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 %
Music Directors 20 $33,973 86.96%
Compensation and Benefits Managers 20 $132,793 86.96%
Microsystems Engineers 19 $79,490 86.36%
Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators 19 $54,892 86.36%
Sales Agents, Financial Services 19 $67,722 90.48%
Farm and Home Management Advisors 19 $54,589 90.48%
Legal Secretaries 18 $44,761 85.71%
Ophthalmologists 17 $106,771 80.95%
Fraud Examiners, Investigators and Analysts 17 $124,862 85.00%
Broadcast News Analysts 17 $35,196 85.00%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
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 %
Vietnam 109 $84,140 47.19%
Nigeria 105 $92,573 45.65%
Iran 94 $75,378 41.23%
Venezuela 85 $90,548 39.17%
Malaysia 83 $139,798 40.69%
South Africa 82 $105,770 41.21%
Peru 75 $66,843 39.89%
Romania 74 $88,773 40.22%
Bulgaria 72 $86,314 39.34%
Egypt 72 $84,196 39.34%

Top Hiring Companies in New York (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Zensar Technologies Inc 74 $83,379 89.16%
Xerox Corporation 74 $68,847 89.16%
Foursquare Labs Inc 74 $100,597 89.16%
Henry Schein Inc 74 $95,617 89.16%
Intertek Testing Services Na Inc 74 $62,360 90.24%
Norgate Technology 74 $107,863 90.24%
Bdi Plus Inc 74 $93,582 90.24%
Advance Magazine Publishers Inc Dba Conde Nast 74 $92,274 90.24%
Milbank Llp 74 $165,582 90.24%
Thoughtworks Inc 74 $125,177 90.24%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Cacl Properties 1 $35,256 100.00%
Thirsty Owl Wine Company Inc 1 $27,560 100.00%
Twin Orchards 1 $21,133 100.00%
Soons Orchardvalley Growers Co Op 1 $20,426 100.00%
Big O Farms Inc Onion Weeders 1 1 $37,024 100.00%
Dembroski Orchards 1 $25,750 100.00%
Kalir Enterprises 1 $20,176 100.00%
Plummer Orchardsllc 1 $23,338 100.00%
Rolling Meadows Farm Llc 1 $21,133 100.00%
Triple E Tree Farms Inc 1 $35,256 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Axonic Capital Llc 5 $97,644 38.46%
Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale And Dorr Llp 5 $150,342 38.46%
Wona Trading Inc 5 $39,416 38.46%
J Walter Thompson Usa Inc 5 $89,756 38.46%
W L Group Construction Inc 5 $83,125 38.46%
Clever Devices Ltd 5 $92,864 38.46%
Archegos Capital Management 5 $100,472 38.46%
Securities Industry Automation Corporation 5 $110,307 38.46%
United Legwear Company Llc 5 $67,646 38.46%
Salient Corporation 5 $67,729 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