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 %
Egypt 58 $3,707,187 49.15%
Hong Kong 53 $90,887 45.69%
Malaysia 49 $94,361 43.75%
Italy 46 $101,512 41.07%
South Africa 45 $99,816 42.06%
Jordan 44 $101,111 44.00%
Argentina 42 $102,197 42.42%
Indonesia 42 $83,149 48.28%
New Zealand 40 $104,385 47.62%
Finland 39 $113,595 50.00%

Top Hiring Companies in Washington (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Business Intelli Solutions Inc 35 $73,278 87.50%
Amgen Inc 35 $85,521 89.74%
Adisys Corp 35 $69,050 89.74%
Amazon Web Services Llc 35 $77,838 89.74%
Idexcel Inc 35 $91,499 89.74%
Logic Planet Inc 35 $93,202 89.74%
Amazoncomca Inc 35 $104,975 89.74%
Yahoo Holdings Inc 35 $141,573 89.74%
Coretek Labs Llc 35 $113,051 89.74%
Skytap Inc 35 $125,840 89.74%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Rocky Road Land And Adventure Company Llc 1 $24,690 100.00%
Box Canyon Fruit Llc 1 $26,395 100.00%
Brent Hartley Farms Llc 1 $36,213 100.00%
Danny Tibbs Orchards 1 $23,096 100.00%
Eldon Painter 1 $15,080 100.00%
K S Orchards 1 $32,926 100.00%
Herbco International Inc 1 $25,834 100.00%
Washington Fruit Administrative Services Ii 1 $32,926 100.00%
Castrejon Orchard 1 $36,213 100.00%
Double M Orchard Llc With 3 Joint Employers 1 $31,262 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Compass Constuction Management Inc 2 $57,991 40.00%
Trupanion 2 $95,951 40.00%
Agc Biologics Inc 2 $84,812 40.00%
Activision Publishing Inc 2 $80,007 40.00%
Happy Bridge Llc 2 $45,906 40.00%
Productiv Inc 2 $121,087 40.00%
Engie Insight Services Inc Dba Engie Impact 2 $147,379 40.00%
Sonika Singla Dmd Pllc 2 $161,855 40.00%
Aries App Inc 2 $73,747 40.00%
Cloudiq Technologies Inc 2 $135,460 40.00%

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