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 %
Button Inc 14 $123,827 87.50%
Micronet It Solutions Inc 14 $82,557 87.50%
Sonicsoft Inc 14 $74,499 87.50%
Mirae Asset Global Investments Usa Llc 14 $90,962 87.50%
Gdn Infotech Inc 14 $74,554 87.50%
Savin Technologies Inc 14 $85,003 87.50%
Keep Truckin Inc 14 $72,375 87.50%
New Line Structures Development Llc 14 $91,534 87.50%
Cigna Health And Life Insurance Company 14 $117,067 87.50%
Arizona Beverages Usa Llc 14 $90,503 87.50%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Finger Music And Sound Design Corp 1 $27,768 33.33%
Yungs Family Llc 1 $74,526 33.33%
Rizwan Abdus Salam Pe 1 $74,069 33.33%
Sunamerica Annuity And Life Assurance Company 1 $95,222 33.33%
Highline Studio Custom Builder Llc 1 $33,571 33.33%
The Young Company 1 $43,784 33.33%
Sqad Inc 1 $117,312 33.33%
Conduit Capital Partners Llc 1 $111,966 33.33%
Apr Llc 1 $88,171 33.33%
Thomas B Baldwin Dba Baldwin Business Services 1 $43,035 33.33%

Top Industries in New York (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
All Other Plastics Product Manufacturing 34 $74,712 89.47%
Plastics Product Manufacturing 33 $67,196 86.84%
Drinking Places Alcoholic Beverages 33 $60,840 86.84%
Photography Studios Portrait 33 $46,863 86.84%
Performing Arts Companies 33 $60,650 89.19%
Books Printing 33 $73,629 89.19%
Newspaper Publishers 32 $80,605 86.49%
Other Building Finishing Contractors 32 $69,988 86.49%
Beverage Manufacturing 32 $85,487 86.49%
Fabricated Structural Metal Manufacturing 32 $68,191 86.49%
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