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)

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 %
Antigua And Barbuda 2 $112,705 66.67%
Burundi 1 $90,522 33.33%
Niger 1 $104,624 33.33%
St Kitts And Nevis 1 $82,410 33.33%
Mauritania 1 $88,150 33.33%
Sudan 1 $137,010 33.33%
Guinea 1 $85,758 33.33%
Cambodia 1 $21,674 33.33%
Mozambique 1 $55,723 50.00%
Togo 1 $82,597 50.00%

Top Hiring Companies in New York (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Zs Associates Inc 332 $102,110 91.21%
Polaris Consulting Services Ltd 332 $74,137 91.46%
Td Securities Usa Llc 328 $115,053 90.61%
Research Foundation Of Suny At Buffalo 327 $51,792 91.09%
Fujitsu America Inc 327 $91,473 92.90%
Amazon Advertising Llc 327 $100,970 93.16%
Davis Polk Wardwell Llp 320 $137,169 91.43%
Factset Research Systems Inc 318 $88,547 91.12%
Praxair Inc 317 $77,526 91.09%
Medidata Solutions Inc 315 $101,878 90.78%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Timothy W Stanton 12 $28,181 100.00%
Youngman Bros Fruit Farm 12 $25,854 100.00%
Morgiewicz Produce Inc 12 $30,989 100.00%
Nesbitt Fruit Farms 11 $33,739 100.00%
Youngman Brothers Fruit Farm 11 $33,762 100.00%
Engels Acres 11 $29,763 100.00%
Blackhorse Farms Inc 11 $32,043 100.00%
Smith Brothers Farm Inc 11 $33,146 100.00%
Otisco Orchards 11 $26,236 100.00%
Bieler Enterprises 11 $27,294 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Weight Watchers International Inc 21 $98,941 31.34%
Axiom Software Laboratories 21 $112,234 31.34%
Droga5 Llc 21 $135,747 31.34%
Ae Television Networks Llc 21 $128,620 31.34%
Everyday Health Media Llc 21 $121,456 31.82%
Santander Bank Na 21 $139,397 32.31%
Squarepoint Ops Llc 21 $97,541 32.31%
Seasonal Landscaping Nursery Inc 21 $25,605 32.81%
Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates Pc 20 $81,321 31.25%
Davis Polk Wardwell 20 $128,597 31.25%

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