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 %
Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary 208 $65,013 82.87%
General and Operations Managers 203 $120,137 82.19%
Materials Scientists 198 $58,074 81.48%
Human Resources Specialists 195 $67,192 80.91%
Lawyers 182 $109,116 80.53%
Biomedical Engineers 179 $81,343 83.64%
Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary 176 $68,140 85.02%
Mental Health Counselors 172 $55,387 83.50%
Construction Managers 170 $97,337 86.73%
Financial Managers 168 $136,984 85.71%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Biomedical Engineers 17 $89,511 54.84%
Actuaries 17 $97,802 56.67%
Pharmacists 15 $44,424,374 50.00%
Foreign Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary 15 $52,725 51.72%
Veterinarians 15 $76,207 51.72%
Occupational Therapists 15 $8,567,133 51.72%
Chiropractors 14 $59,730 50.00%
Clergy 14 $42,499 50.00%
Economics Teachers, Postsecondary 14 $50,006 51.85%
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers 14 $32,323 51.85%
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 %
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)

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