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 %
St Lucia 2 $100,443 50.00%
St Kitts And Nevis 2 $59,046 50.00%
Norway 2 $98,124 50.00%
Cape Verde 2 $35,381 50.00%
Nicaragua 2 $50,149 50.00%
Saudi Arabia 2 $74,152 50.00%
Estonia 2 $76,586 50.00%
Paraguay 2 $35,662 50.00%
Georgia 2 $93,548 50.00%
Rwanda 2 $79,414 50.00%

Top Hiring Companies in New Jersey (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Tech Mahindra Americas Inc 1,159 $82,243 93.47%
Bank Of America Na 1,152 $107,591 93.28%
Ana Data Consulting Inc 1,127 $86,784 94.79%
Ubs Business Solutions Us Llc 1,115 $116,929 96.79%
Merrill Lynch 1,081 $97,816 94.49%
Synechron Inc 1,029 $94,754 90.50%
Virtusa Corporation 1,007 $89,509 88.57%
Igate Technologies Inc 996 $71,961 91.38%
Techdemocracy Llc 979 $71,107 91.41%
Adp Technology Services Inc 975 $110,642 92.86%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
F R Grasso Llc 8 $29,510 100.00%
Ort Farms Llc 8 $32,752 100.00%
Lucas Greenhouses 8 $31,296 100.00%
Global Agricultural Productions Llc 8 $30,737 100.00%
Sebastiano Tomarchio 8 $25,867 100.00%
Jras Llc 8 $32,136 100.00%
Race Farm Llc 7 $30,062 100.00%
Lima Family Farms 7 $24,054 100.00%
Maugeri Farms Llc 7 $31,592 100.00%
Donaldson Farms Llc 7 $34,403 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Pioneer Consulting Services Llc 119 $104,233 37.07%
Vedicsoft Solutions Llc 116 $107,909 36.36%
Dataquest Corp 114 $111,493 36.31%
Walmart Associates Inc 105 $108,028 33.55%
Fourth Technologies Inc 104 $84,444 36.75%
Aptiva Corp 102 $107,810 36.04%
I5tech Inc 99 $92,799 35.11%
Ez Solutions Inc 97 $78,958 35.14%
Eniac Systems Inc 97 $102,225 35.66%
Waynsys Inc 96 $89,501 35.42%

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