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 %
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 %
Adobe Inc 168 $128,484 87.50%
Performance Resources Ny Inc 168 $62,353 87.96%
Stellar Services Inc 167 $73,548 87.89%
Openlink Financial Llc 167 $81,375 87.89%
Sirius Xm Radio Inc 167 $113,447 88.36%
Jt Magen Company Inc 167 $78,210 88.83%
Spruce Technology Inc 166 $93,190 88.77%
Handel Architects Llp 166 $58,024 88.77%
Simons Foundation 165 $94,366 88.24%
Yahoo Inc 164 $85,336 88.17%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Knapp Farms Operating Inc Et Al 6 $30,916 100.00%
Meadowood Farms Of Cazenovia Llc 6 $31,470 100.00%
Fox Fruit Farms Llc 6 $28,378 100.00%
K S Datthyn Farms 6 $25,452 100.00%
Mead Orchards Llc 6 $24,544 100.00%
Kubecka Farms 6 $23,670 100.00%
Stiles Apiaries Llc 6 $29,366 100.00%
Shanie Fruit Farm Inc 6 $32,074 100.00%
Franke Farms Llc 6 $32,619 100.00%
Brugge Farms Llc 6 $33,977 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Workandco International Inc 11 $132,065 35.48%
Integral Ad Science Inc 11 $111,912 35.48%
Axioma Inc 11 $98,338 35.48%
Bop Llc 11 $98,588 35.48%
Synopsys Inc 11 $129,458 35.48%
Open Society Instiute 11 $85,465 36.67%
Glencore Ltd 11 $124,791 36.67%
Science Academies Of New York 11 $46,675 36.67%
Mplatform Llc 11 $146,591 36.67%
Keyrus Usa Inc 11 $104,586 36.67%

Top Industries in New York (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Hotels Except Casino Hotels And Motels 970 $66,404 85.61%
Other Management Consulting Services 953 $83,510 85.93%
Research And Development In The Social Sciences And Humanities 933 $74,387 85.67%
Other Activities Related To Real Estate 928 $87,155 85.61%
Other Individual And Family Services 914 $48,539 86.96%
Insurance Agencies And Brokerages 901 $89,546 86.47%
Insurance Carriers 889 $93,272 90.99%
Reinsurance Carriers 862 $102,596 88.23%
Portfolio Management And Investment Advice 855 $135,784 93.65%
Software Publishers 836 $127,395 92.38%
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Other Support Activities For Road Transportation 4 $33,914 100.00%
Poultry And Egg Production 4 $31,278 100.00%
Fruit And Vegetable Retailers 4 $35,027 100.00%
Merchant Wholesalers Nondurable Goods 3 $32,053 75.00%
Logging 3 $29,869 100.00%
Other Grain Farming 3 $31,796 100.00%
Orange Groves 3 $26,412 100.00%
Beef Cattle Ranching And Farming Including Feedlots 2 $32,292 66.67%
Other Animal Production 2 $34,102 100.00%
Prefabricated Metal Building And Component Manufacturing 2 $29,723 100.00%

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