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 %
Zen3 Infosolutions America Inc 520 $96,420 85.81%
Edifecs Inc 510 $92,854 87.33%
C2s Technologies Inc 510 $79,165 87.63%
Inspirage Llc 498 $107,092 87.52%
Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories Inc 454 $77,016 81.95%
Makeurcareer Llc 446 $85,841 82.90%
F5 Networks Inc 444 $100,458 86.21%
Docusign Inc 437 $140,482 90.29%
Wal Mart Associates Inc 437 $130,859 91.61%
Vmware Inc 430 $121,541 90.53%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Randy Allred Orchards Llc 11 $34,170 100.00%
Weehoot Orchards Inc 11 $32,461 100.00%
Godwin Family Orchard Llc 11 $32,563 100.00%
Double M Orchards 11 $36,372 100.00%
Warren Morgan Orchards Llc 11 $32,072 100.00%
Wfla 11 $24,393 100.00%
The Highland Partnership 11 $24,956 100.00%
C C Hop Farm Inc 11 $35,557 100.00%
Weber Farms 11 $32,931 100.00%
Sterino Farms 10 $31,558 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Grab Technology Llc 32 $122,981 36.36%
Epam Systems Inc 31 $89,981 35.63%
Discovery Communications Llc 31 $149,842 35.63%
Apple Inc 30 $113,372 34.88%
Pactera Technologies Na Inc 30 $93,919 36.59%
Resers Fine Foods Inc 30 $29,931 37.97%
Eagle Healthcare Inc 29 $23,381 36.71%
Rhapsody International 29 $102,865 37.18%
Tiktok Inc 29 $143,464 37.18%
Avalara Inc 28 $144,817 36.36%

Top Industries in Washington (All Years)

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