Wage Calculation

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Nonimmigrant Visa Application

Wage Calculation

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Number Received

Country
100 Argentina
4
34
36
11
612

Australia
Brazil
Burma
Canada
China

299
1
3
9
3

Colombia
Costa Rica
Ecuador
France
Germany

32
2
1
8
540
1
5
4
39
3
729
9
56
2
44
12
108
120
412
3
187
1
34
2

3,466

India
Indonesia
Iraq
Israel
Italy
Japan
Korea
Latvia
Lebanon
Lithuana
Mexico
Montenegro
Nepal
Netherlands
Norway
Poland
Spain
Sweden
Tai Pei
Thailand
Turkey
Uzbekistan
Venezuela
Vietnam

Average hourly wage, 
Average monthly wage from  presuming 40 hour 
Sum of hourly 
UN statistics (unless 
work week (or 160 
wages per 
otherwise noted)
hours/month)
country
Notes
800
5
500
Per Australian Bureau of Statistics, average weekly salary is $1,543.80 (AUS), and present conversion rate is .77 (US) to 1 
1191.54
29.7885
119.154 (AUS). Link: http://www.abs.gov.au/ausstats/abs@.nsf/mf/6302.0
589
3.68125
125.1625
0.13
0.0008125
0.02925
3072
19.2
211.2
830
5.1875
3174.75

376
904
411
3857
4511

192
2445
2364
2794
2890
1265
856
352
804
102
3150
5580
1026
2109
4577
830
391
1060
281
711
227

2.35
5.65
2.56875
24.10625
28.19375

1.46
1.2
23.86
15.28125
14.775
17.4625
18.0625
7.90625
23.86
5.35
2.2
5.025
0.6375
19.6875
34.875
6.4125
13.18125
28.60625
5.1875
2.44375
6.625
1.75625
4.44375
1.41875

702.65
5.65
7.70625
216.95625
84.58125
The US Bureau of Labor Statistics provides the average hourly compensation for the Indian Manufacturing sector.  Due 
to other unavailable statistics, this seemed a reasonable proxy that is more representative than across all sectors.  Link: 
46.72 https://www.bls.gov/fls/india.htm
2.4
23.86 No reliable statistics found for Iraq.  US average hourly wage used as a proxy.
122.25
7978.5
17.4625
90.3125
31.625
930.54 No reliable statistics found for Lebanon.  US average hourly wage used as a proxy.
16.05
1603.8
45.225
35.7
39.375
1534.5
76.95
1423.575
3432.75
2137.25
7.33125
1238.875
1.75625
151.0875
2.8375
26138.572 7.541422966
Weighted average of DS‐156 population for 2016
The Department estimates that the average hourly wage for applicants using the DS‐156 to be $7.50 (US).  The 
Department estimates this based primarily upon historical visa data and statistics obtained from the UN International 
Labor Organization, while also utilizing statistics from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics and the Australian 
government’s published labor statistics.  The UN International Labor Organization statistics are available at: 
http://www.ilo.org/ilostat/faces/oracle/webcenter/portalapp/pagehierarchy/Page3.jspx


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