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 %
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 %
Slovenia 16 $102,301 47.06%
Cyprus 16 $85,126 48.48%
Costa Rica 16 $105,916 50.00%
Guyana 15 $50,105 48.39%
Panama 15 $76,170 50.00%
Macedonia 14 $89,947 48.28%
Moldova 13 $81,440 44.83%
Lithuania 13 $85,040 46.43%
Burma (myanmar) 13 $93,079 46.43%
Haiti 12 $71,390 46.15%

Top Hiring Companies in New York (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Applied Materials Inc 132 $80,357 90.41%
Point72 Asset Management Lp 132 $144,783 90.41%
Citicorp Credit Services Inc 131 $87,451 90.34%
Capgemini America Inc Legacy Capgemini Financial Services Inc 131 $97,530 90.34%
Bard College 131 $65,348 90.34%
Computer Sciences Corporation 131 $65,192 90.34%
Sagitec Solutions Llc 131 $97,973 90.34%
Rafael Vinoly Architects Pc 129 $49,976 88.97%
Ec Infosystems Inc 129 $67,333 89.58%
Infinity Tech Group Inc 129 $78,291 89.58%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Kutiks Honey Farm Llc 4 $28,423 100.00%
Eden Valley Growers Inc 4 $34,008 100.00%
Love Apple Farm 4 $20,792 100.00%
Lt Starowitz Farms 4 $34,008 100.00%
Kirbys Farm Market 4 $22,043 100.00%
Willow Bend Farm Llc 4 $33,644 100.00%
Lincoln Hill Farm Brewery Inc 4 $35,698 100.00%
Donald Demarree Fruit Farms Inc 4 $20,810 100.00%
Lor Rob Belgian Llc 4 $33,644 100.00%
M Keneston Corporation 4 $19,569 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Carta Inc 9 $145,857 39.13%
Zoni Language Center Inc 8 $44,645 34.78%
Downtown Bronx Medical Associates Pc 8 $76,822 34.78%
Pasona N A Inc 8 $62,962 34.78%
Ny Korean Pentecostal Holiness Church 8 $38,688 34.78%
Kabco Pharmaceuticals Inc 8 $95,594 34.78%
Hamilton Madison House 8 $46,909 34.78%
Hellmuth Obata Kassabaum Pc 8 $58,235 34.78%
7thonline Inc 8 $76,544 34.78%
Yes Financial Research Inc Dba Ematrix Solutions 8 $80,262 34.78%

Top Industries in New York (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Custom Computer Programming Services 98,495 $78,853 91.49%
Computer Systems Design Services 25,735 $91,512 88.37%
Colleges Universities And Professional Schools 23,927 $60,562 84.63%
Offices Of Certified Public Accountants 17,768 $87,003 95.70%
General Medical And Surgical Hospitals 17,070 $85,476 92.90%
Administrative Management And General Management Consulting Services 13,030 $94,648 94.65%
Computer Systems Design And Related Services 10,408 $89,192 88.44%
Offices Of Lawyers 9,458 $111,482 85.41%
Commercial Banking 9,377 $100,032 90.99%
Management Scientific And Technical Consulting Services 7,825 $88,284 90.05%
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Apple Orchards 1,886 $30,351 100.00%
Vegetable And Melon Farming 696 $32,749 100.00%
Fruit And Tree Nut Farming 541 $32,484 100.00%
Other Vegetable Except Potato And Melon Farming 288 $28,231 100.00%
Nursery And Tree Production 171 $30,288 100.00%
Greenhouse Nursery And Floriculture Production 160 $29,782 100.00%
All Other Miscellaneous Crop Farming 142 $27,351 100.00%
Crop Production 139 $32,082 100.00%
Noncitrus Fruit And Tree Nut Farming 123 $31,543 100.00%
All Other Crop Farming 122 $32,754 100.00%
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Custom Computer Programming Services 19,070 $114,748 100.00%
Computer Systems Design Services 4,093 $95,495 100.00%
Computer Systems Design And Related Services 3,890 $97,316 100.00%
Colleges Universities And Professional Schools 2,968 $59,062 100.00%
Administrative Management And General Management Consulting Services 2,575 $116,449 100.00%
Offices Of Certified Public Accountants 2,166 $110,937 100.00%
Commercial Banking 1,792 $114,618 100.00%
Engineering Services 1,608 $85,343 100.00%
Offices Of Lawyers 1,557 $219,317 100.00%
Offices Of Other Holding Companies 1,477 $118,161 100.00%

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