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 %
Lawyers 7,759 $130,421 87.75%
Software Developers, Systems Software 7,678 $100,241 90.57%
Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists 5,676 $61,823 84.79%
Physical Therapists 5,522 $69,715 91.97%
Statisticians 4,768 $91,601 89.01%
Civil Engineers 4,757 $75,212 89.55%
Computer and Information Systems Managers 4,697 $153,230 91.85%
Architects, Except Landscape and Naval 4,388 $64,521 86.46%
Graphic Designers 3,962 $53,903 86.21%
Database Administrators 3,318 $76,585 86.81%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Computer and Information Systems Managers 505 $155,332 144.70%
Marketing Managers 473 $154,316 145.54%
Civil Engineers 459 $83,196 158.28%
Financial Managers 424 $165,937 146.71%
Architects, Except Landscape and Naval 356 $73,680 125.80%
Network and Computer Systems Administrators 318 $94,036 119.55%
Financial Specialists, All Other 261 $92,619 101.56%
Internists, General 259 $105,726 101.57%
Sales Engineers 247 $113,989 100.41%
Graphic Designers 244 $50,648 100.41%
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 %
Research Foundation For Mental Hygiene Inc 314 $51,477 91.28%
Bronxcare Health System 314 $91,034 91.28%
Blackrock Investment Management Llc 310 $98,635 90.38%
Mitchellmartin Inc 310 $119,636 90.91%
Marlabs Inc 307 $75,519 90.03%
Elc Management Llc 305 $102,876 89.71%
Mongodb Inc 301 $127,034 88.79%
Pjt Partners Holdings Lp 299 $127,873 88.46%
Broadridge Financial Solutions Inc 298 $108,192 89.22%
Simpson Thacher Bartlett Llp 298 $120,185 89.49%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
A Zimmerman And Sons Inc 11 $25,972 100.00%
Dewey Produce Inc 11 $28,687 100.00%
Rexcroft Farm Llc 11 $30,430 100.00%
Behling Orchards Llc 11 $33,210 100.00%
The Northern Spy Llc 11 $28,812 100.00%
Sorbello Sons Inc 11 $32,881 100.00%
Bushart Farms 11 $30,937 100.00%
Blackhorse Farm Inc 11 $26,015 100.00%
Dunsmoor Farms Llc 11 $33,503 100.00%
Wickhams Fruit Farm Llc 11 $28,679 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Markitserv Llc 20 $100,009 31.25%
Exlservicecom Llc 20 $108,367 31.75%
Openlink Financial Llc 20 $98,442 31.75%
Mufg Securities Americas Inc 20 $116,399 31.75%
Bronxcare Health System 20 $120,041 31.75%
Parsons Transportation Group Inc 19 $92,076 31.67%
Pace University 19 $52,151 31.67%
Verint Systems Inc 19 $109,194 31.67%
Deloitte Fas Llp 19 $113,152 32.20%
Wall Street Systems Delaware Inc 19 $101,223 32.20%

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