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)

Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Software Developers, Applications 71,328 $91,783 92.09%
Computer Systems Analysts 54,177 $80,929 89.81%
Computer Programmers 53,167 $63,266 91.29%
Computer Occupations, All Other 27,800 $70,054 91.02%
Management Analysts 8,994 $84,691 92.13%
Software Developers, Systems Software 6,371 $100,468 87.99%
Network and Computer Systems Administrators 6,358 $73,131 89.92%
Database Administrators 4,816 $79,045 90.12%
Computer Systems Engineers/Architects 4,532 $76,943 92.57%
Accountants and Auditors 4,512 $74,045 92.31%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Software Developers, Applications 14,517 $117,970 161.71%
Computer Systems Analysts 4,451 $98,917 99.89%
Computer Occupations, All Other 1,837 $93,623 53.57%
Computer Programmers 853 $81,262 33.45%
Software Developers, Systems Software 777 $112,362 44.00%
Network and Computer Systems Administrators 755 $279,593 48.77%
Computer and Information Systems Managers 636 $135,068 81.54%
Database Administrators 549 $93,974 74.59%
Statisticians 521 $82,011 75.95%
Management Analysts 482 $100,519 74.73%
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 %
Lithuania 3 $63,516 50.00%
Barbados 3 $60,209 50.00%
Ethiopia 3 $95,002 50.00%
Bahamas 3 $78,450 50.00%
Mauritius 2 $93,694 33.33%
Finland 2 $111,873 33.33%
Bhutan 2 $33,421 40.00%
Latvia 2 $37,030 40.00%
Belize 2 $28,767 40.00%
Bolivia 2 $80,372 40.00%

Top Hiring Companies in New Jersey (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Audible Inc 962 $99,325 92.86%
Oracle Financial Services Software Inc 954 $93,323 95.88%
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation 902 $110,006 90.93%
Astir It Solutions Inc 902 $62,597 92.23%
Citibank Na 885 $128,632 91.43%
Hexaware Technologies Inc 871 $79,032 90.73%
Axtria Inc 859 $100,187 91.29%
Ipolarity Llc 850 $69,546 91.30%
Orion Systems Integrators Llc 824 $93,110 88.79%
Kpmg Llp 808 $99,915 88.40%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Blue Moon Acres Inc 7 $30,826 100.00%
Ocean Wholesale Nursery Llc 7 $32,974 100.00%
Eb Harvesting Llc 7 $27,756 100.00%
Villa Milagro Vineyards Llc 6 $23,157 100.00%
Selle Farm Llc 6 $31,141 100.00%
Newcombs Nursery 6 $30,895 100.00%
Fruitwood Farms Inc 6 $29,110 100.00%
Lima Family Farms Inc 6 $30,378 100.00%
Willow Creek Winery Inc 6 $30,895 100.00%
Pantano Nursery Landscape Supply 6 $30,829 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Tradeweb Markets Llc 94 $114,610 35.07%
Ipolarity Llc 94 $104,261 35.34%
Automatic Data Processing Inc 91 $82,021 34.73%
Grand Supercenter Inc 90 $55,315 34.48%
Alcatel Lucent Usa Inc 89 $98,556 35.04%
Rutgers The State Univ Of New Jersey 87 $59,753 34.39%
Express Scripts Services Company 87 $110,834 34.39%
Birlasoft Solutions Inc 87 $104,913 35.22%
Compest Solutions Inc 86 $82,553 35.39%
Luxoft Usa Inc 85 $103,948 36.02%

Top Industries in New Jersey (All Years)

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