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 %
Nathan Littauer Hospital Nursing Home 14 $45,334 87.50%
The Institute For New Economic Thinking Inc 14 $84,451 87.50%
Kugler Ning Lighting Design Inc 14 $47,647 87.50%
Allure Gems Llc 14 $78,678 87.50%
Smart Design Llc 14 $69,310 87.50%
Z3 Technologies Inc 14 $55,667 87.50%
Tom Ford Retail Llc 14 $118,689 87.50%
Pomala Systems Inc 14 $55,711 87.50%
Alm Media Llc 14 $59,701 87.50%
Priserve Consulting Inc 14 $63,823 87.50%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
New York Meat Corp 1 $37,627 33.33%
Millionaire Group Inc 1 $28,267 33.33%
Our Cleaner Inc 1 $24,627 33.33%
Lab Med Consulting 1 $49,650 33.33%
Oriental Collection Ltd 1 $48,901 33.33%
John Brendan Molly 1 $17,451 33.33%
Lufrano Building Inc 1 $42,286 33.33%
Americans For Unfpa 1 $41,018 33.33%
Nucleus Imaging Inc 1 $70,304 33.33%
Daniel And Brett Sundheim 1 $18,824 33.33%

Top Industries in New York (All Years)

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