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 %
Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers 116 $98,090 81.69%
Psychologists, All Other 114 $54,138 87.02%
Fundraisers 113 $58,344 87.60%
Search Marketing Strategists 111 $72,895 89.52%
Anthropology and Archeology Teachers, Postsecondary 110 $72,854 90.16%
Health and Safety Engineers, Except Mining Safety Engineers and Inspectors 109 $69,805 89.34%
Podiatrists 106 $79,497 86.89%
Human Factors Engineers and Ergonomists 105 $95,696 86.07%
Political Scientists 104 $84,307 88.14%
Sociology Teachers, Postsecondary 103 $59,847 88.03%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Nannies 16 $29,071 47.06%
Physician Assistants 16 $81,764 47.06%
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers 16 $46,952 48.48%
Administrative Services Managers 16 $107,286 48.48%
Architecture Teachers, Postsecondary 16 $56,066 48.48%
Lodging Managers 15 $79,485 45.45%
Computer Hardware Engineers 15 $95,809 45.45%
Computer Network Support Specialists 15 $78,298 45.45%
Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technicians 15 $65,611 45.45%
Cashiers 15 $20,423 45.45%
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 %
Salesforcecom Inc 248 $110,433 90.18%
State University Of New York Upstate Medical University 243 $53,398 88.36%
Wells Fargo Bank Na 242 $131,016 88.00%
Lazard Freres Co Llc 242 $114,977 88.32%
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory 241 $52,980 88.28%
Flextrade Systems Inc 241 $98,696 88.28%
Fordham University 241 $60,788 88.93%
Morgan Stanley Co Inc 240 $88,398 88.56%
Comcast Cable Communications Llc 240 $104,226 88.56%
Credit Suisse Services Usa Llc 240 $90,694 88.89%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Schreiber Orchards 10 $23,962 100.00%
Markristo Farm 10 $30,129 100.00%
Hudson River Fruit Distributors 9 $22,693 100.00%
Harvest Queen Farms Ltd 9 $24,165 100.00%
Thanksgiving Farm At The Center For Discovery 9 $22,887 100.00%
Robinson Hardware Of Ns Corp 9 $29,060 100.00%
Raymond Luhrman 9 $27,022 100.00%
Anyelas Vineyard Llc 9 $23,414 100.00%
Gaias Breath Farm 9 $25,302 100.00%
Ljm Growers Inc 9 $29,857 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Brookhaven National Laboratory 16 $76,660 31.37%
Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center 16 $85,917 32.00%
Pernod Ricard Usa Llc 16 $120,473 32.00%
The Unity Hospital Of Rochester 16 $107,944 32.65%
Techgroup America Inc 16 $96,633 32.65%
Eclinicalworks Llc 16 $83,660 32.65%
The Veritas Healthcare Solutions Llc 16 $87,533 32.65%
Remedy Bpci Partners Llc 16 $102,481 33.33%
Ademco Inc 16 $125,765 33.33%
Mizuho Securities Usa Llc 16 $141,562 34.04%

Top Industries in New York (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Legal Services 489 $77,017 86.70%
Travel Agencies 487 $67,560 86.65%
Media Representatives 484 $81,138 87.36%
Miscellaneous Intermediation 474 $121,516 86.65%
Other Heavy And Civil Engineering Construction 471 $77,372 89.89%
Museums 445 $66,667 85.58%
Other Social Advocacy Organizations 433 $78,468 83.75%
Religious Organizations 426 $47,439 84.52%
Industrial Gas Manufacturing 426 $80,341 87.65%
Child Care Services 412 $42,014 85.12%
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