs Associates Inc 285 $90,413 92.83%
Syntel Inc 279 $69,466 90.88%
The United Solutions Group Inc 277 $58,417 90.52%
Randstad Technologies Lp 277 $77,839 90.82%
Cerebra Consulting Inc 276 $59,671 91.09%
Upmc Presbyterian Shadyside 274 $78,556 91.03%
Siemens Medical Solutions Usa Inc 273 $87,365 91.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Manzana Llc 7 $31,334 100.00%
Traceys Orchard 7 $30,273 100.00%
Zehner Bros Farms 7 $29,267 100.00%
Todd T Mcdannell 7 $32,513 100.00%
Who Cooks For You Farm Llc 7 $33,063 100.00%
Miller Plant Farm Inc 7 $31,072 100.00%
Eaton Farms Production Llc 7 $24,797 100.00%
Hess Orchards Farm Market Llc 7 $29,524 100.00%
Lloyd M Lapp Sons 7 $24,856 100.00%
Geissler Tree Farms Inc 7 $28,799 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Zentek Automation Us Inc 17 $106,956 36.96%
Equisoft Inc 17 $95,063 37.78%
Bayer Us Llc 17 $103,557 37.78%
Alcoa Inc 16 $80,865 36.36%
Keystone Rural Health Center 16 $128,187 36.36%
Vocollect Inc 16 $81,396 37.21%
Juhusys Llc 16 $78,112 38.10%
Janssen Research Development Llc 16 $84,031 38.10%
Ptc Inc 16 $94,905 38.10%
Mack Truck Inc 16 $96,042 38.10%

Top Industries in Pennsylvania (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %

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