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 %
Ubs Securities Llc 789 $111,091 92.50%
St Lukes Roosevelt Hospital Center 785 $73,251 92.35%
Synechron Inc 778 $92,280 92.29%
Mastercard International Incorporated 754 $114,151 89.55%
Capgemini Financial Services Usa Inc 753 $86,305 89.96%
Mpg Operations Llc 752 $113,317 90.49%
Slk America Inc 743 $71,070 91.39%
Tech Mahindra Americasinc 738 $75,879 91.11%
Nagarro Inc 715 $89,014 88.27%
Hsbc Bank Usa Na 699 $99,620 86.51%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Overlook Farms Inc 20 $29,075 100.00%
Sso Produce Farms Llc 20 $31,742 100.00%
Reeves Farms Llc 20 $28,338 100.00%
Andrew E Fisher 19 $28,741 100.00%
Ledge Rock Farms Llc 19 $27,072 100.00%
Allstate Apple Exchange 19 $27,917 100.00%
Maynard Farm 18 $30,016 100.00%
Indian Ladder Farms 18 $26,792 100.00%
Root Brothers Farm 18 $30,883 100.00%
Behling Orchards 18 $23,661 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Finsoft Consultants Inc 50 $99,861 38.17%
Hudson River Trading Llc 49 $96,262 37.40%
Sciegen Pharmaceuticals Inc 49 $84,533 37.69%
Cubist Systematic Strategies Llc 49 $110,039 37.69%
Lazard Freres Co Llc 48 $122,995 36.92%
It Ebusiness Consulting Services Inc 48 $98,505 37.50%
J Crew 46 $105,806 36.51%
Nomura Holding America Inc 46 $116,842 36.51%
Evercore Partners Services East Llc 45 $155,623 36.00%
Gcom Software Llc 43 $82,913 34.40%

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