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 %
Taiwan 40 $69,137 43.48%
Italy 38 $71,248 46.34%
Iran 37 $73,223 46.84%
Spain 36 $69,175 50.70%
Argentina 33 $75,257 48.53%
Poland 32 $56,478 47.76%
France 32 $80,006 49.23%
Israel 29 $77,220 45.31%
Venezuela 27 $72,974 42.86%
Egypt 25 $75,789 40.32%

Top Hiring Companies in Pennsylvania (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Wipro Limited 2,070 $71,011 88.12%
The Pennsylvania State University 2,068 $49,033 92.49%
Hcl America Inc 1,920 $73,649 97.41%
Capgemini America Inc 1,844 $86,109 96.29%
Deloitte Touche Llp 1,824 $68,443 98.54%
Ibm India Private Limited 1,495 $69,417 81.38%
Carnegie Mellon University 1,360 $51,530 84.26%
Ust Global Inc 1,283 $65,571 84.85%
Ibm Corporation 1,246 $83,919 85.81%
Virgo Inc 1,208 $59,039 88.30%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Simmons Farm Inc 16 $25,906 100.00%
John B Peters Inc 16 $30,661 100.00%
Quality Greenhouses Perennial Farm Inc 16 $26,792 100.00%
Cloverdale Farms Inc 16 $26,653 100.00%
Two Sisters Farm Inc 15 $24,747 100.00%
Wexford Farms Inc 15 $25,896 100.00%
R L Orchard Co 15 $30,292 100.00%
Cramers Inc 15 $24,913 100.00%
Kraynaks Inc 15 $26,022 100.00%
The Gardens Edge 15 $24,772 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Intel Americas Inc 70 $95,489 26.32%
Highpoint Solutions 67 $100,930 25.57%
Netapp Inc 65 $79,755 25.10%
Amerisourcebergen Corporation 63 $109,100 25.30%
Iqvia Inc 60 $100,316 26.67%
Surya Systems Inc 53 $90,517 24.09%
Pricewaterhousecoopers 52 $94,200 24.53%
Fis Management Services Llc 52 $95,435 26.00%
Visionet Systems Inc 51 $76,934 25.89%
Collabrium Systems Llc 51 $85,250 35.42%

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