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 %
Child, Family, and School Social Workers 291 $44,726 85.84%
Survey Researchers 278 $53,467 83.48%
Producers and Directors 274 $61,816 85.63%
Dentists, General 273 $114,739 87.22%
Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health 269 $64,740 86.22%
Legal Support Workers, All Other 262 $47,207 87.63%
Human Resources Managers 262 $129,645 90.97%
Credit Counselors 261 $41,110 90.63%
Industrial Production Managers 257 $100,576 89.55%
Database Architects 253 $86,311 88.46%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Interpreters and Translators 33 $43,880 62.26%
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers 33 $42,748 63.46%
Music Directors and Composers 33 $51,085 63.46%
Purchasing Managers 32 $113,536 61.54%
Treasurers and Controllers 32 $132,410 61.54%
Manicurists and Pedicurists 32 $20,522 61.54%
Technical Writers 30 $69,175 57.69%
Public Relations and Fundraising Managers 29 $402,463 56.86%
Environmental Engineers 29 $80,518 56.86%
File Clerks 29 $30,416 56.86%
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 %
Mphasis Corporation 957 $77,670 91.49%
New York City Department Of Education 926 $53,215 93.63%
New York University School Of Medicine 923 $53,582 94.47%
American Express Company 899 $108,159 92.11%
Microsoft Corporation 870 $103,402 90.34%
The Boston Consulting Group Inc 841 $111,340 88.81%
Spotify Usa Inc 827 $114,686 89.99%
Deutsche Bank New York Branch 818 $101,066 91.29%
Compunnel Software Group Inc 798 $81,791 89.16%
Igate Technologies Inc 796 $69,320 89.74%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Klein Kill Fruit Farm Corp 21 $27,175 100.00%
Joseph Heberle Farms 21 $28,641 100.00%
Hart Apple Farms Llc 20 $27,700 100.00%
Kappus Farms Inc 20 $29,974 100.00%
Tower Family Llp 20 $26,076 100.00%
Abendroths Apple Ridge Orchard Llc 20 $32,198 100.00%
Wg Minard Sons 20 $23,320 100.00%
A Zimmerman Sons Inc 20 $29,750 100.00%
Hh Dobbins Son Llc 20 $27,767 100.00%
Lynn Ette Sons Inc 20 $29,199 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Webmd Llc 54 $110,292 35.29%
Oasis Professional Management Group Ltd 54 $45,861 35.53%
Kaplan Inc 53 $102,154 36.55%
Hsbc Technology Services Usa 53 $109,155 37.59%
Alliedmedix Resources Inc 52 $3,273,464 37.41%
Histogenetics Llc 52 $63,824 37.96%
Oath Holdings Inc 52 $88,386 38.52%
Amazon Advertising Llc 52 $98,696 39.10%
Deloitte Transactions Business Analytics Llp 51 $92,834 38.35%
Citadel Securities Americas Llc 51 $85,988 38.64%

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 $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