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 %
Dominican Republic 11 $69,171 40.74%
Zimbabwe 9 $77,492 34.62%
Jordan 9 $94,620 36.00%
Morocco 8 $79,711 34.78%
Sweden 8 $72,252 38.10%
Hungary 7 $92,612 33.33%
Switzerland 7 $131,281 36.84%
New Zealand 7 $81,655 38.89%
Syria 7 $120,653 38.89%
Macedonia 7 $89,443 46.67%

Top Hiring Companies in New Jersey (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Insurance Services Office Inc 804 $93,673 92.63%
The Prudential Insurance Company Of America 802 $108,187 92.40%
Skilltune Technologies Inc 789 $90,415 91.96%
Citiustech Inc 789 $82,003 92.50%
Zylog Systems Ltd 752 $58,159 89.21%
Zs Associates Inc 743 $94,696 88.77%
International Business Machines Corporation 736 $101,494 92.93%
Ntt Data Inc 711 $95,461 90.46%
Trisync Technologies Inc 708 $64,150 91.12%
Wal Mart Associates Inc 698 $117,476 91.96%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Tucker Farms Llc 6 $33,082 100.00%
R A Leone Family Farms Llc 6 $30,562 100.00%
Laning Bros Farms Inc 6 $21,674 100.00%
Stella Farms Inc 6 $30,895 100.00%
Spina Farms Llc 6 $33,599 100.00%
J S Brothers Farms Llc 6 $29,110 100.00%
Profeta Farms Llc 6 $25,872 100.00%
K Johnson Farms Llc 6 $31,141 100.00%
Hidden Acres Nursery Llc 6 $22,031 100.00%
Russo Farms Inc 6 $31,470 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Exlservicecom Llc 84 $87,347 36.68%
Samsung Electronics America Inc 83 $110,304 37.22%
Nihaki Systems Inc 81 $88,715 36.65%
Systime Computer Corporation 81 $98,845 37.16%
Tender Touch Rehab Services Llc 79 $70,271 37.62%
American Professionals Inc 78 $84,757 39.20%
Dow Jones Company Inc 76 $81,607 38.38%
Career Soft Solutions Inc 75 $115,693 38.46%
Satya Marg Solutions Inc 74 $81,697 38.14%
Nalashaa Llc 74 $111,756 39.57%

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