By State

●OFLC data through Mar 30, 2026

Filings and approval rate by worksite state (where the job is located)

State	Total	Approved	Denied	Withdrawn	Approval Rate	Avg Days	Avg Annual Wage
CA — California	40,500	36,271	851	3,378	89.6%	486	$138,574
TX — Texas	22,931	21,050	486	1,395	91.8%	484	$112,854
NY — New York	16,343	14,965	265	1,113	91.6%	482	$131,116
GA — Georgia	14,844	13,988	256	600	94.2%	478	$85,284
NJ — New Jersey	11,042	10,035	233	774	90.9%	484	$114,654
FL — Florida	10,852	9,611	343	898	88.6%	482	$85,026
IL — Illinois	9,485	8,615	168	702	90.8%	485	$101,844
WA — Washington	8,360	7,341	93	926	87.8%	486	$145,329
MA — Massachusetts	7,584	6,778	143	663	89.4%	483	$113,523
NC — North Carolina	6,290	5,706	105	479	90.7%	482	$107,791
VA — Virginia	6,084	5,590	124	370	91.9%	480	$104,995
PA — Pennsylvania	5,926	5,489	99	338	92.6%	484	$97,326
MI — Michigan	5,260	4,739	125	396	90.1%	483	$104,381
OH — Ohio	5,084	4,656	83	345	91.6%	479	$87,822
WI — Wisconsin	4,722	4,420	53	249	93.6%	482	$62,538
AL — Alabama	3,773	3,570	28	175	94.6%	476	$89,881
AZ — Arizona	2,919	2,616	76	227	89.6%	485	$106,475
MN — Minnesota	2,868	2,682	35	151	93.5%	486	$97,917
MD — Maryland	2,555	2,327	84	144	91.1%	489	$99,555
MO — Missouri	2,549	2,334	53	162	91.6%	485	$109,926
IN — Indiana	2,431	2,212	51	168	91%	479	$102,027
TN — Tennessee	2,317	2,003	131	183	86.4%	470	$90,328
CO — Colorado	2,312	2,059	63	190	89.1%	487	$95,253
UT — Utah	1,972	1,792	50	130	90.9%	483	$88,563
SC — South Carolina	1,804	1,544	85	175	85.6%	487	$83,490
OR — Oregon	1,642	1,517	20	105	92.4%	483	$95,058
CT — Connecticut	1,332	1,204	28	100	90.4%	483	$119,940
KS — Kansas	1,276	1,185	23	68	92.9%	479	$92,402
AR — Arkansas	1,190	1,105	16	69	92.9%	491	$94,195
NV — Nevada	1,092	1,017	15	60	93.1%	492	$72,462
IA — Iowa	985	893	21	71	90.7%	483	$90,299
KY — Kentucky	954	823	58	73	86.3%	489	$111,477
DE — Delaware	912	838	31	43	91.9%	479	$112,669
NE — Nebraska	907	831	16	60	91.6%	484	$79,236
LA — Louisiana	859	776	17	66	90.3%	481	$84,642
DC — District of Columbia	818	712	28	78	87%	485	$117,617
NH — New Hampshire	646	604	15	27	93.5%	484	$97,033
SD — South Dakota	624	587	11	26	94.1%	488	$64,697
OK — Oklahoma	617	533	29	55	86.4%	490	$90,469
RI — Rhode Island	598	559	5	34	93.5%	484	$120,876
ND — North Dakota	563	499	28	36	88.6%	467	$62,494
ID — Idaho	541	482	21	38	89.1%	485	$72,455
GU — Guam	500	462	19	19	92.4%	483	$47,522
NM — New Mexico	418	358	16	44	85.6%	489	$109,054
MS — Mississippi	295	256	10	29	86.8%	491	$99,461
ME — Maine	283	259	2	22	91.5%	495	$88,912
MT — Montana	253	236	6	11	93.3%	486	$68,757
VT — Vermont	216	187	4	25	86.6%	498	$76,877
HI — Hawaii	206	174	9	23	84.5%	489	$75,923
MP — Northern Mariana Islands	166	137	14	15	82.5%	468	$44,700
AK — Alaska	163	148	1	14	90.8%	488	$62,379
WV — West Virginia	153	139	3	11	90.8%	474	$142,933
WY — Wyoming	119	99	6	14	83.2%	505	$71,974
PR — Puerto Rico	74	56	10	8	75.7%	490	$76,923
VI — U.S. Virgin Islands	34	9	2	23	26.5%	449	$51,747
NA	10	4	6	0	40%	272	$73,549