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 %
Engineers, All Other	295	$64,883	88.59%
Commercial and Industrial Designers	291	$73,178	87.92%
Biological Scientists, All Other	277	$61,013	87.11%
Dentists, General	270	$124,809	85.44%
Chemists	239	$54,862	75.87%
Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technologists	234	$58,966	85.71%
Computer Hardware Engineers	222	$117,145	83.77%
Logisticians	221	$78,338	83.71%
Business Teachers, Postsecondary	213	$65,358	81.61%
Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary	211	$102,585	81.78%

Occupation	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Occupation	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Childcare Workers	23	$30,257	67.65%
Lawyers	22	$9,328,128	64.71%
Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technicians	22	$57,734	66.67%
Financial Managers	22	$116,710	66.67%
Construction Managers	21	$102,783	63.64%
Logisticians	20	$73,730	60.61%
Engineers, All Other	20	$98,759	60.61%
Graphic Designers	19	$55,741	59.38%
General and Operations Managers	19	$117,067	59.38%
Mathematical Science Teachers, Postsecondary	18	$55,067	56.25%

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 %
Deloitte Consulting Llp	1,743	$94,013	96.94%
Tech Mahindra Americas Inc	1,682	$84,384	95.35%
Nordstrom Inc	1,607	$119,292	94.47%
Ernst Young Us Llp	1,384	$95,145	95.78%
Starbucks Coffee Company	1,361	$114,412	97.49%
Amazon Data Services Inc	1,280	$110,202	97.78%
Ust Global Inc	1,158	$80,510	91.32%
Salesforcecom Inc	1,147	$129,793	93.33%
Apple Inc	1,094	$152,092	91.93%
Zillow Inc	1,049	$129,167	91.22%

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Washington Orchard Management Llc	23	$35,387	100.00%
Blue Cascade Orchards Company	23	$35,487	100.00%
Mcdougall Family Farming	22	$30,486	100.00%
Chiawana Orchards Llc	21	$41,622	100.00%
Douglas Ag Services	19	$35,958	100.00%
Sather Management Inc	18	$30,441	100.00%
Stemilt Ag Services Llc	17	$30,256	100.00%
Taylor Orchards Management Inc	17	$29,997	100.00%
Dickey Farms Inc	17	$35,476	100.00%
Washington Bulb Co Inc	17	$29,088	100.00%

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Cisco Systems Inc	82	$119,076	33.61%
Adobe Inc	79	$128,794	36.24%
Twitter Inc	77	$118,252	37.38%
Akvelon Inc	72	$100,323	35.29%
Slalom Llc	71	$121,132	34.98%
Wafertech Llc	68	$78,102	34.69%
Tableau Software Inc	66	$110,098	39.29%
Ernst Young Us Llp	66	$117,643	40.00%
Merit Integrated Logistics	57	$24,482	34.55%
Rite Aid Corporation	55	$89,595	35.71%

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%

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Custom Computer Programming Services	4,188	$113,272	100.00%
Computer Systems Design Services	2,897	$181,758	100.00%
Computer Systems Design And Related Services	2,184	$85,962	100.00%
Computing Infrastructure Providers Data Processing Web Hosting And Related Services	1,325	$118,278	100.00%
Other Computer Related Services	1,077	$106,656	100.00%
Colleges Universities And Professional Schools	680	$63,959	100.00%
Engineering Services	673	$93,217	100.00%
Coffee And Tea Manufacturing	322	$115,560	84.29%
Administrative Management And General Management Consulting Services	304	$116,232	94.41%
Offices Of Physicians Except Mental Health Specialists	291	$901,212	95.72%

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.