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 York Foreign Labor Visa Stats (All Years)

Total Visas % of all Visas Average Wage Visa Type
543,401 85.00% $86,022 H-1B
52,941 8.28% $188,274 PERM
36,362 5.69% $105,481 E-3 Australian
6,603 1.03% $28,798 H-2A

As of May 2023, New York has seen a total of 639,307 visa workers across all visa types. The most common visa class in New York is the H-1B visa with 543,401 H-1B visas on record over all years accounting for 85.00% of New York's total visas. The second most prevalent visa is the PERM visa with 52,941 PERM visas on record over all years accounting for 8.28% of New York's total visas.

Top Occupations in New York (All Years)

Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Training and Development Specialists 506 $56,002 87.85%
Chemical Engineers 503 $80,458 87.94%
Speech-Language Pathologists 494 $65,434 87.74%
Biomedical Engineers 492 $76,445 88.97%
Sales Managers 479 $131,367 86.78%
Microbiologists 478 $51,316 87.07%
Bioinformatics Scientists 469 $80,941 87.17%
Managers, All Other 457 $100,089 85.90%
Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents 455 $126,115 86.67%
Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education 450 $35,660 86.37%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Office Clerks, General 51 $30,165 61.45%
Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists 50 $33,859 60.98%
Financial Examiners 48 $114,608 59.26%
Pediatricians, General 48 $114,963 60.76%
Natural Sciences Managers 48 $130,660 60.76%
Chemical Engineers 47 $96,878 61.04%
Computer Network Architects 47 $104,075 61.04%
Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters 47 $35,488 65.28%
Family and General Practitioners 45 $122,684 62.50%
Engineers, All Other 45 $83,720 62.50%
New York Employees Over Time
New York has been in the H1B Visa program since 2011 where 31,625 employees were hired. New York peaked in 2018 with 46,731 employees, and has since been on a decline with the most recent number of employees being 6,497 in 2025.

Top Countries with Workers in New York From PERM Program (All Years)

Country # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
India 16,137 $239,806 52.21%
China 4,513 $131,726 50.78%
Canada 1,530 $418,350 47.03%
South Korea 1,381 $149,179 44.41%
United Kingdom 885 $119,155 51.27%
France 670 $116,989 40.34%
Mexico 554 $66,524 39.51%
Brazil 527 $262,469 38.00%
Philippines 501 $2,725,002 36.70%
Japan 342 $80,284 31.81%

Top Hiring Companies in New York (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Syntel Inc 533 $79,001 86.81%
Standard Poors Financial Services Llc 524 $111,264 86.61%
Jefferies Llc 520 $111,130 87.10%
Avani Technology Solutions Inc 518 $63,561 86.91%
International Business Machines Corporation 512 $109,488 88.12%
Syntel Consulting Inc 512 $74,694 89.35%
Lt Technology Services Limited 508 $67,266 88.81%
Bank Of China 507 $66,786 88.95%
Rochester General Hospital 497 $97,636 87.35%
Alliancebernstein Lp 494 $100,711 87.43%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Russells Tree Shrub Farm Llc 16 $27,654 100.00%
Maple Ridge Fruit Farm Llc 16 $31,301 100.00%
Oliver Paine Greenhouses 16 $26,943 100.00%
George W Saulpaugh Son Inc 15 $23,706 100.00%
Fowler Bros Inc 15 $21,597 100.00%
Tree Crisp Orchards Llc 15 $28,848 100.00%
Peters Lakeaire 15 $32,338 100.00%
Sergeant Farms 15 $32,161 100.00%
Milk Pail Llc 15 $26,783 100.00%
Toussaint Farms Llc 15 $30,788 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Actimize Inc 36 $109,276 37.50%
Coach Inc 35 $104,318 36.46%
Ove Arup Partners Pc 35 $79,000 37.63%
White Case Llp 35 $139,415 37.63%
Csra State And Local Solutions Llc 35 $88,899 37.63%
Crystal Window Door Systems Ltd 34 $61,217 36.56%
Citadel Enterprise Americas Llc 34 $111,968 36.96%
Exoduspoint Capital Management Lp 34 $126,781 36.96%
Fractal Analytics 34 $110,197 37.36%
Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton Garrison Llp 33 $143,550 36.67%

Top Industries in New York (All Years)

New York Wage Comparison to Other States (All Years)

The chart below compares The average wage in New York to that of the top 9 states with the highest overall average H1-B wage. The average wage in New York over all years is $86,022. 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