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 %
Ascent Pharmaceuticals Inc 268 $59,432 91.47%
Westchester County Health Care Corporation 268 $64,051 91.78%
Hcl Global Systems Inc 267 $86,574 91.44%
Macquarie Holdings Usa Inc 266 $113,134 91.41%
Atos Syntel Inc 266 $78,096 91.41%
Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation 262 $103,697 90.03%
Ntt Data Inc 261 $90,839 89.69%
Grubhub Holdings Inc 261 $109,364 90.00%
Photon Infotech Inc 260 $73,834 90.59%
Bofaml Securities Inc 259 $113,707 90.24%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
B D Farms 10 $33,286 100.00%
Bruce Sullivan 10 $28,937 100.00%
Critz Farms Inc 10 $33,005 100.00%
Doyle Farms Inc 10 $28,937 100.00%
Roberts Farm Market 10 $23,851 100.00%
Daniel S Vanacker 10 $31,294 100.00%
Juniper Hill Farm 10 $30,815 100.00%
Kirbys Farm Market Llc 10 $31,535 100.00%
Rg Produce Llc 10 $27,720 100.00%
Mapleview Dairy Llc 10 $30,553 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Xandr Inc 18 $114,347 32.73%
Blink Health Group Llc 18 $134,608 33.33%
Hf Management Services Llc 18 $135,361 33.33%
Coatue Management Llc 17 $115,258 31.48%
Analysis Group Inc 17 $82,028 31.48%
Tibco Software Inc 17 $94,038 31.48%
Cbs Interactive Inc 17 $96,646 32.08%
V Solve Inc 17 $92,929 32.08%
Rms Computer Corporation 17 $64,102 32.08%
Scotia Capital Usa Inc 17 $126,763 32.08%

Top Industries in New York (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Marine Cargo Handling 113 $50,648 86.92%
Industrial Machinery Manufacturing 112 $90,838 86.82%
Sports Teams And Clubs 111 $84,111 86.72%
Ophthalmic Goods Manufacturing 110 $93,570 87.30%
Communications Equipment Manufacturing 108 $88,734 87.80%
Activities Related To Credit Intermediation 107 $117,873 87.70%
Offices Of Other Health Practitioners 104 $63,434 85.95%
Deep Sea Freight Transportation 103 $72,379 87.29%
Sign Manufacturing 102 $63,442 87.18%
Electric Power Generation Transmission And Distribution 101 $94,251 87.07%
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %

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