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 %
Chemistry Teachers, Postsecondary 249 $61,553 87.37%
Personal Financial Advisors 242 $107,462 85.21%
Public Relations and Fundraising Managers 241 $116,981 86.07%
Computer Hardware Engineers 240 $100,001 86.33%
Regulatory Affairs Specialists 239 $77,254 86.59%
Writers and Authors 238 $56,513 86.55%
Biostatisticians 238 $87,768 86.86%
Hospitalists 238 $148,344 88.15%
Media and Communication Workers, All Other 235 $40,325 88.01%
Lodging Managers 235 $65,995 88.35%
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 %
Yemen 2 $75,015 40.00%
Ivory Coast 2 $100,381 40.00%
Saint Vincent And The Grenadines 2 $100,995 50.00%
Liechtenstein 2 $171,926 50.00%
Luxembourg 2 $79,072 50.00%
Mali 2 $103,397 50.00%
Palestine 2 $73,081 50.00%
United Arab Emirates 2 $94,536 50.00%
Afghanistan 2 $60,086 66.67%
Guinea-bissau 2 $67,330 66.67%

Top Hiring Companies in New York (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Infoshare Systems Inc 14 $76,433 87.50%
Neotecra Inc 14 $58,748 87.50%
White Plains Hospital Medical Center 14 $62,122 87.50%
Edgewater Technology 14 $74,730 87.50%
Ecom Consulting Inc 14 $58,054 87.50%
Microdesk Inc 14 $76,113 87.50%
Anira Solutions Inc 14 $71,923 87.50%
Catholic Health System 14 $82,925 87.50%
Techgene Solutions Llc 14 $58,424 87.50%
Across China Usa Inc 14 $64,419 87.50%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Andrew Jarecki 1 $51,792 33.33%
Johnny Ocean Corporation 1 $25,147 33.33%
Suratna Inc 1 $56,930 33.33%
The Haddad Apparel Group Ltd 1 $0 33.33%
Food For Juniors Inc 1 $30,222 33.33%
J Fay Corp 1 $73,611 33.33%
Glenarbor Golf Club Llc 1 $49,774 33.33%
Joyce Trimming Inc 1 $61,693 33.33%
Taylor Taylor Associates Inc 1 $86,965 33.33%
Cosmo Trading Inc 1 $87,277 33.33%

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