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 %
Thornton Tomasetti Inc 209 $74,360 88.56%
Roswell Park Cancer Institute 209 $137,668 89.32%
Cornerstone Research Inc 208 $105,503 89.66%
Ebay Inc 208 $126,176 89.66%
Vsquare Infotech Inc 207 $68,647 89.22%
Datadog Inc 206 $119,067 88.79%
The Brookdale Hospital Medical Center 205 $82,210 88.74%
Ust Global Inc 204 $67,489 88.31%
Pamten Inc 203 $84,425 88.26%
Bain Company Inc 203 $107,964 88.65%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Jh Verbridge 8 $34,382 100.00%
Hicks Orchard Llc 8 $30,719 100.00%
Millbrook Vineyard And Winery Inc 8 $25,249 100.00%
Kludt Bros Inc 8 $23,816 100.00%
Kludt Brothers Inc 8 $34,557 100.00%
Colorful Gardens Wholesale Llc 8 $30,417 100.00%
Jose Perez 8 $33,605 100.00%
Marquart Bros Llc 8 $35,846 100.00%
Davandjer Farms Inc 8 $31,398 100.00%
Ameele Farm Llc 8 $34,853 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Frontier Science Technology Research Foundation 13 $50,877 32.50%
Liquidnet Holdings Inc 13 $91,082 32.50%
Research Foundation For Mental Hygiene Inc 13 $54,808 32.50%
Hamilton College 13 $54,392 32.50%
Commerzbank Ag 13 $96,934 33.33%
Imobile Llc 13 $78,704 33.33%
Latour Trading Llc 13 $136,902 33.33%
Lam Research Corporation 13 $93,817 33.33%
Kc Engineering And Land Surveying Pc 13 $73,701 33.33%
Mott Thoroughbred Stables Inc 13 $24,658 33.33%

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