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)

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 %
Belize 3 $78,096 50.00%
Benin 3 $72,751 50.00%
Macau 3 $96,415 50.00%
Namibia 3 $61,011 50.00%
Yugoslavia 3 $64,799 50.00%
Bermuda 3 $77,612 60.00%
Botswana 3 $103,889 60.00%
Iraq 2 $107,494 40.00%
Liechtenstein 2 $171,926 40.00%
Yemen 2 $75,015 40.00%

Top Hiring Companies in New York (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Alstom Signaling Inc 52 $81,637 88.14%
Teach For America 52 $87,157 88.14%
North Shore Long Island Jewish Health System 52 $59,783 88.14%
State University Of New York Downstate Medical Cen 52 $61,012 88.14%
Omnicom Media Group Holdings Inc 52 $81,071 89.66%
Quadrant 4 System Corporation 52 $58,042 89.66%
Anomaly Partners Llc 52 $92,248 89.66%
Adelphi University 52 $52,655 89.66%
Iptiq Americas Inc 52 $104,020 89.66%
Epic Pharma Llc 52 $67,232 89.66%

Top Industries in New York (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Custom Computer Programming Services 94,000 $77,559 91.51%
Computer Systems Design Services 23,450 $88,802 88.65%
Colleges Universities And Professional Schools 21,747 $59,420 83.94%
Offices Of Certified Public Accountants 15,785 $84,560 93.14%
General Medical And Surgical Hospitals 15,571 $84,468 95.50%
Administrative Management And General Management Consulting Services 12,047 $92,380 94.60%
Computer Systems Design And Related Services 9,849 $87,479 88.52%
Offices Of Lawyers 8,476 $107,588 85.31%
Commercial Banking 8,340 $96,846 90.76%
Management Scientific And Technical Consulting Services 7,546 $87,332 93.30%

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