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.

State Avg Wage