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)

Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Curators 320 $58,623 89.89%
Auditors 319 $71,707 89.86%
Healthcare Social Workers 312 $53,600 88.89%
Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners 309 $47,259 90.35%
Landscape Architects 305 $58,331 89.18%
Architectural Drafters 305 $54,313 89.71%
Chief Executives 277 $197,930 81.95%
Molecular and Cellular Biologists 266 $64,688 86.36%
Child, Family, and School Social Workers 263 $42,840 86.51%
Database Architects 256 $86,501 86.20%
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 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 %
Abyss Group Inc 18 $58,281 90.00%
Svt Inc 18 $76,573 90.00%
Pixable Inc 18 $83,581 90.00%
Ion Trading Inc 18 $85,114 90.00%
Horizon Family Office Corp 18 $75,655 90.00%
Ullink Inc 18 $85,556 90.00%
Enterprise Consulting Services Inc 18 $66,805 90.00%
Computek Soulutions Inc 18 $71,924 90.00%
Column Technologies Inc 18 $86,570 90.00%
Synerzy Software Solutions Inc 18 $73,945 90.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Kings County Waterproofing Corp 1 $33,259 33.33%
Jela Llc 1 $53,893 33.33%
La Casa Del Mofongo 1 $25,397 33.33%
Polfoam Llc 1 $118,914 33.33%
Paul Richardson 1 $70,866 33.33%
Constructamax Inc 1 $41,392 33.33%
Tri Coastal Design Group Inc 1 $57,928 33.33%
The Chartres Lodging Group Llc 1 $57,949 33.33%
Lee Solomon Heather Solomon 1 $19,011 33.33%
Hutchin Hill Portfolio Management Llc 1 $66,768 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