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 %
Accountants and Auditors 1,705 $68,408 93.53%
Electrical Engineers 1,590 $91,394 89.78%
Database Administrators 1,570 $82,990 91.65%
Statisticians 1,348 $92,622 90.29%
Web Developers 1,347 $71,278 97.33%
Mechanical Engineers 1,201 $82,901 88.18%
Information Technology Project Managers 1,132 $96,618 93.32%
Software Quality Assurance Engineers and Testers 1,116 $79,715 93.70%
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists 1,047 $74,755 88.80%
Civil Engineers 990 $76,722 87.22%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
First-Line Supervisors of Agricultural Crop and Horticultural Workers 2 $34,497 4.76%
Nursery Workers 2 $32,094 5.13%
Logging Equipment Operators 2 $37,440 5.88%
Agricultural Workers, All Other 2 $35,100 5.88%
Light Truck or Delivery Services Drivers 1 $48,610 3.33%
Commercial Pilots 1 $40,040 3.57%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Marketing Managers 93 $134,266 86.92%
Electronics Engineers, Except Computer 93 $95,211 88.57%
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand 77 $25,062 87.50%
Sales Engineers 76 $110,319 87.36%
Management Analysts 75 $112,100 88.24%
Mechanical Engineers 74 $88,384 87.06%
Civil Engineers 63 $81,437 79.75%
Cooks, Restaurant 62 $34,949 92.54%
Information Security Analysts 57 $106,234 87.69%
Industrial Engineers 55 $103,837 93.22%
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 %
Dominican Republic 3 $102,190 37.50%
Cambodia 3 $82,194 37.50%
Honduras 3 $85,155 37.50%
Guatemala 3 $94,356 37.50%
Tunisia 3 $121,631 37.50%
Uganda 3 $88,421 42.86%
Azerbaijan 3 $94,238 50.00%
Bahrain 3 $96,713 50.00%
Bolivia 3 $109,595 60.00%
Malawi 2 $58,396 40.00%

Top Hiring Companies in Washington (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Emc Corporation 418 $108,345 88.94%
Stripe Inc 416 $138,499 90.43%
Qualtrics Llc 400 $133,713 87.15%
Att Services Inc 395 $117,721 86.81%
Akvelon Inc 381 $88,537 84.67%
Tiktok Inc 373 $145,328 84.01%
Indeed Inc 372 $123,778 85.13%
Intel Corporation 369 $116,192 86.62%
Doordash Inc 364 $160,498 86.05%
Nvidia Corporation 364 $149,171 87.71%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
King Fuji Ranch Inc 10 $28,963 100.00%
Bronze Star Inc 10 $30,053 100.00%
Mackenzie Farms Inc 10 $32,298 100.00%
Brandon Lewis Orchard Inc 10 $34,283 100.00%
Evergreen Agricultural Services Llc 10 $33,436 100.00%
Bt Loftus Ranches Inc 10 $30,376 100.00%
Burton Christmas Trees Llc 10 $34,462 100.00%
Dns Farm Services Llc 10 $35,422 100.00%
Rjk Farms Llc 10 $35,968 100.00%
Eddie Farms Inc 10 $35,774 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Okta Inc 28 $133,936 37.33%
Pinterest Inc 27 $129,239 36.49%
South Sound Inpatient Physicians 26 $133,063 35.62%
Sel Engineering Services Inc 26 $88,437 36.11%
Uipath Inc 25 $129,605 35.21%
Isilon Systems Llc 24 $111,616 33.80%
Cruise Llc 24 $132,892 34.29%
Credit Card Discount Services 23 $80,987 33.82%
Horizon Consulting Inc 23 $90,904 33.82%
Dassault Systemes Americas Corp 23 $105,992 34.33%

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