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 %
Estonia 8 $102,430 44.44%
Saudi Arabia 7 $90,040 38.89%
Rwanda 7 $110,433 41.18%
Norway 7 $118,673 43.75%
El Salvador 7 $84,688 43.75%
Austria 6 $92,265 40.00%
Mauritius 6 $78,475 40.00%
Georgia 6 $103,154 42.86%
Micronesia 6 $44,972 42.86%
Zimbabwe 6 $91,829 46.15%

Top Hiring Companies in Washington (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Battelle 363 $52,349 88.97%
Snap Inc 356 $145,259 88.34%
Aditi Technologies Pvt Ltd 349 $73,010 88.58%
Compunnel Software Group Inc 341 $94,009 89.03%
Servicenow Inc 337 $130,439 88.22%
Adobe Inc 330 $138,928 89.92%
Beyondsoft Consulting Inc 328 $69,056 91.11%
Zulily Llc 325 $115,920 90.78%
Myappshub Llc 313 $100,187 88.17%
Sonata Software North America Inc 312 $68,014 88.89%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Diamondback Acres Inc 9 $33,539 100.00%
Kyle Mathison Orchards Inc 9 $34,135 100.00%
Taylor Orchards Llc 9 $23,881 100.00%
Perrault Farms Inc 9 $34,514 100.00%
Rjk Farms Llc Et Al 9 $33,259 100.00%
Mcdougall Family Farming Inc 9 $36,016 100.00%
Potentiality Orchards 9 $30,246 100.00%
Robert David Petty 9 $17,550 100.00%
Direct Staffing Agency Llc 9 $37,378 100.00%
Teeny Farms Inc 9 $36,060 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Offerup 23 $115,474 34.85%
Jnd Inc 23 $57,230 34.85%
Schakra Inc 22 $87,207 33.33%
Lululemon Usa Inc 22 $143,760 34.92%
F5 Inc 21 $127,541 33.33%
Populus Group Llc 20 $47,002,044 32.26%
Cdk Global Llc 20 $99,764 32.26%
Nokia Solutions And Networks Us Llc 20 $105,450 32.26%
Han Ah Reum Market Inc 20 $35,734 35.09%
Russell Investments Group Llc 20 $113,333 35.09%

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