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Green Card Report: Top Work States

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RankWork StateGreen Card PetitionsAverage Salary
1California25,664$156,080
2Texas12,370$102,352
3Washington9,713$153,862
4New York8,521$143,630
5New Jersey5,887$112,781
6Georgia5,839$65,194
7Florida5,328$68,666
8Illinois4,604$101,206
9Massachusetts3,601$118,943
10Virginia3,019$103,993
11North Carolina3,002$86,676
12Michigan2,883$98,058
13Ohio2,354$70,137
14Pennsylvania2,299$102,856
15Wisconsin1,729$62,475
16Oregon1,681$125,901
17Tennessee1,453$61,517
18Arizona1,348$106,193
19Missouri1,274$67,030
20Maryland1,219$90,716
21Minnesota1,160$97,736
22Colorado998$86,151
23Utah929$72,192
24Indiana917$81,744
25South Carolina834$59,407
26Iowa663$74,033
27Arkansas642$91,982
28Alabama617$57,269
29Connecticut602$116,153
30Louisiana492$62,517
31Kansas436$65,911
32Nebraska431$75,609
33Kentucky408$94,419
34Delaware367$113,413
35Oklahoma364$54,534
36District of Columbia309$119,599
37South Dakota306$53,269
38Mississippi276$59,541
39Nevada273$83,382
40Maine271$53,654
41Rhode Island166$114,211
42North Dakota158$85,494
43New Hampshire157$112,755
44New Mexico142$103,217
45Idaho116$94,579
46Montana80$55,725
47West Virginia69$187,956
48Hawaii63$68,057
49Alaska52$40,035
50Vermont37$104,948
51Wyoming23$64,483

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Note: To obtain employment based green card in United States, most foreign workers will have to go through 3 steps: 1). Permanent Labor Certification(ETA Form 9089), 2). Immigrant Petition for Alien Worker(Form I-140), 3). Adjust of Status to a permanent resident of the United States(Form I485).

The above report lists the top Work States who have filed the largest numbers of permanent labor certifications under PERM in fiscal year 2021. The Green Card Petitions on the report is the number of permanent labor certifications for Green Card filed under PERM. The number includes certified, withdrawn, denied and certified but withdrawn certifications. The Average Salary is the average proffered salary on ETA Form 9089.

A permanent labor certification issued by the Department of Labor (DOL) allows an employer to hire a foreign worker to work permanently in the United States. Once received (if required), the employer then files an Immigrant Petition for Alien Worker, Form I-140, with the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) for the appropriate employment-based preference category.

The Department of Labor must certify to United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) that 1). there are no qualified Americian workers(U.S. Citizens or permanent residents) able, willing, qualified and available to accept the job at the prevailing wage for that occupation in the area of intended employment, 2) employment of the alien will not adversely affect the wages and working conditions of similarly employed American workers, like U.S. citizents or permanent residents.

Sometimes the green card sponsors did not enter a specific salary on ETA Form 9089, but used a salary range with minimum and maximum salary. Our algorithm uses the middle point of the range to calculate the average salary. Please review the certification details to understand the salary range.

For example, the first three records on this report mean that in fiscal year 2021, 25,664 permanent labor certifications filed under PERM to National Processing Centers for Green Card were California. The average salary of those 25,664 permanent labor certifications was $156,080. 12,370 permanent labor certifications filed under PERM to National Processing Centers for Green Card were Texas. The average salary of those 12,370 permanent labor certifications was $102,352. 9,713 permanent labor certifications filed under PERM to National Processing Centers for Green Card were Washington. The average salary of those 9,713 permanent labor certifications was $153,862.