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 %
Palestine 6 $88,324 46.15%
Slovakia 6 $91,125 50.00%
Serbia And Montenegro 5 $77,162 45.45%
Kyrgyzstan 5 $86,931 45.45%
Tanzania 5 $97,847 45.45%
Libya 5 $97,648 45.45%
Serbia 5 $107,935 45.45%
Lithuania 5 $115,910 50.00%
Macau 5 $95,497 50.00%
Uzbekistan 4 $90,699 40.00%

Top Hiring Companies in Washington (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Everest Consulting Group Inc 45 $84,473 88.24%
Diaspark Inc 45 $67,261 88.24%
Big Fish Games Inc 45 $97,229 88.24%
Caradigm Usa Llc 45 $102,258 90.00%
Kpit Technologies Inc 45 $80,310 90.00%
Atlassian Us Inc 45 $166,536 90.00%
Erp Analysts Inc 44 $92,186 88.00%
Square Inc 44 $132,288 88.00%
The Pokemon Company International Inc 44 $102,548 88.00%
Intellectual Ventures Management Llc 44 $107,414 88.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
1 $25,698 100.00%
Graceland Investors Llc 1 $40,040 100.00%
Mercer Canyons 1 $24,960 100.00%
Olympia Orchards Inc 1 $24,690 100.00%
Vickery Orchards 1 $22,604 100.00%
Mario E Martinez And Los Gatos Llc 1 $32,926 100.00%
Potentiality 1 $25,834 100.00%
Highland Harvest Llc 1 $29,370 100.00%
Van Winkle Orchards Inc With 1 Joint Employer 1 $27,355 100.00%
Ml Taggares Inc Dba Arete Vineyards 1 $24,352 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Parametric Portfolio Associates Llc 2 $64,751 28.57%
Program For Appropriate Technology In Health 2 $127,151 28.57%
Aecom Technical Services Inc 2 $70,419 28.57%
Goodman Real Estate 2 $115,523 33.33%
Gustafson Guthrie Nichol Ltd 2 $105,529 33.33%
Aircraft Cabin Systems Llc 2 $95,119 33.33%
Yakima Chodae Church 2 $34,435 33.33%
Grapecity Inc 2 $107,526 33.33%
Tans Inc 2 $27,643 33.33%
Kalvi Consulting Services Inc 2 $110,625 33.33%

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