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 %
Software Developers, Applications 26,837 $110,226 89.15%
Computer Systems Analysts 22,962 $81,221 93.15%
Computer Occupations, All Other 14,207 $69,305 91.09%
Software Developers, Systems Software 7,954 $111,158 90.85%
Computer Programmers 6,664 $85,030 91.98%
Computer and Information Systems Managers 3,131 $164,358 92.47%
Computer Systems Engineers/Architects 2,483 $82,227 94.48%
Network and Computer Systems Administrators 2,283 $74,135 87.98%
Operations Research Analysts 2,233 $91,123 92.46%
Management Analysts 2,130 $92,000 91.89%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Software Developers, Applications 3,095 $251,393 86.87%
Software Developers, Systems Software 1,062 $115,537 53.66%
Computer Systems Analysts 700 $99,693 225.08%
Computer Occupations, All Other 402 $97,812 163.41%
Computer and Information Systems Managers 237 $150,041 98.75%
Statisticians 141 $74,101 64.98%
Electrical Engineers 130 $88,044 67.01%
Internists, General 113 $137,911 71.52%
Accountants and Auditors 104 $79,693 80.00%
Network and Computer Systems Administrators 102 $87,668 91.89%
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 %
Slovenia 2 $81,020 40.00%
Sudan 2 $93,943 40.00%
Kosovo 2 $82,649 40.00%
Marshall Islands 2 $67,715 50.00%
Burundi 2 $82,308 50.00%
Haiti 2 $108,504 50.00%
Afghanistan 2 $110,874 66.67%
Malawi 2 $58,396 66.67%
Senegal 2 $83,258 66.67%
Bosnia And Herzegovina 2 $72,540 66.67%

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)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Greenhouse Nursery And Floriculture Production 52 $34,225 100.00%
Apiculture 44 $34,801 100.00%
Nursery And Tree Production 40 $34,068 100.00%
Grape Vineyards 40 $32,713 100.00%
Support Activities For Crop Production 40 $35,804 100.00%
Agriculture Forestry Fishing And Hunting 39 $34,778 100.00%
All Other Miscellaneous Crop Farming 36 $30,174 100.00%
Fruit And Tree Nut Combination Farming 19 $29,953 100.00%
Oilseed And Grain Farming 16 $36,167 100.00%
Berry Except Strawberry Farming 14 $36,180 100.00%

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