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 %
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 %
Barclays Bank Plc 203 $107,203 89.04%
D E Shaw Co Lp 203 $84,455 89.04%
Beth Israel Medical Center 201 $67,958 88.16%
V Soft Consulting Group Inc 200 $78,931 87.72%
Vitech Systems Group Inc 199 $88,114 87.28%
Mt Bank 198 $104,140 86.84%
Natsoft Corporation 196 $83,247 87.50%
Citadel Americas Services Llc 196 $108,210 87.50%
Cleary Gottlieb Steen Hamilton Llp 192 $117,371 85.71%
Corning Research Development Corporation 191 $94,309 85.27%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Chance Farms Llc 8 $28,941 100.00%
Binley Florist Inc 8 $24,430 100.00%
Vanputte Seed Co Inc 8 $27,932 100.00%
Main Street Farms Llc 8 $33,316 100.00%
Buhrmaster Fruit Produce Inc 8 $30,537 100.00%
Little Lake Farm Llc 8 $21,032 100.00%
Glendale Fruit Farm Llc 8 $29,312 100.00%
Dolan Orchards 8 $23,005 100.00%
Yans Ginseng Farm Inc 8 $28,961 100.00%
Daniel Demarree Fruit Farm Llc 8 $33,826 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Handel Architects 13 $67,000 34.21%
Credit Agricole Corporate Investment Bank 13 $151,049 34.21%
Sprinklr 13 $106,914 34.21%
Allen Overy Llp 13 $130,995 34.21%
Zs Associates Inc 13 $120,314 34.21%
New York Genome Center Inc 13 $74,550 34.21%
Montefiore Information Technology Llc 13 $119,243 34.21%
Cooperatieve Rabobank Ua 13 $164,410 34.21%
Cookfox Architects Dpc 13 $54,198 34.21%
The Korea Daily New York Corp 13 $64,099 34.21%

Top Industries in New York (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
All Other Plastics Product Manufacturing 34 $74,712 89.47%
Plastics Product Manufacturing 33 $67,196 86.84%
Drinking Places Alcoholic Beverages 33 $60,840 86.84%
Photography Studios Portrait 33 $46,863 86.84%
Performing Arts Companies 33 $60,650 89.19%
Books Printing 33 $73,629 89.19%
Newspaper Publishers 32 $80,605 86.49%
Other Building Finishing Contractors 32 $69,988 86.49%
Beverage Manufacturing 32 $85,487 86.49%
Fabricated Structural Metal Manufacturing 32 $68,191 86.49%
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %

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