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 %
Belgium 12 $103,189 41.38%
Moldova 12 $93,177 42.86%
Morocco 11 $92,180 42.31%
Croatia 11 $103,189 44.00%
Armenia 11 $93,725 45.83%
Czech Republic 11 $108,147 47.83%
Switzerland 10 $92,431 50.00%
Denmark 10 $130,058 52.63%
Syria 9 $142,327 47.37%
Trinidad And Tobago 9 $92,990 47.37%

Top Hiring Companies in Washington (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Cat Daddy Games Llc 17 $103,660 89.47%
Micron Technology Inc 17 $120,291 89.47%
Change Healthcare Technologies Llc 17 $120,725 89.47%
Emergtech Business Solutions Inc 17 $105,917 89.47%
Agility Technologies Llc 17 $85,707 89.47%
Luxoft Usa Inc 17 $105,735 89.47%
Trenmor Llc 17 $104,395 89.47%
Tnp Systems Llc 17 $107,000 89.47%
Fv Usa Llc 17 $119,836 89.47%
Sterling Infosystems Inc 17 $115,364 89.47%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Mg2 Corporation 1 $84,718 50.00%
Assemblies Of God New Vision Church 1 $49,442 50.00%
Jp Sp Inc Dba Totem Grocery 1 $22,589 50.00%
Madugula Pllc 1 $114,733 50.00%
Logiko Technologies Inc 1 $84,718 50.00%
Gentle Dental Of Oregon Pc 1 $60,299 50.00%
The Kumran Methodist Church Of Seattle 1 $49,442 50.00%
Nordquist Family Chiropractic 1 $47,819 50.00%
Capital One Services Ii Llc 1 $138,965 50.00%
Mixpanel Inc 1 $117,000 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