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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New Jersey Foreign Labor Visa Stats (All Years)

Total Visas % of all Visas Average Wage Visa Type
425,724 90.23% $83,358 H-1B
42,093 8.92% $108,795 PERM
2,926 0.62% $104,239 E-3 Australian
1,092 0.23% $29,221 H-2A

As of May 2023, New Jersey has seen a total of 471,835 visa workers across all visa types. The most common visa class in New Jersey is the H-1B visa with 425,724 H-1B visas on record over all years accounting for 90.23% of New Jersey's total visas. The second most prevalent visa is the PERM visa with 42,093 PERM visas on record over all years accounting for 8.92% of New Jersey's total visas.

Top Occupations in New Jersey (All Years)

New Jersey Employees Over Time
New Jersey has been in the H1B Visa program since 2011 where 19,630 employees were hired. New Jersey peaked in 2015 with 41,187 employees, and has since been on a decline with the most recent number of employees being 4,723 in 2025.

Top Countries with Workers in New Jersey From PERM Program (All Years)

Country # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
India 19,620 $117,667 42.64%
China 1,020 $214,310 49.42%
South Korea 710 $57,953 37.91%
Philippines 335 $49,546 36.89%
Mexico 268 $42,881 32.21%
Canada 238 $111,547 40.20%
Turkey 207 $72,098 45.20%
Nepal 183 $79,027 40.31%
Pakistan 172 $83,864 39.09%
Brazil 171 $67,121 42.86%

Top Hiring Companies in New Jersey (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
V2 Technologiesinc 14 $57,540 87.50%
Biophore Pharma Inc 14 $69,374 87.50%
Givaudan Fragrances Corporation 14 $93,709 87.50%
Attentive Mobile Inc 14 $128,250 87.50%
West Ward Pharmaceuticals Corp 14 $88,341 87.50%
Synbio Technologies Llc 14 $63,204 87.50%
Pdr Equity Llc 14 $75,962 87.50%
Stealthbits Technologies Inc 14 $85,742 87.50%
Computechsale Llc 14 $71,476 87.50%
Aclat Inc 14 $64,741 87.50%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Eight Oclock Coffee 1 $149,614 50.00%
Everest Clinical Research Corporation 1 $97,427 50.00%
Prime Healthcare Services St Marys Passaic 1 $94,806 50.00%
Light Of The World Community Church 1 $84,490 50.00%
Prismatic Development Corp 1 $82,805 50.00%
K2 Trading Inc 1 $34,590 50.00%
Nitta Casings Inc 1 $61,880 50.00%
Brinqa Llc 1 $92,768 50.00%
Siemens Capital Company Llc 1 $108,555 50.00%
Orlando Food Sales Inc 1 $61,277 50.00%

Top Industries in New Jersey (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %

New Jersey Wage Comparison to Other States (All Years)

The chart below compares The average wage in New Jersey to that of the top 9 states with the highest overall average H1-B wage. The average wage in New Jersey over all years is $83,358. 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