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 %
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 %
Dataserv Inc 17 $81,165 89.47%
Promatrix Corp 17 $74,526 89.47%
Ihs Global Inc 17 $102,256 89.47%
Homesite Group Inc 17 $103,304 89.47%
Corporate Computer Services Inc 17 $81,054 89.47%
Ensymbios Inc 17 $66,807 89.47%
Nalashaa Llc 17 $79,050 89.47%
Guru It Solutions Inc 17 $70,858 89.47%
Motricity Inc 17 $86,805 89.47%
Isr Info Way Inc 17 $85,560 89.47%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Quest Integrity Usa Llc 1 $125,278 50.00%
Vulcan Inc 1 $93,038 50.00%
Degen Degen Inc 1 $62,296 50.00%
Init Innovations In Transportation Inc 1 $99,736 50.00%
Indigo Slate Inc 1 $85,654 50.00%
Express Imaging Systems Dba Evluma 1 $116,459 50.00%
Jackson Main Architecture Ps 1 $48,734 50.00%
Yhm Llc 1 $57,450 50.00%
Mtm Robotics 1 $105,144 50.00%
Falco Sult Company P S 1 $88,067 50.00%

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