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 %
Tech Mahindra Americas Inc 494 $78,927 87.74%
Aetna Resources Llc 485 $118,811 87.07%
Amazon Development Center Us Inc 477 $109,613 85.79%
Albert Einstein College Of Medicine 476 $56,836 88.64%
Syracuse University 476 $51,500 88.97%
Corning Incorporated 474 $89,302 88.93%
Morgan Stanley Smith Barney Llc 461 $95,528 86.82%
Moodys Investors Service Inc 460 $103,091 87.79%
Evercore Partners Services East Llc 456 $118,531 87.69%
State University Of New York At Binghamton 444 $43,119 86.72%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Terhune Orchards 15 $26,211 100.00%
Defisher Fruit Farm 15 $28,214 100.00%
Philip Wager Farm 15 $25,983 100.00%
Russell Farms Inc 15 $33,244 100.00%
Roe Orchards 15 $23,412 100.00%
S L Farms 15 $31,617 100.00%
Big O Farms Inc 14 $28,076 100.00%
Van Fleet Orchards Llc 14 $29,780 100.00%
Amy Gerrys Hepworth Farm 14 $22,296 100.00%
Dale S Root Farms Llc 14 $31,014 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
United Health Services Hospitals 33 $129,487 36.67%
Twin Peaks Inc 33 $69,610 36.67%
Pdt Partners Llc 32 $105,897 35.96%
Wsp Usa Inc 31 $91,831 35.23%
Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics Inc 30 $104,541 34.09%
Alstom Signaling Inc 30 $96,949 34.48%
Saks Direct Llc Dba Hbc Digital 30 $107,508 34.48%
Digitalocean Llc 30 $125,641 34.48%
Excellus Health Plan Inc 30 $76,553 35.29%
Tapestry Inc 30 $110,976 35.29%

Top Industries in New York (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %

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