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 %
Computer Systems Analysts 39,386 $71,029 93.85%
Software Developers, Applications 36,380 $83,458 91.71%
Computer Programmers 15,050 $59,871 88.93%
Computer Occupations, All Other 9,465 $73,856 93.18%
Software Developers, Systems Software 5,641 $82,454 93.50%
Management Analysts 4,065 $74,651 90.70%
Operations Research Analysts 3,057 $72,863 82.11%
Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists 2,993 $58,778 90.97%
Computer and Information Systems Managers 2,879 $123,355 93.35%
Health Diagnosing and Treating Practitioners, All Other 2,789 $53,505 93.18%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Software Developers, Applications 3,891 $220,946 113.24%
Computer Systems Analysts 1,078 $92,212 146.87%
Computer Occupations, All Other 614 $92,144 105.68%
Internists, General 485 $108,451 94.54%
Software Developers, Systems Software 383 $91,855 90.54%
Statisticians 335 $66,126 83.54%
Computer and Information Systems Managers 199 $127,618 55.90%
Physicians and Surgeons, All Other 181 $131,893 65.82%
Electrical Engineers 181 $86,525 78.02%
Accountants and Auditors 169 $75,150 87.11%
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 %
Rwanda 3 $84,039 50.00%
Uganda 3 $98,252 50.00%
Cyprus 3 $94,344 50.00%
Cameroon 3 $53,926 50.00%
Burma (myanmar) 3 $85,495 60.00%
Georgia 2 $79,592 40.00%
Moldova 2 $46,623 40.00%
Uruguay 2 $54,123 40.00%
Grenada 2 $72,163 40.00%
Tajikistan 2 $85,093 40.00%

Top Hiring Companies in Pennsylvania (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Accion Labs Us Inc 218 $70,594 87.55%
International Business Machines Corporation 217 $103,608 87.50%
Xavient Digital Llc 215 $95,371 87.76%
Tech Mahindra Americasinc 209 $70,818 85.31%
Mphasis Corporation 206 $69,171 85.12%
The Guardian Life Insurance Company Of America 204 $96,961 84.30%
Natsoft Corporation 204 $78,621 85.71%
Amazon Web Services Inc 204 $93,853 87.55%
St Lukes Physician Group Inc 204 $146,176 88.31%
Urban Outfitters Inc 201 $73,421 89.33%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Swjj Inc Dba Sernak Farms 6 $24,513 100.00%
Patriot Farmer Solutions Inc 6 $34,649 100.00%
Who Cooks For You Farm 6 $25,506 100.00%
Williams Valley Farms Llc 6 $33,658 100.00%
Moyers Hatchery Llc 6 $35,880 100.00%
Wilkinson Farms Inc 5 $31,604 100.00%
Kw Danville Llc 5 $31,899 100.00%
Soergel Orchards Inc 5 $31,604 100.00%
Lory Fruit Farm Inc 5 $34,004 100.00%
Rexroth Farms Llc 5 $31,604 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Netronome Systems Inc 13 $72,647 34.21%
Quest Diagnostics Incorporated 13 $86,181 34.21%
Janus Automation Llc 13 $96,097 35.14%
Fidelis Software Solutions Llc 13 $83,957 36.11%
Axalta Coating Systems Llc 13 $116,024 36.11%
Fedex Supply Chain Inc 13 $92,626 36.11%
Sel Engineering Services Inc 13 $88,308 36.11%
Datacore Systems Inc 13 $108,374 37.14%
Esource Technology Llc 12 $71,212 34.29%
Summa Technologies Inc 12 $77,993 34.29%

Top Industries in Pennsylvania (All Years)

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