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
501,702 84.93% $83,933 H-1B
50,093 8.48% $192,380 PERM
33,151 5.61% $102,565 E-3 Australian
5,761 0.98% $27,586 H-2A

As of May 2023, New York has seen a total of 590,707 visa workers across all visa types. The most common visa class in New York is the H-1B visa with 501,702 H-1B visas on record over all years accounting for 84.93% of New York's total visas. The second most prevalent visa is the PERM visa with 50,093 PERM visas on record over all years accounting for 8.48% of New York's total visas.

Top Occupations in New York (All Years)

Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Software Developers, Systems Software 7,730 $100,316 91.19%
Lawyers 6,845 $126,285 86.09%
Physical Therapists 5,085 $68,660 88.51%
Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists 4,911 $60,581 88.61%
Statisticians 4,373 $88,766 89.41%
Civil Engineers 4,338 $73,861 89.35%
Computer and Information Systems Managers 4,068 $147,262 88.96%
Architects, Except Landscape and Naval 3,944 $63,203 88.91%
Graphic Designers 3,678 $52,355 85.73%
Database Administrators 3,320 $76,599 89.42%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Computer and Information Systems Managers 493 $154,664 149.39%
Marketing Managers 455 $153,898 151.16%
Civil Engineers 435 $82,589 150.00%
Financial Managers 400 $165,487 144.93%
Architects, Except Landscape and Naval 334 $73,068 124.16%
Network and Computer Systems Administrators 318 $94,036 123.74%
Internists, General 259 $105,726 101.57%
Financial Specialists, All Other 257 $93,014 105.76%
Sales Engineers 238 $112,461 101.28%
Graphic Designers 237 $50,332 101.72%
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 36,155 in 2023.

Top Countries with Workers in New York From PERM Program (All Years)

Country # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
India 14,788 $249,399 54.06%
China 4,111 $134,521 52.28%
Canada 1,391 $448,384 44.81%
South Korea 1,286 $154,718 44.34%
United Kingdom 829 $118,600 49.91%
France 627 $115,789 39.14%
Mexico 518 $65,452 37.35%
Brazil 474 $280,583 36.57%
Philippines 466 $2,925,172 36.01%
Japan 325 $73,142 34.80%

Top Hiring Companies in New York (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Transperfect Translations International Inc 179 $52,556 88.61%
Skadden Arps Slate Meagher Flom Llp 178 $141,660 88.12%
Mufg Union Bank Na 176 $102,631 87.56%
Cox Automotive Corporate Services Llc 176 $109,952 87.56%
Logic Planet Inc 176 $78,803 87.56%
Swiss Re America Holding Corporation 176 $98,549 88.00%
Interfaith Medical Center 175 $82,897 87.50%
Societe Generale 174 $95,066 87.00%
Bnp Paribas Securities Corp 174 $109,930 87.00%
Itech Us Inc 174 $80,510 87.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Latour Trading Llc 12 $139,850 34.29%
Niagara University 12 $41,966 34.29%
Barnard College 12 $63,653 34.29%
Motorola Inc 12 $77,759 34.29%
Atlas Air Inc 12 $94,997 34.29%
Portware Llc 11 $115,126 31.43%
Research Foundation For Mental Hygiene Inc 11 $49,432 31.43%
Nyse Market Inc 11 $102,676 32.35%
Greatbatch Ltd 11 $73,653 32.35%
Northpoint Solutions 11 $96,410 32.35%

Top Industries in New York (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
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 $83,995. The state with the highest average wage of H1-B workers for all states is CA with an average wage of $100,819.

State Avg Wage