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 %
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)

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