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 %
Speech-Language Pathologists 120 $63,389 86.96%
Occupational Therapists 116 $65,263 84.06%
Soil and Plant Scientists 116 $44,077 84.67%
Database Architects 113 $91,736 83.70%
Cost Estimators 112 $68,779 84.21%
Architectural and Civil Drafters 108 $47,946 81.20%
Economists 106 $92,028 81.54%
Food Scientists and Technologists 106 $63,575 83.46%
Computer Network Support Specialists 106 $62,999 84.13%
Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health 104 $62,433 82.54%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Personal Care Aides 11 $29,521 45.83%
Combined Food Preparation and Serving Workers, Including Fast Food 10 $25,383 43.48%
Communications Teachers, Postsecondary 10 $47,901 43.48%
Computer User Support Specialists 9 $71,880 39.13%
Computer Programmers 9 $93,995 39.13%
Food Service Managers 9 $81,598 39.13%
Home Health Aides 9 $29,485 39.13%
Food Preparation Workers 9 $27,278 39.13%
Social and Community Service Managers 9 $66,344 39.13%
Medical and Health Services Managers 8 $113,251 36.36%
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 %
Ireland 38 $100,773 52.05%
Ghana 33 $84,257 46.48%
Peru 33 $93,093 51.56%
Netherlands 31 $102,851 50.00%
Venezuela 29 $85,453 52.73%
Greece 25 $100,496 48.08%
Sweden 21 $112,511 40.38%
Portugal 20 $96,867 40.00%
Costa Rica 20 $107,093 41.67%
Mongolia 19 $86,689 39.58%

Top Hiring Companies in Washington (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Collabera Solutions Pvt Ltd Formerly Gci Solutions 40 $70,342 88.89%
Damato Conversano Inc 40 $64,882 88.89%
Synopsys Inc 40 $101,219 88.89%
Reddit Inc 40 $142,095 88.89%
Tachyon Technologies Llc 39 $98,554 88.64%
Nfolks Llc 39 $97,854 88.64%
Logic Rule Inc 39 $84,550 88.64%
Providence Health Services Wa 39 $116,939 88.64%
Zensa Llc 39 $88,091 88.64%
Eancom Lp 39 $116,736 88.64%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Gebbers Wick Orchards Lp 1 $25,834 100.00%
Backyard Bees Stiles Llc 1 $33,987 100.00%
Mt Adams Orchards Sk Orchards And Elk Mt Orch 1 $22,048 100.00%
Othellos Edge Llc 1 $27,830 100.00%
Maple Wood Farm Inc 1 $40,040 100.00%
Sam Cherries 1 $21,840 100.00%
Northern Fruit Associates Dba Zorro Blanco 1 $24,352 100.00%
Coyote Orchard Llc 1 $36,213 100.00%
Agrimacs 1 $23,096 100.00%
Calvin Godwin Orchards 1 $24,690 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
I Consulting Inc 2 $114,088 33.33%
Choi Lee Corp 2 $58,074 33.33%
Kerry Inc 2 $104,906 33.33%
Uxc Eclipse Usa Llc 2 $115,087 33.33%
Extrahop Networks Inc 2 $115,534 33.33%
Devicebook Inc 2 $94,058 33.33%
Faithlife Corporation 2 $40,789 33.33%
Amazon Robotics Llc 2 $94,547 33.33%
Zhens Inc Dba Taste Of Asia 2 $27,622 33.33%
Greenington Llc 2 $65,437 33.33%

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