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 %
Kosovo 2 $82,649 66.67%
Marshall Islands 2 $67,715 66.67%
Yemen 1 $134,784 33.33%
Mauritania 1 $99,382 33.33%
Benin 1 $71,760 50.00%
Cote D'ivoire 1 $108,722 50.00%
Democratic Republic Of Congo 1 $67,350 50.00%
Seychelles 1 $83,221 50.00%
Dominica 1 $106,101 50.00%
Kuwait 1 $140,920 50.00%

Top Hiring Companies in Washington (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Camelot Integrated Solutions Inc 41 $102,203 89.13%
Ness Usa Inc 41 $79,568 89.13%
Research In Motion Corporation 41 $86,915 89.13%
Sysintelli Inc 41 $89,711 89.13%
Waymo Llc 41 $131,811 91.11%
Government Employees Insurance Company Geico 41 $148,770 91.11%
Optum Services Inc 40 $130,211 88.89%
Amazon Mechanical Turk Inc 40 $105,757 88.89%
Opensoft Inc 40 $82,213 88.89%
Dell Marketing Lp 40 $108,896 88.89%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Efrain Zaragoza 1 $40,040 100.00%
Double M Orchard Llc 1 $32,926 100.00%
Gold Digger Apples Inc 1 $21,603 100.00%
Royal Honey Company Llc 1 $33,987 100.00%
Kershaw Farm Labor Mgt 1 $36,213 100.00%
Smith And Nelson Inc 1 $27,355 100.00%
Wl Orchards 1 $26,395 100.00%
Whitestone Mountain Ranch 1 $21,603 100.00%
Mccarthy Orchard 1 $22,604 100.00%
Vf Administrative Services Inc 1 $29,370 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Smartsheetcom Inc 2 $117,458 33.33%
Jwk Corp 2 $30,316 33.33%
Bensussen Deutsch Associates Llc 2 $136,251 33.33%
Blastworks Inc 2 $124,686 33.33%
Auroraview Llc 2 $133,806 33.33%
Tkh Inc Dba The Korea House 2 $55,328 33.33%
Possible Worldwide Llc 2 $53,394 33.33%
Cmc Icos Biologics 2 $83,887 33.33%
Baker Hostetler Llp 2 $106,423 33.33%
Netapp Inc 2 $123,022 33.33%

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