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 %
Life, Physical, and Social Science Technicians, All Other 38 $43,849 82.61%
Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement Teachers, Postsecondary 38 $50,877 82.61%
Insurance Sales Agents 38 $64,744 82.61%
Producers 37 $66,119 82.22%
Agricultural Engineers 37 $64,294 84.09%
Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary School 37 $61,006 84.09%
Securities and Commodities Traders 37 $123,550 84.09%
Photonics Engineers 37 $81,576 86.05%
Transportation Planners 37 $82,852 86.05%
Manufacturing Engineers 36 $74,899 83.72%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Judicial Law Clerks 7 $63,143 29.17%
Agricultural Equipment Operators 7 $30,424 29.17%
First-Line Supervisors of Housekeeping and Janitorial Workers 7 $43,514 29.17%
Microbiologists 7 $47,391 29.17%
Tax Preparers 7 $49,997 29.17%
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses 7 $43,154 29.17%
Anthropology and Archeology Teachers, Postsecondary 7 $51,163 29.17%
Occupational Health and Safety Specialists 7 $63,443 29.17%
Butchers and Meat Cutters 7 $37,666 29.17%
Archivists 7 $48,370 29.17%
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 %
Tenazx Inc 258 $65,184 90.21%
Standard Chartered Bank 257 $109,254 90.18%
Hsbc Technology Services Usa Inc 256 $111,998 90.14%
Msci Inc 256 $107,706 90.14%
Alixpartners Llp 255 $103,452 90.11%
Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton Garrison Llp 255 $144,201 90.75%
Neuberger Berman Group Llc 254 $100,561 90.71%
Physician Affiliate Group Of New York Pc 251 $154,573 89.64%
Cgi Technologies And Solutions Inc 249 $82,134 89.25%
Rochester Institute Of Technology 248 $56,900 89.21%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
The Farm At Millers Crossing Llc 10 $28,132 100.00%
Denison Farm 10 $23,473 100.00%
Knapp Farms Operating Inc 10 $30,672 100.00%
Chmielewski Produce Inc 10 $29,214 100.00%
Robert Peters 10 $34,788 100.00%
Twin Ponds Nursery 10 $24,025 100.00%
Merrell Dairy Llc 10 $34,258 100.00%
Allhay Farm Llc 10 $26,257 100.00%
Gulick Fruit Farm 10 $32,205 100.00%
Charles Breslawski Farms Llc 10 $31,649 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Tory Burch 17 $88,247 32.08%
K S K Construction Group Llc 17 $81,242 32.69%
Asapp Inc 17 $138,663 32.69%
Corning Research Development Corporation 17 $100,479 32.69%
Snap Inc 17 $114,994 32.69%
Navillus Tile Inc 17 $120,850 33.33%
Srivin Infosystems Inc Dba Mahima Soft 17 $104,651 33.33%
An Martin Grain Systems 17 $32,643 33.33%
Tanto Irrigation Llc 16 $37,363 31.37%
Revalcom 16 $90,386 31.37%

Top Industries in New York (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Hotels Except Casino Hotels And Motels 970 $66,404 85.61%
Other Management Consulting Services 953 $83,510 85.93%
Research And Development In The Social Sciences And Humanities 933 $74,387 85.67%
Other Activities Related To Real Estate 928 $87,155 85.61%
Other Individual And Family Services 914 $48,539 86.96%
Insurance Agencies And Brokerages 901 $89,546 86.47%
Insurance Carriers 889 $93,272 90.99%
Reinsurance Carriers 862 $102,596 88.23%
Portfolio Management And Investment Advice 855 $135,784 93.65%
Software Publishers 836 $127,395 92.38%
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Other Support Activities For Road Transportation 4 $33,914 100.00%
Poultry And Egg Production 4 $31,278 100.00%
Fruit And Vegetable Retailers 4 $35,027 100.00%
Merchant Wholesalers Nondurable Goods 3 $32,053 75.00%
Logging 3 $29,869 100.00%
Other Grain Farming 3 $31,796 100.00%
Orange Groves 3 $26,412 100.00%
Beef Cattle Ranching And Farming Including Feedlots 2 $32,292 66.67%
Other Animal Production 2 $34,102 100.00%
Prefabricated Metal Building And Component Manufacturing 2 $29,723 100.00%

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