We now have Quarter 3 H1B visa FY 2022 data and Quarter 3 PERM visa FY 2022 data.

Washington Foreign Labor Visa Stats (All Years)

Total Visas	% of all Visas	Average Wage	Visa Type
281,225	76.68%	$98,873	H-1B
52,692	14.37%	$138,530	PERM
26,950	7.35%	$22,157	H-2A
5,897	1.61%	$107,788	E-3 Australian

As of May 2022, Washington has seen a total of 366,764 visa workers across all visa types. The most common visa class in Washington is the H-1B visa with 281,225 H-1B visas on record over all years accounting for 76.68% of Washington's total visas. The second most prevalent visa is the PERM visa with 52,692 PERM visas on record over all years accounting for 14.37% of Washington's total visas.

Top Occupations in Washington (All Years)

Occupation	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Software Developers, Applications	42,173	$113,811	92.47%
Computer Systems Analysts	21,970	$81,551	93.26%
Computer Occupations, All Other	14,723	$70,591	91.60%
Software Developers, Systems Software	11,644	$117,381	93.88%
Computer Programmers	5,885	$83,351	91.98%
Computer and Information Systems Managers	4,135	$150,045	94.80%
Computer Systems Engineers/Architects	3,378	$83,091	95.45%
Network and Computer Systems Administrators	2,645	$75,921	89.54%
Business Intelligence Analysts	2,595	$81,965	96.97%
Statisticians	2,305	$93,140	94.16%

Washington Employees Over Time

Washington has been in the H1B Visa program since 2011 where 9,796 employees were hired. Washington peaked in 2022 with 53,891 employees, and the recent trend shows the average number of employees on an incline.

Top Countries with Workers in Washington From PERM Program (All Years)

Country	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
India	21,277	$134,992	67.42%
China	8,961	$100,928	69.98%
Canada	2,294	$329,229	56.45%
Mexico	818	$97,935	65.02%
South Korea	548	$77,890	56.26%
Taiwan	496	$97,980	68.70%
Australia	378	$105,046	59.25%
Brazil	297	$96,303	64.57%
United Kingdom	244	$106,563	53.51%
Vietnam	225	$76,160	49.78%

Top Hiring Companies in Washington (All Years)

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Microsoft Corporation	57,935	$106,687	94.83%
Amazoncom Services Llc	23,966	$106,968	97.60%
Infosys Limited	12,434	$80,010	99.62%
Amazon Corporate Llc	9,826	$91,431	91.43%
Amazoncom Services Inc	8,726	$103,501	98.31%
Google Llc	5,464	$119,831	95.74%
Amazon Web Services Inc	5,422	$102,385	96.58%
Hcl America Inc	4,601	$84,400	98.40%
Facebook Inc	4,354	$134,757	93.61%
Expedia Inc	3,145	$112,590	86.78%

Top Industries in Washington (All Years)

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Custom Computer Programming Services	71,798	$87,249	92.59%
Electronic Shopping And Mail Order Houses	14,982	$108,631	99.80%
Computer Systems Design Services	12,282	$104,040	91.49%
Data Processing Hosting And Related Services	7,202	$116,183	94.56%
Software Publishers	3,667	$119,485	80.97%
Other Computer Related Services	3,654	$90,394	89.17%
Colleges Universities And Professional Schools	3,598	$57,175	88.58%
Engineering Services	3,130	$79,345	88.32%
Administrative Management And General Management Consulting Services	1,770	$100,994	91.24%
Electronic Computer Manufacturing	1,459	$130,291	95.23%

Washington Wage Comparison to Other States (All Years)

The chart below compares The average wage in Washington to that of the top 9 states with the highest overall average H1-B wage. The average wage in Washington over all years is $98,873. The state with the highest average wage of H1-B workers for all states is CA with an average wage of $100,858.