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 %
Interpreters and Translators 344 $45,375 87.31%
Landscape Architects 342 $60,551 87.47%
Pediatricians, General 342 $117,671 87.69%
Molecular and Cellular Biologists 337 $67,879 87.08%
Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners 323 $47,712 85.22%
Chief Executives 322 $200,520 87.03%
Auditors 320 $71,854 93.29%
Architectural Drafters 303 $54,388 88.60%
Natural Sciences Managers 302 $114,250 88.56%
Mental Health Counselors 294 $47,314 86.22%
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 %
Antigua And Barbuda 2 $112,705 66.67%
Burundi 1 $90,522 33.33%
Niger 1 $104,624 33.33%
St Kitts And Nevis 1 $82,410 33.33%
Mauritania 1 $88,150 33.33%
Sudan 1 $137,010 33.33%
Guinea 1 $85,758 33.33%
Cambodia 1 $21,674 33.33%
Mozambique 1 $55,723 50.00%
Togo 1 $82,597 50.00%

Top Hiring Companies in New York (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Tenazx Inc 258 $65,184 90.21%
Standard Chartered Bank 257 $109,254 90.18%
Hsbc Technology Services Usa Inc 256 $111,998 90.14%
Msci Inc 256 $107,706 90.14%
Alixpartners Llp 255 $103,452 90.11%
Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton Garrison Llp 255 $144,201 90.75%
Neuberger Berman Group Llc 254 $100,561 90.71%
Physician Affiliate Group Of New York Pc 251 $154,573 89.64%
Cgi Technologies And Solutions Inc 249 $82,134 89.25%
Rochester Institute Of Technology 248 $56,900 89.21%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
The Farm At Millers Crossing Llc 10 $28,132 100.00%
Denison Farm 10 $23,473 100.00%
Knapp Farms Operating Inc 10 $30,672 100.00%
Chmielewski Produce Inc 10 $29,214 100.00%
Robert Peters 10 $34,788 100.00%
Twin Ponds Nursery 10 $24,025 100.00%
Merrell Dairy Llc 10 $34,258 100.00%
Allhay Farm Llc 10 $26,257 100.00%
Gulick Fruit Farm 10 $32,205 100.00%
Charles Breslawski Farms Llc 10 $31,649 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Tory Burch 17 $88,247 32.08%
K S K Construction Group Llc 17 $81,242 32.69%
Asapp Inc 17 $138,663 32.69%
Corning Research Development Corporation 17 $100,479 32.69%
Snap Inc 17 $114,994 32.69%
Navillus Tile Inc 17 $120,850 33.33%
Srivin Infosystems Inc Dba Mahima Soft 17 $104,651 33.33%
An Martin Grain Systems 17 $32,643 33.33%
Tanto Irrigation Llc 16 $37,363 31.37%
Revalcom 16 $90,386 31.37%

Top Industries in New York (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Custom Computer Programming Services 98,495 $78,853 91.49%
Computer Systems Design Services 25,735 $91,512 88.37%
Colleges Universities And Professional Schools 23,927 $60,562 84.63%
Offices Of Certified Public Accountants 17,768 $87,003 95.70%
General Medical And Surgical Hospitals 17,070 $85,476 92.90%
Administrative Management And General Management Consulting Services 13,030 $94,648 94.65%
Computer Systems Design And Related Services 10,408 $89,192 88.44%
Offices Of Lawyers 9,458 $111,482 85.41%
Commercial Banking 9,377 $100,032 90.99%
Management Scientific And Technical Consulting Services 7,825 $88,284 90.05%
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Apple Orchards 1,886 $30,351 100.00%
Vegetable And Melon Farming 696 $32,749 100.00%
Fruit And Tree Nut Farming 541 $32,484 100.00%
Other Vegetable Except Potato And Melon Farming 288 $28,231 100.00%
Nursery And Tree Production 171 $30,288 100.00%
Greenhouse Nursery And Floriculture Production 160 $29,782 100.00%
All Other Miscellaneous Crop Farming 142 $27,351 100.00%
Crop Production 139 $32,082 100.00%
Noncitrus Fruit And Tree Nut Farming 123 $31,543 100.00%
All Other Crop Farming 122 $32,754 100.00%
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Custom Computer Programming Services 19,070 $114,748 100.00%
Computer Systems Design Services 4,093 $95,495 100.00%
Computer Systems Design And Related Services 3,890 $97,316 100.00%
Colleges Universities And Professional Schools 2,968 $59,062 100.00%
Administrative Management And General Management Consulting Services 2,575 $116,449 100.00%
Offices Of Certified Public Accountants 2,166 $110,937 100.00%
Commercial Banking 1,792 $114,618 100.00%
Engineering Services 1,608 $85,343 100.00%
Offices Of Lawyers 1,557 $219,317 100.00%
Offices Of Other Holding Companies 1,477 $118,161 100.00%

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