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 %
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 %
Alliedmedix Resources Inc 240 $65,562 88.89%
Pepsico Inc 240 $102,036 88.89%
Amazon Corporate Llc 239 $85,638 89.18%
Ernst Amp Young Us Llp 239 $71,923 89.18%
Patni Americas Inc 238 $64,790 89.14%
Citadel Americas Llc 238 $114,093 90.15%
Gcom Software Llc 236 $100,252 89.73%
Kirkland Ellis Llp 236 $151,711 89.73%
Ubs Business Solutions Us Llc 235 $109,645 89.69%
Latham Watkins Llp 234 $119,696 89.66%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Windy Hill Orchard Inc 9 $32,423 100.00%
Bradford Reeve Sr And Paul Reeve Inc 9 $29,857 100.00%
My T Acres Inc 9 $27,362 100.00%
Big O Farm Inc 9 $30,451 100.00%
Wg Minard And Sons 9 $25,471 100.00%
Lynn Ette And Sons Inc 9 $25,917 100.00%
Ridge View Fruit Farm Llc 9 $29,788 100.00%
Nbbo Farming 9 $28,397 100.00%
Vandewalle Fruit Farm Llc 9 $23,650 100.00%
Bj Farms 9 $33,130 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Iyaho Social Services Inc 16 $66,954 34.04%
Fried Frank Harris Shriver Jacobson Llp 15 $161,555 31.91%
Functional Life Achievement Inc 15 $64,366 31.91%
G Iii Leather Fashions Inc 15 $65,492 31.91%
Ultra Flex Packaging Corp 15 $90,604 31.91%
Siena College 15 $45,242 32.61%
Borderfree Inc 15 $105,089 32.61%
Quality Control Laboratories Llc 15 $76,487 32.61%
Iconology Inc 15 $103,845 32.61%
The Gallivan Corporation Dba Applied Mulch Soil 15 $24,558 32.61%

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