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)

Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary 49 $58,756 87.50%
Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technicians 49 $52,709 87.50%
Therapists, All Other 49 $47,692 89.09%
Copy Writers 47 $62,779 87.04%
Special Education Teachers, Secondary School 46 $50,973 86.79%
Geneticists 46 $81,833 88.46%
Special Education Teachers, Middle School 44 $51,606 88.00%
Geographers 44 $54,878 88.00%
Geography Teachers, Postsecondary 43 $50,207 87.76%
Mechanical Drafters 42 $41,665 85.71%
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 36,155 in 2023.

Top Countries with Workers in New York From PERM Program (All Years)

Country # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
India 14,788 $249,399 54.06%
China 4,111 $134,521 52.28%
Canada 1,391 $448,384 44.81%
South Korea 1,286 $154,718 44.34%
United Kingdom 829 $118,600 49.91%
France 627 $115,789 39.14%
Mexico 518 $65,452 37.35%
Brazil 474 $280,583 36.57%
Philippines 466 $2,925,172 36.01%
Japan 325 $73,142 34.80%

Top Hiring Companies in New York (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Metricstream Inc 49 $97,066 90.74%
Covington Burling Llp 49 $127,108 90.74%
Lhk Consulting Inc 49 $57,000 90.74%
Grimshaw Architects Pc 49 $55,976 90.74%
Pinterest Inc 49 $114,812 90.74%
Cem Technology Inc 49 $81,640 90.74%
Ah Infotech Llc 49 $91,606 90.74%
Risk Focus Inc 48 $105,780 88.89%
Simon Kucher Partners Strategy Marketing Consultants Llc 48 $103,198 88.89%
It Cats Llc 48 $89,431 88.89%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Flute Center Of New York Llc 3 $39,083 33.33%
Procore Technologies 3 $125,986 33.33%
Time Usa Llc 3 $96,748 33.33%
Creative Biomart Inc 3 $66,130 33.33%
Estee Lauder International Inc 3 $81,405 33.33%
Caas Capital Management Lp 3 $87,409 33.33%
Meetup Llc 3 $123,822 33.33%
Cosan Construction Corp 3 $97,815 33.33%
Dixon Hughes Goodman 3 $95,264 33.33%
Ice Data Connectivity Feeds Inc 3 $122,324 33.33%

Top Industries in New York (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
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 $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