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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Washington Foreign Labor Visa Stats (All Years)

Total Visas % of all Visas Average Wage Visa Type
304,622 85.94% $103,635 H-1B
41,076 11.59% $149,496 PERM
6,032 1.70% $110,940 E-3 Australian
2,735 0.77% $32,429 H-2A

As of May 2023, Washington has seen a total of 354,465 visa workers across all visa types. The most common visa class in Washington is the H-1B visa with 304,622 H-1B visas on record over all years accounting for 85.94% of Washington's total visas. The second most prevalent visa is the PERM visa with 41,076 PERM visas on record over all years accounting for 11.59% of Washington's total visas.

Top Occupations in Washington (All Years)

Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Software Developers, Applications 26,837 $110,226 89.15%
Computer Systems Analysts 22,962 $81,221 93.15%
Computer Occupations, All Other 14,207 $69,305 91.09%
Software Developers, Systems Software 7,954 $111,158 90.85%
Computer Programmers 6,664 $85,030 91.98%
Computer and Information Systems Managers 3,131 $164,358 92.47%
Computer Systems Engineers/Architects 2,483 $82,227 94.48%
Network and Computer Systems Administrators 2,283 $74,135 87.98%
Operations Research Analysts 2,233 $91,123 92.46%
Management Analysts 2,130 $92,000 91.89%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Software Developers, Applications 3,095 $251,393 86.87%
Software Developers, Systems Software 1,062 $115,537 53.66%
Computer Systems Analysts 700 $99,693 225.08%
Computer Occupations, All Other 402 $97,812 163.41%
Computer and Information Systems Managers 237 $150,041 98.75%
Statisticians 141 $74,101 64.98%
Electrical Engineers 130 $88,044 67.01%
Internists, General 113 $137,911 71.52%
Accountants and Auditors 104 $79,693 80.00%
Network and Computer Systems Administrators 102 $87,668 91.89%
Washington Employees Over Time
Washington has been in the H1B Visa program since 2011 where 8,946 employees were hired. Washington peaked in 2022 with 34,333 employees, and has since been on a decline with the most recent number of employees being 6,903 in 2025.

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

Country # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Kosovo 2 $82,649 66.67%
Marshall Islands 2 $67,715 66.67%
Yemen 1 $134,784 33.33%
Mauritania 1 $99,382 33.33%
Benin 1 $71,760 50.00%
Cote D'ivoire 1 $108,722 50.00%
Democratic Republic Of Congo 1 $67,350 50.00%
Seychelles 1 $83,221 50.00%
Dominica 1 $106,101 50.00%
Kuwait 1 $140,920 50.00%

Top Hiring Companies in Washington (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Zen3 Infosolutions America Inc 520 $96,420 85.81%
Edifecs Inc 510 $92,854 87.33%
C2s Technologies Inc 510 $79,165 87.63%
Inspirage Llc 498 $107,092 87.52%
Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories Inc 454 $77,016 81.95%
Makeurcareer Llc 446 $85,841 82.90%
F5 Networks Inc 444 $100,458 86.21%
Docusign Inc 437 $140,482 90.29%
Wal Mart Associates Inc 437 $130,859 91.61%
Vmware Inc 430 $121,541 90.53%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Randy Allred Orchards Llc 11 $34,170 100.00%
Weehoot Orchards Inc 11 $32,461 100.00%
Godwin Family Orchard Llc 11 $32,563 100.00%
Double M Orchards 11 $36,372 100.00%
Warren Morgan Orchards Llc 11 $32,072 100.00%
Wfla 11 $24,393 100.00%
The Highland Partnership 11 $24,956 100.00%
C C Hop Farm Inc 11 $35,557 100.00%
Weber Farms 11 $32,931 100.00%
Sterino Farms 10 $31,558 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Grab Technology Llc 32 $122,981 36.36%
Epam Systems Inc 31 $89,981 35.63%
Discovery Communications Llc 31 $149,842 35.63%
Apple Inc 30 $113,372 34.88%
Pactera Technologies Na Inc 30 $93,919 36.59%
Resers Fine Foods Inc 30 $29,931 37.97%
Eagle Healthcare Inc 29 $23,381 36.71%
Rhapsody International 29 $102,865 37.18%
Tiktok Inc 29 $143,464 37.18%
Avalara Inc 28 $144,817 36.36%

Top Industries in Washington (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Custom Computer Programming Services 74,508 $89,692 92.09%
Computer Systems Design Services 13,289 $109,045 91.62%
Computing Infrastructure Providers Data Processing Web Hosting And Related Services 10,227 $119,738 96.04%
Software Publishers 8,968 $137,134 99.61%
Computer Systems Design And Related Services 4,301 $96,731 87.76%
Management Scientific And Technical Consulting Services 4,256 $94,525 92.72%
Other Computer Related Services 3,827 $93,077 86.02%
Colleges Universities And Professional Schools 3,503 $60,338 81.48%
Engineering Services 3,270 $80,730 87.97%
Electronic Computer Manufacturing 2,007 $140,211 95.85%
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Fruit And Tree Nut Farming 920 $33,875 100.00%
Apple Orchards 464 $32,731 100.00%
Crop Production 177 $34,978 100.00%
Farm Labor Contractors And Crew Leaders 130 $36,359 100.00%
Business Associations 84 $34,607 100.00%
Noncitrus Fruit And Tree Nut Farming 82 $34,748 100.00%
All Other Crop Farming 79 $37,660 100.00%
Sheep Farming 73 $20,871 100.00%
Other Crop Farming 68 $36,641 100.00%
Vegetable And Melon Farming 56 $37,240 100.00%

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 $103,635. 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