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)

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 %
Grenada 7 $58,419 41.18%
Algeria 7 $72,869 43.75%
Tanzania 7 $111,172 43.75%
St Lucia 7 $65,428 43.75%
Barbados 6 $95,247 40.00%
Bosnia And Herzegovina 6 $80,184 40.00%
Tajikistan 6 $76,333 40.00%
Montenegro 6 $103,284 40.00%
Uganda 6 $89,116 42.86%
Estonia 6 $89,365 42.86%

Top Hiring Companies in New York (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Ifm Investors Us Llc 84 $177,639 89.36%
Pinterest Inc 84 $120,539 89.36%
Houlihan Lokey Inc 84 $98,046 89.36%
Cloudeeva Inc 84 $59,754 89.36%
Schrodinger Inc 84 $95,156 89.36%
Capgemini Financial Services Usa Inc Legacy Kanb 84 $89,021 89.36%
Cra International Inc 84 $92,836 90.32%
Idexcel Inc 83 $82,297 89.25%
Gateway Group Technologies Inc 83 $57,725 89.25%
Invesco Group Services Inc 83 $115,163 89.25%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Apple Adventures Llc 2 $27,560 100.00%
Frederick M Wilklow 2 $20,415 100.00%
Novel Contracting Inc Dba The Old Field Vineyards 2 $19,594 100.00%
Joseph Marando Nurseries Inc 2 $36,140 100.00%
A 1 Land Care Inc 2 $19,656 100.00%
153aa Greenhouses Inc Dba Kellys Greenhouses 2 $20,415 100.00%
Fox Farms Llc 2 $26,686 100.00%
Two Rock Ranch 2 $36,140 100.00%
Candellas Farm And Greenhouses Llc 2 $28,496 100.00%
R And G Produce Llc 2 $28,496 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Micropower Business Solutions Inc 5 $75,270 33.33%
Langan Engineering And Environmental Services Inc 5 $72,176 33.33%
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer Llp 5 $122,296 33.33%
Waldman Hirsch Company Llp 5 $80,737 33.33%
Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria 5 $128,253 33.33%
Double D Produce Inc 5 $32,348 33.33%
New York Mission Church Of C Ma 5 $39,208 33.33%
Universal Instruments Corporation 5 $67,009 33.33%
Dag Jewish Directories Inc 5 $54,579 33.33%
Aecom Usa Inc 5 $77,663 33.33%

Top Industries in New York (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Custom Computer Programming Services 98,495 $78,853 91.49%
Computer Systems Design Services 25,735 $91,512 88.37%
Colleges Universities And Professional Schools 23,927 $60,562 84.63%
Offices Of Certified Public Accountants 17,768 $87,003 95.70%
General Medical And Surgical Hospitals 17,070 $85,476 92.90%
Administrative Management And General Management Consulting Services 13,030 $94,648 94.65%
Computer Systems Design And Related Services 10,408 $89,192 88.44%
Offices Of Lawyers 9,458 $111,482 85.41%
Commercial Banking 9,377 $100,032 90.99%
Management Scientific And Technical Consulting Services 7,825 $88,284 90.05%
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Apple Orchards 1,886 $30,351 100.00%
Vegetable And Melon Farming 696 $32,749 100.00%
Fruit And Tree Nut Farming 541 $32,484 100.00%
Other Vegetable Except Potato And Melon Farming 288 $28,231 100.00%
Nursery And Tree Production 171 $30,288 100.00%
Greenhouse Nursery And Floriculture Production 160 $29,782 100.00%
All Other Miscellaneous Crop Farming 142 $27,351 100.00%
Crop Production 139 $32,082 100.00%
Noncitrus Fruit And Tree Nut Farming 123 $31,543 100.00%
All Other Crop Farming 122 $32,754 100.00%
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Custom Computer Programming Services 19,070 $114,748 100.00%
Computer Systems Design Services 4,093 $95,495 100.00%
Computer Systems Design And Related Services 3,890 $97,316 100.00%
Colleges Universities And Professional Schools 2,968 $59,062 100.00%
Administrative Management And General Management Consulting Services 2,575 $116,449 100.00%
Offices Of Certified Public Accountants 2,166 $110,937 100.00%
Commercial Banking 1,792 $114,618 100.00%
Engineering Services 1,608 $85,343 100.00%
Offices Of Lawyers 1,557 $219,317 100.00%
Offices Of Other Holding Companies 1,477 $118,161 100.00%

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