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 %
Egypt 26 $83,217 31.33%
South Africa 26 $81,313 31.33%
Venezuela 24 $92,083 32.00%
El Salvador 23 $37,116 32.39%
Costa Rica 22 $45,846 35.48%
Peru 20 $56,173 32.79%
Sri Lanka 19 $90,204 31.67%
Malaysia 19 $75,363 33.33%
Bulgaria 18 $79,178 31.58%
Ireland 18 $105,175 37.50%

Top Hiring Companies in New Jersey (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Golden Meadow Investments Llc 10 $69,792 83.33%
Nuvision Inc 10 $76,592 83.33%
Mastercard International Incorporated 10 $121,676 83.33%
Premium Technology Inc 10 $67,687 83.33%
Coty Inc 10 $98,673 83.33%
Lhs Productions Inc 10 $70,154 83.33%
Confinet Solution Inc 10 $78,976 83.33%
Envision Infosolutions Inc 10 $88,641 83.33%
Apnar Pharma Llp 10 $82,274 83.33%
Sg Equipment Finance Usa Corp 10 $86,538 83.33%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Summit C T Llc 1 $25,272 50.00%
Eit Inc 1 $114,920 50.00%
Controlled Networks Solution Llc 1 $123,614 50.00%
Carly Farber 1 $25,854 50.00%
Viona Pharmaceuticals Inc 1 $187,866 50.00%
Powertech Converter Corp 1 $113,464 50.00%
C L Global Inc 1 $40,726 50.00%
Doehler Usa Inc 1 $69,472 50.00%
Pide Lahmajoun Inc 1 $40,040 50.00%
Dada Smart Usa Inc 1 $28,454 50.00%

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