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 %
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 %
Ernst Young Us Llp 15,216 $90,185 98.22%
Infosys Limited 7,162 $77,905 99.07%
Tata Consultancy Services Limited 6,946 $69,134 96.47%
Jpmorgan Chase Co 6,506 $109,522 93.13%
Google Llc 5,622 $111,098 95.82%
Deloitte Consulting Llp 5,359 $88,819 98.17%
Bloomberg Lp 5,047 $111,671 97.70%
Goldman Sachs Co Llc 4,815 $106,321 98.01%
Capgemini America Inc 4,081 $90,104 94.18%
Morgan Stanley Services Group Inc 3,713 $110,168 93.53%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Torrey Farms Inc 62 $26,975 100.00%
Forrence Orchards Inc 49 $27,308 100.00%
Lakeside Orchards Inc 46 $28,414 100.00%
Wafler Farms Inc 46 $28,275 100.00%
Porpiglia Farms Inc 45 $27,354 100.00%
Fowler Brothers Inc 44 $30,290 100.00%
Norman Keil Nurseries Inc 40 $32,239 100.00%
Northern Orchard Co Inc 40 $27,025 100.00%
Everett Orchards Ltd 38 $24,101 100.00%
Rulfs Orchard Llc 37 $27,767 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Tata Consultancy Services Limited 9,995 $129,393 100.00%
Ernst Young Us Llp 1,552 $122,908 52.34%
Facebook Inc 737 $101,675 26.95%
Amazoncom Services Llc 697 $103,738 35.29%
Morgan Stanley Services Group Inc 644 $117,452 40.89%
New York City Department Of Education 629 $48,362 40.53%
Morgan Stanley Co Llc 612 $118,501 44.87%
Globalfoundries Us Inc 536 $89,124 62.84%
Synechron 443 $117,552 54.56%
Deloitte Consulting Llp 415 $108,758 55.33%

Top Industries in New York (All Years)

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