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 %
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 %
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