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 %
Geneticists 54 $83,232 88.52%
Therapists, All Other 54 $47,905 90.00%
Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants 53 $47,066 88.33%
Counselors, All Other 53 $41,790 88.33%
Geographers 51 $56,335 85.00%
Supply Chain Managers 50 $110,809 86.21%
Aerospace Engineers 49 $93,605 85.96%
Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technicians 49 $52,709 87.50%
Copy Writers 47 $62,779 85.45%
Geography Teachers, Postsecondary 47 $51,842 94.00%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Designers, All Other 9 $56,014 34.62%
Materials Scientists 9 $78,703 34.62%
Social Work Teachers, Postsecondary 8 $42,587 32.00%
Mechanical Engineering Technicians 8 $69,957 32.00%
Cargo and Freight Agents 8 $48,469 32.00%
Billing, Cost, and Rate Clerks 8 $31,436 32.00%
Dental Assistants 8 $33,740 32.00%
Cooks, Short Order 8 $23,153 32.00%
Advertising Sales Agents 8 $85,787 32.00%
Financial Managers, Branch or Department 8 $144,396 32.00%
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 %
Clinpharma Consulting Global Group Llc 15 $77,709 88.24%
Prosis Technologies Inc 15 $78,724 88.24%
It Catalyst Global Solutions Inc 15 $59,061 88.24%
Wiss Company Llp 15 $69,370 88.24%
University At Buffalo Surgeons Inc 15 $103,889 88.24%
Excelian Inc 15 $93,690 88.24%
Urbantech Consulting Engineering Pc 15 $67,515 88.24%
Sia Partners Us Inc 15 $96,649 88.24%
Fashion Institute Of Technology 15 $78,413 88.24%
Globetax Services Incorporated 15 $93,739 88.24%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Cohoes Public Library City Of Cohoes 1 $47,590 33.33%
Forshay Marketing Corp 1 $52,291 33.33%
Dr Robert W Thomas Dvm Dq 1 $52,291 33.33%
Dynamic Health Laboratories Inc 1 $26,395 33.33%
Russelco Inc 1 $53,123 33.33%
Abc Carpet Co 1 $71,843 33.33%
Calient Networks 1 $67,870 33.33%
Dr Roman Ostrowski Md 1 $36,358 33.33%
Dormer King Inc 1 $37,606 33.33%
Kohlberg Company Llc 1 $122,221 33.33%

Top Industries in New York (All Years)

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