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 %
Electronics Engineers, Except Computer 900 $96,947 86.46%
Physicians and Surgeons, All Other 836 $141,072 87.36%
Business Intelligence Analysts 713 $86,369 85.70%
Sales Engineers 705 $109,915 87.80%
Financial Analysts 703 $80,223 92.02%
Biochemists and Biophysicists 679 $51,466 88.99%
Information Security Analysts 637 $98,281 92.72%
Computer and Information Research Scientists 607 $125,497 89.93%
Graphic Designers 570 $66,934 90.62%
Industrial Engineers 562 $100,446 89.49%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
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 %
Slovenia 2 $81,020 40.00%
Sudan 2 $93,943 40.00%
Kosovo 2 $82,649 40.00%
Marshall Islands 2 $67,715 50.00%
Burundi 2 $82,308 50.00%
Haiti 2 $108,504 50.00%
Afghanistan 2 $110,874 66.67%
Malawi 2 $58,396 66.67%
Senegal 2 $83,258 66.67%
Bosnia And Herzegovina 2 $72,540 66.67%

Top Hiring Companies in Washington (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Capgemini America Inc 671 $99,433 83.77%
Google Inc 653 $97,089 83.93%
Bytedance Inc 649 $144,228 84.29%
Oracle America Inc 608 $135,003 79.37%
Oslo Solutions Llc 592 $70,505 85.55%
Washington State University 568 $49,348 83.65%
Prokarma Inc 542 $110,358 83.64%
Costco Wholesale Corporation 542 $117,509 86.58%
Deloitte Touche Llp 541 $81,338 86.56%
Concur Technologies Inc 541 $106,879 87.97%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Cascade View Fruit And Cold Storage Llc 13 $33,666 100.00%
Sunray Farms Llc 13 $38,274 100.00%
Brandon Lewis Orchards Inc 13 $32,458 100.00%
Lawrence Orchards Llc 13 $31,802 100.00%
Kershaw Farm Labor Management Inc 13 $33,995 100.00%
Sand Slope Acres Inc 13 $31,372 100.00%
Wenas Hop Farm Llc 13 $35,764 100.00%
Stadelman Fruit Llc 13 $32,181 100.00%
Central Washington Ag Services 12 $33,003 100.00%
Vizena Farms Llc 12 $34,772 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Volt Management Corp 41 $4,604,560 37.27%
Snowflake Inc 41 $126,844 37.96%
Bill Melinda Gates Foundation 38 $122,948 36.19%
Imdbcom Inc 37 $92,210 37.00%
Kadlec Regional Medical Center 37 $143,820 37.00%
Cybage Software Inc 35 $83,865 35.00%
Siemens Medical Solutions Usa Inc 35 $106,790 37.23%
The Boston Consulting Group 35 $132,974 37.63%
Volkswagen Of America 35 $151,621 38.46%
Facebook Services Inc 33 $99,027 36.67%

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