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 %
Family and General Practitioners 392 $141,379 87.89%
Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers 388 $53,131 88.38%
Technical Writers 381 $60,544 86.79%
Life Scientists, All Other 361 $51,129 87.62%
Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary 358 $59,849 87.75%
Teachers and Instructors, All Other 357 $38,852 87.71%
Food Scientists and Technologists 354 $62,740 88.06%
Environmental Engineers 352 $70,525 87.56%
Healthcare Social Workers 348 $54,876 86.78%
Curators 348 $60,720 88.10%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
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 %
Mastech Inc A Mastech Holdings Inc Company 157 $89,424 90.75%
Ropes Gray Llp 157 $111,906 90.75%
Axiom Software Laboratories Inc 156 $77,077 90.17%
Webmd Llc 156 $107,246 90.70%
Persistent Systems Inc 155 $71,302 90.12%
Cybage Software Inc 155 $71,107 90.12%
Squarespace Inc 155 $121,570 90.64%
Natixis North America Llc 154 $114,050 90.06%
Amneal Pharmaceuticals Of Ny Llc 154 $78,415 90.59%
The New School 154 $70,348 90.59%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Lakeville Orchards 6 $29,040 100.00%
Maple Lane Nursery 6 $21,791 100.00%
Joseph Disalvo Farms 6 $36,140 100.00%
Edgewood Farms Llc 5 $35,427 100.00%
Green Thumb Farms 5 $22,252 100.00%
Dellamano Associates 5 $24,261 100.00%
Wayne County Eggs Llc 5 $28,441 100.00%
B C Ameele Fruit Farms Llc 5 $36,670 100.00%
Newroyal Orchards Llc 5 $33,151 100.00%
Hudson Valley Grown Inc 5 $34,303 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Ofi Global Asset Management Inc 10 $119,311 35.71%
International Rescue Committee Inc 10 $111,573 35.71%
American Business Institute Corp 10 $88,587 35.71%
Dstillery Inc 10 $82,867 35.71%
Pupilo Agency Inc 10 $35,088 35.71%
Novisync Solutions Inc 10 $87,240 35.71%
Pubmatic Inc 10 $117,260 35.71%
Cyrus Jm Corp 10 $49,939 35.71%
Tishman Speyer Properties Lp 10 $141,619 35.71%
Globalfoundries Us 2 Llc 10 $102,575 35.71%

Top Industries in New York (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
All Other Plastics Product Manufacturing 34 $74,712 89.47%
Plastics Product Manufacturing 33 $67,196 86.84%
Drinking Places Alcoholic Beverages 33 $60,840 86.84%
Photography Studios Portrait 33 $46,863 86.84%
Performing Arts Companies 33 $60,650 89.19%
Books Printing 33 $73,629 89.19%
Newspaper Publishers 32 $80,605 86.49%
Other Building Finishing Contractors 32 $69,988 86.49%
Beverage Manufacturing 32 $85,487 86.49%
Fabricated Structural Metal Manufacturing 32 $68,191 86.49%
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