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 %
Bosnia And Herzegovina 2 $82,316 66.67%
Macau 2 $71,389 66.67%
Kyrgyzstan 2 $101,754 66.67%
Guyana 2 $25,698 66.67%
Mauritius 2 $93,694 66.67%
Finland 2 $111,873 66.67%
Bhutan 2 $33,421 66.67%
Guinea 1 $54,746 33.33%
Eritrea 1 $130,770 33.33%
Slovenia 1 $164,403 33.33%

Top Hiring Companies in New Jersey (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Nb Ventures Inc 687 $91,017 93.72%
Kellton Tech Inc 680 $65,674 93.79%
Nga Group Inc 649 $72,988 90.14%
Smart Source Technologies Inc 645 $67,576 92.54%
Anagh Technologies Inc 635 $81,754 94.35%
Marlabs Inc 619 $82,203 93.22%
Cyberthink Inc 610 $76,775 91.87%
Natsoft Corporation 595 $88,306 90.15%
Techno Comp Inc 584 $80,431 89.16%
Polaris Software Lab India Ltd 576 $61,983 91.57%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
John Krueger 6 $25,532 100.00%
Russo Fruit Vegetable Farm 6 $34,750 100.00%
Frank Fichera Farms Lp 6 $29,453 100.00%
Villa Milagro Vineyards 5 $31,524 100.00%
Rmv10 Llc 5 $31,899 100.00%
Stecher Family Llc 5 $27,722 100.00%
James Rambo Llc 5 $31,604 100.00%
James Rambo Dba James Rambo Llc 5 $25,638 100.00%
Hill Creek Farms Llc 5 $31,524 100.00%
Pleasantdale Farms Inc 5 $34,124 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Keypixel Software Solutions Llc 74 $116,960 40.22%
Neo Tech Solutionsinc 73 $95,512 39.89%
Avventis Inc 72 $93,630 39.78%
Abal Technologies Inc 71 $105,927 39.23%
Ls Solutions Inc 71 $102,476 39.23%
Inteli Platforms Inc 70 $105,813 38.89%
Corp2corp Inc 67 $110,425 38.07%
Rbc Capital Markets Llc 67 $121,245 38.07%
Open Systems Technologies 65 $84,053 37.57%
Pioneer Consulting Llc 64 $102,587 37.21%

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