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 %
Aig Employee Services Inc 133 $87,864 89.26%
Mindex Technologies Inc 133 $76,780 89.26%
Manhattan Telecommunications Corporation 133 $73,313 89.86%
Ait Global Inc 133 $82,427 89.86%
Everest Consulting Group Inc 132 $80,104 89.80%
Gavs Technologies Na Inc 132 $78,667 89.80%
London Stock Exchange Group Holdings Inc 132 $93,350 89.80%
Ana Data Consulting Inc 132 $112,209 89.80%
Mercury Systems Inc 132 $63,311 90.41%
Aol Inc 132 $77,761 90.41%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Boise Country 4 $30,040 100.00%
Two Of Clubs Orchard Llc 4 $34,008 100.00%
Stephen L Dygert 4 $27,664 100.00%
Cd Wager Inc 4 $21,936 100.00%
Garden Of Eve Llc 4 $34,008 100.00%
Sunflower Notes Llc 4 $35,469 100.00%
Fresh Co Farm Llc 4 $30,259 100.00%
C D Wager Inc 4 $32,183 100.00%
Cotswold Holdings Llc 4 $21,564 100.00%
Fox Fruit Farm Llc 4 $29,182 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Dws Investment Management Americas Inc 9 $113,647 39.13%
Catchpoint 9 $138,154 39.13%
Lera Consulting Structural Engineers Rllp 9 $94,578 39.13%
Chobani Llc 9 $123,929 39.13%
Braze Inc 9 $128,331 39.13%
Schrodinger 9 $84,522 39.13%
Sony Music Entertainment 9 $120,021 39.13%
Certified Kernel Tech Llc 9 $92,618 39.13%
Mvp Consulting Plus 9 $75,790 39.13%
Viacomcbs Inc 9 $149,363 39.13%

Top Industries in New York (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Iron Foundries 9 $73,833 81.82%
Paint And Coating Manufacturing 9 $70,461 81.82%
Used Merchandise Retailers 9 $81,009 81.82%
Other Ambulatory Health Care Services 9 $111,895 81.82%
Sawmills 9 $73,974 81.82%
Institutional Furniture Manufacturing 9 $63,595 81.82%
Nonferrous Metal Except Aluminum Smelting And Refining 9 $74,362 81.82%
Cheese Manufacturing 9 $86,604 81.82%
Charter Bus Industry 9 $75,462 81.82%
Floriculture Production 9 $43,285 81.82%
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