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
501,702 84.93% $83,933 H-1B
50,093 8.48% $192,380 PERM
33,151 5.61% $102,565 E-3 Australian
5,761 0.98% $27,586 H-2A

As of May 2023, New York has seen a total of 590,707 visa workers across all visa types. The most common visa class in New York is the H-1B visa with 501,702 H-1B visas on record over all years accounting for 84.93% of New York's total visas. The second most prevalent visa is the PERM visa with 50,093 PERM visas on record over all years accounting for 8.48% of New York's total visas.

Top Occupations in New York (All Years)

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 36,155 in 2023.

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

Country # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
India 14,788 $249,399 54.06%
China 4,111 $134,521 52.28%
Canada 1,391 $448,384 44.81%
South Korea 1,286 $154,718 44.34%
United Kingdom 829 $118,600 49.91%
France 627 $115,789 39.14%
Mexico 518 $65,452 37.35%
Brazil 474 $280,583 36.57%
Philippines 466 $2,925,172 36.01%
Japan 325 $73,142 34.80%

Top Hiring Companies in New York (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
N2 Services Inc 31 $66,797 88.57%
Gbg Usa Inc 31 $66,332 88.57%
Affinity Solutions Inc 31 $74,829 88.57%
Kitano Arms Corporation 31 $46,531 88.57%
The Research Foundation For Suny Polytechnic Institute 31 $47,230 88.57%
Teng Yue Partners Lp 31 $106,058 88.57%
Premier It Solutions Llc 31 $78,790 88.57%
Advanced Technology Consulting Service Inc 31 $69,198 88.57%
Tilting Point Media Llc 31 $78,966 88.57%
Unicom Technologies Inc 31 $77,766 91.18%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Studio Sbv Inc 2 $126,422 33.33%
Haver Analytics Inc 2 $110,001 33.33%
Dny Natural Land Inc 2 $24,596 33.33%
Mti Usa Inc 2 $96,179 33.33%
Yoon Kim Llp 2 $144,602 33.33%
Global Retail Advisors Inc Dba Maddox Retail 2 $96,159 33.33%
Besael Corp Oak Park Pharmacy 2 $88,275 33.33%
Russell Williams Llc 2 $137,467 33.33%
Etrali North America Llc 2 $91,188 33.33%
Jlb Marketing Inc 2 $53,830 33.33%

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 $83,995. The state with the highest average wage of H1-B workers for all states is CA with an average wage of $100,819.

State Avg Wage