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 %
Adobe Inc 168 $128,484 87.50%
Performance Resources Ny Inc 168 $62,353 87.96%
Stellar Services Inc 167 $73,548 87.89%
Openlink Financial Llc 167 $81,375 87.89%
Sirius Xm Radio Inc 167 $113,447 88.36%
Jt Magen Company Inc 167 $78,210 88.83%
Spruce Technology Inc 166 $93,190 88.77%
Handel Architects Llp 166 $58,024 88.77%
Simons Foundation 165 $94,366 88.24%
Yahoo Inc 164 $85,336 88.17%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Knapp Farms Operating Inc Et Al 6 $30,916 100.00%
Meadowood Farms Of Cazenovia Llc 6 $31,470 100.00%
Fox Fruit Farms Llc 6 $28,378 100.00%
K S Datthyn Farms 6 $25,452 100.00%
Mead Orchards Llc 6 $24,544 100.00%
Kubecka Farms 6 $23,670 100.00%
Stiles Apiaries Llc 6 $29,366 100.00%
Shanie Fruit Farm Inc 6 $32,074 100.00%
Franke Farms Llc 6 $32,619 100.00%
Brugge Farms Llc 6 $33,977 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Workandco International Inc 11 $132,065 35.48%
Integral Ad Science Inc 11 $111,912 35.48%
Axioma Inc 11 $98,338 35.48%
Bop Llc 11 $98,588 35.48%
Synopsys Inc 11 $129,458 35.48%
Open Society Instiute 11 $85,465 36.67%
Glencore Ltd 11 $124,791 36.67%
Science Academies Of New York 11 $46,675 36.67%
Mplatform Llc 11 $146,591 36.67%
Keyrus Usa Inc 11 $104,586 36.67%

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 $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