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 %
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Curators 24 $57,202 57.14%
First-Line Supervisors of Personal Service Workers 23 $44,422 54.76%
Editors 23 $68,810 54.76%
Health Diagnosing and Treating Practitioners, All Other 23 $53,686 54.76%
Landscape Architects 22 $61,784 53.66%
Waiters and Waitresses 22 $25,404 53.66%
Physics Teachers, Postsecondary 22 $51,729 53.66%
Web Developers 22 $78,897 53.66%
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers 22 $53,228 55.00%
Chemistry Teachers, Postsecondary 21 $60,001 52.50%
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 %
Salesforce Inc 154 $126,436 91.12%
Stripe Inc 154 $136,330 91.12%
Shake N Go Fashion Inc 152 $47,833 89.94%
Indus Valley Partners Corp 151 $73,827 89.35%
United Cerebral Palsy Associations Of Nys Inc 150 $34,299 88.76%
Argus Information Advisory Services Llc 150 $64,473 89.29%
Satyam Computer Services Ltd 150 $68,610 89.29%
Srivin Infosystems Inc 149 $79,515 88.69%
Cisco Systems Inc 149 $111,325 89.22%
Debevoise Plimpton Llp 149 $134,994 89.22%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Hurb Landscaping Inc 5 $33,966 100.00%
Green Empire Farms Inc 5 $33,151 100.00%
Kraszewski Farms 5 $32,860 100.00%
Dancing Rainbow Orchard Llc 5 $35,963 100.00%
Knight Orchards Of Saratoga County Inc 5 $24,536 100.00%
Hilltop Hops Barley Co Inc 5 $32,860 100.00%
Holland High Lift Rentals Inc 5 $32,860 100.00%
Sabba Estate Llc 5 $30,569 100.00%
Mason Farms Operating Company Llc 5 $27,889 100.00%
John Mark Maureen J Torrey Partnership 5 $26,828 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Global Applications Solution Llc 10 $109,311 37.04%
Bank Leumi Usa 10 $146,944 37.04%
Carloha Inc 10 $72,430 37.04%
Suny Buffalo State College 10 $54,247 37.04%
Martin Brudnizki Design Studio Llc 10 $64,925 37.04%
Bloomingdalescom Llc 10 $78,516 37.04%
Mew Izakaya Llc 10 $40,046 37.04%
Sinovision Incorporated 10 $61,917 37.04%
Mazars Usa Llp 10 $117,505 37.04%
Olivet University 10 $50,389 37.04%

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