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 %
Luxembourg 1 $67,933 50.00%
Afghanistan 1 $22,734 50.00%
Serbia And Montenegro 1 $37,357 50.00%
Democratic Republic Of Congo 1 $76,149 50.00%
Antigua And Barbuda 1 $65,584 50.00%
Iceland 1 $88,691 50.00%
Fiji 1 $110,469 50.00%
Dominica 1 $53,950 50.00%
Mauritius 1 $51,330 50.00%
Yugoslavia 1 $32,198 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 %
Grape Vineyards 38 $32,687 100.00%
Fruit And Tree Nut Farming 31 $31,195 100.00%
Fruit And Tree Nut Combination Farming 30 $29,479 100.00%
Crop Production 29 $31,090 100.00%
Noncitrus Fruit And Tree Nut Farming 27 $30,881 100.00%
Support Activities For Crop Production 22 $30,300 100.00%
Other Food Crops Grown Under Cover 19 $32,774 100.00%
Berry Except Strawberry Farming 19 $24,801 100.00%
Turkey Production 16 $27,343 100.00%
Miscellaneous Nondurable Goods Merchant Wholesalers 13 $33,133 100.00%

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