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 %
Rsg Systems Inc 15 $76,845 88.24%
Scadea Solutions Inc 15 $72,237 88.24%
Cibergate Inc 15 $64,340 88.24%
Merlin Sight Llc 15 $86,589 88.24%
Smart Information Management Systems Inc 15 $73,593 88.24%
Setty Associates Ltd 15 $74,132 88.24%
Silarax Pharmaceuticals Inc 15 $65,523 88.24%
Mvhs Inc 15 $121,339 88.24%
Lts Research Laboratories Inc 15 $64,907 88.24%
Kantar Llc 15 $126,339 88.24%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Orion 36 St Corp 1 $21,091 33.33%
Thai 212 Inc 1 $29,682 33.33%
Borough Park Bakery Llc 1 $39,374 33.33%
Sikri Foods Inc 1 $29,682 33.33%
308 W 58th St Llc 1 $177,486 33.33%
Wells Fargo Advisors Llc 1 $98,114 33.33%
Interstate Restoration Llc 1 $33,883 33.33%
Claremont Childrens School 1 $59,446 33.33%
Orb Information Technologies Llc 1 $78,832 33.33%
Pctech Usa You Ri Inc 1 $58,032 33.33%

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