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 %
Business Intelligence Systems Inc 14 $58,695 87.50%
Trinity Consulting Inc 14 $62,351 87.50%
Stonecastle Cash Management Llc 14 $79,808 87.50%
Yny Jewels Inc 14 $66,337 87.50%
Time Usa Llc 14 $94,117 87.50%
Maya Oversea Foods Inc 14 $54,655 87.50%
Chd Home Textiles Llc 14 $56,472 87.50%
Eqt Partners Inc 14 $117,618 87.50%
Kuramo Capital Management Llc 14 $93,654 87.50%
247 Media Inc 14 $76,954 87.50%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Gale International Llc 1 $109,595 33.33%
Dc Group Dba Unique Setting Of New York 1 $39,998 33.33%
Bottino Corp Dba Bottino Bar Restaurant 1 $17,846 33.33%
Zina Matza 1 $18,824 33.33%
Paul Kotcher 1 $30,493 33.33%
Hei Hotels Resortsalgonquin Hotel 1 $0 33.33%
Click 3x Llc Dba C3x Partnership Llc 1 $46,946 33.33%
Texline Inc 1 $57,928 33.33%
Chinese Theatre Works 1 $40,477 33.33%
Miller Tabak Roberts Securities Llc 1 $85,842 33.33%

Top Industries in New York (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Computer And Electronic Product Manufacturing 8 $81,798 80.00%
Printing 8 $51,046 80.00%
Used Car Dealers 8 $117,744 80.00%
Doll Toy And Game Manufacturing 8 $94,658 80.00%
Business Support Services 8 $82,511 80.00%
Dairy Product Except Frozen Manufacturing 8 $81,336 80.00%
Machine Shops 8 $49,017 80.00%
Lessors Of Real Estate 8 $106,413 80.00%
Funds Trusts And Other Financial Vehicles 8 $120,201 80.00%
Bottled Water Manufacturing 8 $83,096 88.89%

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