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 %
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 %
Operative Media Inc 21 $85,326 91.30%
St John Fisher College 21 $66,168 91.30%
Technical Strategies Inc 21 $77,905 91.30%
Gomiapp Llc 21 $82,056 91.30%
The College Of Saint Rose 21 $48,582 91.30%
Clinilabs 21 $45,350 91.30%
The Society Model Management Inc 21 $66,717 91.30%
Ralph Lauren Retail Inc 21 $73,580 91.30%
Netvision Resources Inc 21 $61,088 91.30%
Xad Inc 21 $91,914 91.30%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Gem Administrative Services Company Llc 2 $74,495 50.00%
Park Central Management Llc 2 $126,724 50.00%
International Diamond Distributors Inc 2 $85,727 50.00%
Sarath Reddy Md Pc 2 $70,814 50.00%
Sciens Management Llc 2 $150,259 50.00%
973 Central Cleaner Corp 2 $24,274 50.00%
Tishman Speyer Properties 2 $62,213 50.00%
Page Plaza Restaurant Inc 2 $27,539 50.00%
Mca Woodworkers Inc 2 $18,824 50.00%
Edward A Kurmel Brokerage Ltd 2 $93,704 50.00%

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