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 %
Tunisia 5 $36,685 55.56%
Mongolia 5 $59,854 55.56%
Azerbaijan 4 $65,957 50.00%
Croatia 4 $91,161 50.00%
Bhutan 3 $60,792 42.86%
Slovakia 3 $81,772 50.00%
Denmark 3 $106,205 50.00%
St Lucia 3 $87,983 50.00%
Tanzania 3 $64,944 50.00%
Cambodia 3 $65,844 50.00%

Top Hiring Companies in Pennsylvania (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Mastech Inc A Mastech Holdings Inc Company 419 $77,186 91.68%
Niit Technologies Limited 406 $72,035 89.23%
Pricewaterhousecoopers Advisory Services Llc 401 $100,059 89.31%
Penn State Milton S Hershey Medical Center 400 $58,325 89.69%
Techwave Consulting Inc 397 $61,675 90.23%
Hexaware Technologies Inc 391 $74,492 90.09%
Quadgen Wireless Solutions Inc 391 $70,246 90.30%
Igate Technologies Inc 389 $62,587 91.53%
Google Llc 385 $86,398 91.67%
Collasys Llc 376 $77,166 91.04%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Clark Brothers Nursery Llc 9 $27,900 100.00%
New Morning Farm 9 $23,026 100.00%
Bridgeside Farms Llc 9 $29,522 100.00%
Lake Forest Gardens Inc 9 $30,128 100.00%
Flack Enterprises 9 $31,494 100.00%
Kopec Veterinary Associates Pc 9 $31,378 100.00%
Applestone Farm Inc 9 $27,572 100.00%
Robas Tree Farm Inc 9 $28,894 100.00%
Blackberry Bottom Farm Llc 9 $23,191 100.00%
Chicano Sol Llc 9 $29,504 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Burns Scalo Holding Company Inc 22 $29,160 35.48%
Leverage Technologies Inc 22 $92,819 36.67%
Reading Health System 21 $101,195 35.59%
Pharmaceutical Research Associates Inc 21 $79,797 35.59%
Melhorn Sales Service Trucking Company 21 $25,002 35.59%
Intel Corporation 21 $98,914 36.84%
Chappy 5 Llc Dba Home Instead 21 $24,294 37.50%
Xodus Medical Inc 21 $27,082 39.62%
The University Of Scranton 20 $51,955 38.46%
Albert Einstein Medical Center 20 $45,542 38.46%

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