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 %
Biological Scientists, All Other 3,067 $50,270 83.75%
Mechanical Engineers 3,006 $75,653 88.93%
Network and Computer Systems Administrators 2,978 $71,438 89.35%
Financial Specialists, All Other 2,803 $73,951 90.45%
Financial Quantitative Analysts 2,768 $102,426 89.75%
Public Relations Specialists 2,623 $52,239 88.56%
Chemists 2,302 $62,286 90.56%
Electrical Engineers 2,241 $82,742 89.39%
Marketing Managers 2,151 $143,955 86.18%
Computer Systems Engineers/Architects 2,049 $77,678 91.84%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Construction Managers 230 $110,287 98.71%
Mechanical Engineers 217 $80,008 95.59%
Business Teachers, Postsecondary 212 $55,530 93.39%
Operations Research Analysts 199 $72,429 88.44%
General and Operations Managers 195 $136,840 87.44%
Electrical Engineers 187 $87,301 85.78%
Database Administrators 182 $99,334 84.65%
Chemists 180 $75,839 90.00%
Electronics Engineers, Except Computer 176 $87,581 94.12%
Materials Engineers 160 $84,185 86.49%
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 %
Liveperson Inc 188 $124,017 87.85%
Colgate University 187 $53,568 87.79%
Moodys Shared Services Inc 187 $108,658 87.79%
Morgan Stanley And Co Llc 186 $104,255 88.15%
Cox Automotive Corporate Services Llc 186 $111,137 88.57%
Appnexus Inc 185 $91,489 88.10%
Primesoft Inc 185 $70,904 88.52%
J Crew Group Inc 185 $94,207 88.52%
The Bank Of Nova Scotia 185 $116,129 88.52%
Nbcuniversal Media Llc 184 $103,115 88.46%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Defisher Fruit Farms 7 $20,039 100.00%
Wayside Nursery Inc 7 $21,480 100.00%
Gmb Farms Llc 7 $30,787 100.00%
Schofield Farms Llc 7 $31,863 100.00%
Bovee Farms Llc 7 $36,266 100.00%
Shl Farm Llc 7 $35,366 100.00%
Indian Ladder Farm 7 $21,965 100.00%
Monte Bello Farm 7 $34,005 100.00%
Richard W Tack Fruit Farm 7 $31,170 100.00%
Pantaleons Farm Inc 7 $30,912 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Safavieh Group Llc 12 $47,443 33.33%
Yipit Inc 12 $81,359 34.29%
Take 31 Inc 12 $38,953 34.29%
Customertimes Corp 12 $85,823 34.29%
The Trade Desk Inc 12 $120,318 34.29%
Prime Leaders Health Services Inc 12 $42,936 34.29%
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer Us Llp 12 $114,372 34.29%
Alstom Transportation Inc 12 $87,873 34.29%
Iptiq Americas Inc 12 $97,192 34.29%
Wilklow Orchards Llc 12 $26,998 34.29%

Top Industries in New York (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Historical Sites 5 $55,815 100.00%
Ambulance Services 5 $65,620 100.00%
Drycleaning And Laundry Services 5 $68,258 100.00%
Administration Of Environmental Quality Programs 5 $47,973 100.00%
Dairy Cattle And Milk Production 5 $46,771 100.00%
Passenger Car Rental And Leasing 5 $122,046 100.00%
Pulp Mills 5 $80,766 100.00%
Prefabricated Metal Building And Component Manufacturing 5 $94,682 100.00%
Warehousing And Storage 5 $84,569 100.00%
Flavoring Syrup And Concentrate Manufacturing 4 $55,198 80.00%
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 $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