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 %
Pakistan 132 $86,226 48.71%
Philippines 116 $59,641 51.33%
Bangladesh 82 $40,148 41.62%
Turkey 70 $5,450,841 43.75%
United Kingdom 61 $99,603 40.40%
Vietnam 53 $39,014 44.17%
Germany 52 $98,628 43.70%
Nigeria 49 $89,733 42.98%
Guatemala 41 $28,919 36.61%
Colombia 40 $73,434 37.74%

Top Hiring Companies in Pennsylvania (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Cgi Technologies And Solutions Inc 1,204 $79,679 88.14%
University Of Pittsburgh Physicians 1,128 $95,123 88.89%
Temple University A Commonwealth University 999 $54,064 80.76%
Compunnel Software Group Inc 960 $78,842 79.54%
Hm Health Solutions Inc 929 $85,592 79.54%
Isync Solutions Inc 925 $59,953 88.60%
People Tech Group Inc 918 $60,442 93.77%
Cognizant Technology Solutions Us Corporation 904 $69,622 94.07%
The Childrens Hospital Of Philadelphia 902 $63,164 94.35%
Uhcp Dba Upmc Medical Education 798 $57,843 84.62%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Garretson Orchards Inc 15 $29,063 100.00%
Trax Farms Inc 14 $27,505 100.00%
Pinecrest Tree Farms Lp 14 $26,523 100.00%
Beechwood Orchards Inc 14 $25,892 100.00%
Kemmerer Farms Llc 14 $28,507 100.00%
Halabura Farms 14 $25,964 100.00%
Triple B Farms Llc 14 $26,885 100.00%
Jc Hill Tree Farms Inc 14 $26,370 100.00%
William F Hammell Nurseries Llc 13 $30,115 100.00%
Kuhn Orchards Llc 13 $28,300 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Galax Esystems Corporation 50 $100,354 35.21%
Aurora Innovation Inc 50 $84,785 39.37%
Glaxosmithkline Llc 47 $84,028 37.30%
Kvk Tech Inc 42 $61,864 35.90%
Kpmg Llp 41 $86,618 35.65%
Csl Behring 40 $99,672 35.09%
Mckinsey Company Inc United States 39 $93,923 34.21%
Pricewaterhousecoopers Advisory Services Llc 39 $108,959 34.82%
Guthrie Medical Group Pc 38 $136,465 35.85%
Te Connectivity Corporation 38 $94,072 36.19%

Top Industries in Pennsylvania (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Farm Product Raw Material Merchant Wholesalers 1 $32,323 100.00%
Animal Production And Aquaculture 1 $29,224 100.00%
Fruit And Vegetable Retailers 1 $35,776 100.00%
Business Associations 1 $37,856 100.00%
Drilling Oil And Gas Wells 1 $20,129 100.00%
Lawn And Garden Equipment And Supplies Retailers 1 $34,424 100.00%
Other Grain Farming 1 $27,747 100.00%
Miscellaneous Durable Goods Merchant Wholesalers 1 $20,548 100.00%
Cattle Ranching And Farming 1 $35,776 100.00%
Specialty Food Retailers 1 $34,424 100.00%

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