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 %
Baha Industries Corp 442 $116,887 88.40%
Jean Martin Inc 439 $73,720 88.87%
Nomura Securities International Inc 433 $119,141 88.73%
Thomson Reuters Markets Llc 428 $96,326 87.70%
Moodys Analytics Inc 427 $103,835 88.04%
Capital One Services Llc 425 $102,071 91.20%
State University Of New York At Stony Brook 420 $46,554 92.31%
New York University Hospitals Center 416 $53,885 91.83%
Deloitte Transactions And Business Analytics Llp 414 $77,350 92.62%
Diaspark Inc 409 $67,884 92.12%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Critz Farms 14 $24,217 100.00%
Troys Landscape Supply Co Inc 14 $27,374 100.00%
Ochs Orchard 14 $25,856 100.00%
Orchard Dale Fruit Company Llc 14 $24,615 100.00%
N O Horticultural Products Ltd 14 $22,482 100.00%
Lucule Llc 14 $30,298 100.00%
Williams Farms Llc 14 $31,496 100.00%
Mm Produce Farms Sales Llc 14 $31,742 100.00%
Emmi Sons Inc 14 $26,049 100.00%
Leverenz Farms Inc 14 $30,347 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Societe Generale 29 $131,858 34.12%
Goldmansachs Co 29 $103,439 34.12%
Infusion Dev Llc 29 $108,372 34.52%
Point72 Asset Management Lp 29 $102,814 35.37%
Infor Us Inc 29 $111,656 35.37%
Capital One National Association 28 $84,082 34.57%
Populus Group Llc 28 $49,921,495 35.00%
Dailymotion 28 $101,725 35.00%
The Carlyle Group Employee Co Llc 27 $139,069 34.18%
Razorfish Llc 27 $99,297 34.18%

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