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 %
Kiss Nail Products Inc 142 $61,307 89.87%
International Rescue Committee Inc 141 $99,404 89.24%
World Journal Llc 141 $42,376 89.24%
Publishers Clearing House Llc 141 $98,690 89.24%
Deloitte Financial Advisory Services Llp 141 $74,658 89.81%
On Deck Capital Inc 141 $98,187 89.81%
Karwell Technologiies Inc 140 $59,955 89.17%
Param Consulting Services Inc 140 $72,342 89.17%
Mediterranean Shipping Company Usa Inc 140 $47,651 89.17%
Entech Engineering Pc 140 $70,705 89.74%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Row By Row Llc 5 $32,860 100.00%
Indian Ladder Farms Inc 5 $36,317 100.00%
Lighthouse Arts And Land Llc 5 $34,611 100.00%
Wd Henry Sons Inc 5 $26,064 100.00%
Chestnut Ridge Nursery Inc 5 $32,044 100.00%
Gro Moore Farms Inc 5 $21,877 100.00%
Forking Paths Vineyards Inc 5 $29,873 100.00%
James P Demay 5 $34,611 100.00%
Root Brothers Farms 5 $28,754 100.00%
Free Bird Farm Llc 5 $22,580 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Tilden Park Capital Management Lp 9 $117,971 36.00%
Festo Corporation 9 $104,007 36.00%
Thomson Reuters Holdings Inc 9 $100,531 36.00%
Linklaters 9 $140,994 36.00%
Van Eck Associates Corporation 9 $134,911 36.00%
Sematech Inc 9 $86,297 36.00%
24x7esi Inc 9 $87,852 36.00%
Zurich American Insurance Company 9 $149,150 36.00%
Cbre Inc 9 $106,108 36.00%
Sarah Lawrence College 9 $51,432 36.00%

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