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 %
Medtech Staffing Solutions Inc 13 $76,605 86.67%
Bottling Group Llc 13 $96,431 86.67%
Sia Partners Us Inc 13 $95,274 86.67%
Scor Reinsurance Company 13 $145,945 86.67%
Simon Kucher Partners Strategy Marketing Consu 13 $101,757 86.67%
A G Tech Usa Inc 13 $58,518 86.67%
Syncarpha Capital Llc 13 $103,712 86.67%
Nopsec Inc 13 $81,435 86.67%
Eaton Corporation 13 $85,101 86.67%
Sovarnum Capital Lp 13 $130,291 86.67%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Rachel Cho Inc 1 $64,667 33.33%
Bala New York Inc 1 $58,989 33.33%
Bliss Wellness Chiropractic Ny Pc 1 $77,064 33.33%
70th Street Realty Corp 1 $40,810 33.33%
Avroko Hospitality Group 1 $76,294 33.33%
New Century Cleaners Inc 1 $18,845 33.33%
805 The Picnic Basket Llc 1 $48,901 33.33%
Musa Salon Llc 1 $40,810 33.33%
Under Armour Inc 1 $97,614 33.33%
Ipsos Interactive Services Us Llc 1 $223,226 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