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 %
Saudi Arabia 12 $114,696 48.00%
Bolivia 12 $72,124 50.00%
Norway 11 $124,089 47.83%
Azerbaijan 11 $71,159 47.83%
Serbia And Montenegro 10 $64,372 45.45%
Cameroon 10 $86,054 47.62%
Mauritius 9 $80,296 45.00%
Armenia 8 $94,635 42.11%
Kyrgyzstan 7 $83,762 38.89%
Senegal 7 $83,362 41.18%

Top Hiring Companies in New York (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
St Johns Episcopal Hospital 72 $72,123 88.89%
World Education Services Inc 72 $59,306 88.89%
Summitworks Technologies Inc 72 $66,500 88.89%
Paychex North America Inc 71 $94,929 87.65%
Ealearn Inc 71 $68,629 88.75%
Niche Software Solutions Inc 71 $60,367 88.75%
Umt Consulting Group Llc 71 $94,737 88.75%
Dotcom Team Llc 71 $81,131 88.75%
The New York Stem Cell Foundation Inc 71 $69,845 88.75%
Capital District Physicians Health Plan Inc 71 $90,919 88.75%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Sorbello And Sons Inc 1 $32,573 100.00%
Lamont Friut Farm Inc 1 $21,320 100.00%
Albrin Fruit Farm 1 $26,686 100.00%
Delea Leasing Corp Dba Delea Sod Farms 1 $21,965 100.00%
Harvest Moon Farm Orchard Llc 1 $27,560 100.00%
Bonnie Plants Llc 58 2d 1 $46,114 100.00%
Torrey Farms Inc Harvest Cukes Squash 1 $37,024 100.00%
Anthony Demarco Sons 1 $21,320 100.00%
M And R Farms 1 $25,750 100.00%
Stuarts Farm 1 $21,965 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Cloudera 5 $144,200 38.46%
Oneil Langan Architects 5 $51,634 38.46%
Jecus Inc Dba Sapix Usa 5 $74,838 38.46%
America Science Team New York Inc 5 $51,792 38.46%
Bright Power 5 $92,910 38.46%
Hr Beauty Inc 5 $26,745 38.46%
Ingram Micro 5 $83,666 38.46%
Mts Health Partners Lp 5 $126,114 38.46%
Stonehill Taylor Architects Pc 5 $53,656 38.46%
Supstat Inc Dba Nyc Data Science Academy 5 $117,533 38.46%

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