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 %
India 14,857 $148,921 48.54%
China 6,501 $103,962 51.49%
Canada 1,567 $435,585 42.04%
Mexico 540 $93,727 47.24%
South Korea 408 $80,817 42.68%
Taiwan 355 $99,150 50.00%
Australia 265 $108,618 45.53%
Brazil 208 $97,534 45.92%
Vietnam 177 $76,924 40.50%
United Kingdom 174 $102,646 43.72%

Top Hiring Companies in Washington (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Cognizant Technology Solutions Us Corp 961 $100,838 86.73%
Salesforce Inc 912 $144,738 90.66%
Codesmart Inc 894 $72,554 90.30%
Quadrant Resource Llc 872 $99,263 92.86%
Battelle Memorial Institute 812 $60,446 87.88%
Ebay Inc 797 $123,213 88.07%
Ltimindtree Limited 764 $90,369 85.84%
Uber Technologies Inc 746 $138,295 85.35%
Amazon Fulfillment Services Inc 729 $97,660 85.87%
Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center 680 $57,859 81.93%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Washington Fruit Administrative Services Ii Inc 17 $44,639 100.00%
Ag Management Group Llc 16 $36,720 100.00%
High Valley Orchards Llc 16 $31,025 100.00%
Above The Dirt Llc 15 $35,192 100.00%
Maldonado Orchards Llc 15 $32,720 100.00%
Mo Contracting Llc 15 $36,110 100.00%
Nwfm Llc 15 $37,670 100.00%
Columbia Orchard Management Inc 14 $36,272 100.00%
Pacific Ag Services Llc 14 $38,899 100.00%
Black Star Ranch Llc 14 $33,620 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Smartsheet Inc 55 $116,180 39.01%
Merit Logistics 54 $25,766 38.85%
Maq Llc 52 $113,945 37.41%
Stripe Inc 52 $123,246 37.68%
Godaddycom Llc 50 $116,474 38.76%
Automatic Data Processing Inc 48 $84,735 40.00%
Premera Blue Cross 48 $105,173 40.68%
Pactera Technologies Inc 45 $80,575 38.46%
Bytedance Inc 45 $138,057 38.46%
Pricewaterhousecoopers 42 $108,091 36.52%

Top Industries in Washington (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %

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