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2005 H1B Visa Report::  Top 10 H1B Visa State By Occupation Group
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Percentage
Average Annual 
Salary
Median Annual  
Salary
Occupation_Group
State
Life Science
9,824
$42,648
$49,626
$47,420
$43,000
511
5
%
Pennsylvania
5
$55,410
$46,000
425
4
%
New Jersey
6
$46,181
$38,000
388
4
%
Connecticut
7
$39,051
$36,000
335
3
%
Tennessee
8
$44,898
$38,000
318
3
%
Missouri
9
$44,376
$38,606
312
3
%
North Carolina
10
Management
14,790
$60,000
$76,628
$86,894
$70,179
2,713
18
%
New York
1
$85,350
$70,000
2,223
15
%
California
2
$62,213
$47,300
2,017
14
%
Florida
3
$76,284
$60,000
1,068
7
%
Texas
4
$84,233
$66,061
851
6
%
New Jersey
5
$84,023
$63,763
482
3
%
Massachusetts
6
$73,252
$58,240
477
3
%
Illinois
7
$65,214
$50,000
472
3
%
Georgia
8
$69,878
$56,000
415
3
%
Virginia
9
$71,133
$60,030
402
3
%
Pennsylvania
10
Mathematics & Physical Science
7,662
$58,500
$63,742
$65,130
$59,500
1,401
18
%
California
1
$77,325
$72,500
821
11
%
New York
2
$61,844
$57,658
749
10
%
New Jersey
3
$62,929
$60,000
451
6
%
Texas
4
$69,846
$67,480
405
5
%
Massachusetts
5
$64,717
$59,826
376
5
%
Illinois
6
$58,407
$52,692
364
5
%
Maryland
7
$63,869
$61,630
303
4
%
Pennsylvania
8
$57,623
$52,500
210
3
%
Ohio
9
$69,826
$67,000
208
3
%
Connecticut
10
Medicine & Health
21,492
$55,000
$82,651
$62,985
$49,970
2,823
13
%
New York
1
$77,124
$62,400
2,227
10
%
California
2
$80,644
$67,475
1,450
7
%
Florida
3
$67,034
$44,000
1,389
6
%
Pennsylvania
4
$67,838
$47,240
1,316
6
%
Massachusetts
5
$85,770
$58,500
959
4
%
Texas
6
$82,049
$58,477
952
4
%
Michigan
7
$68,189
$52,000
821
4
%
New Jersey
8
$86,535
$47,834
817
4
%
Ohio
9
$82,762
$53,117
793
4
%
Illinois
10
Social Science
8,019
$50,974
$61,404
$75,890
$65,000
2,247
28
%
New York
1
$54,271
$45,507
1,573
20
%
California
2
$45,293
$37,000
755
9
%
Florida
3
$57,195
$48,000
397
5
%
New Jersey
4
$56,463
$50,000
376
5
%
Illinois
5
$54,947
$45,000
364
5
%
Texas
6
$69,670
$58,750
300
4
%
Massachusetts
7
$62,733
$55,000
225
3
%
District of Columbia
8
$55,973
$52,250
190
2
%
Virginia
9
$70,067
$59,680
186
2
%
Connecticut
10