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 %
Triple Lift Inc 14 $118,395 87.50%
Euclid Innovations Inc 14 $93,830 87.50%
Avenue Code Llc 14 $87,393 87.50%
Creditsights Inc 14 $116,456 87.50%
Consensys Software Inc 14 $164,215 87.50%
Russell Investments Group Llc 14 $95,227 87.50%
Waterfall Asset Management Llc 14 $117,128 87.50%
Insensi Inc 14 $80,749 87.50%
Iconologyinc 14 $93,046 87.50%
City National Bank 14 $107,512 87.50%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Dev Convenience Corporation 1 $83,096 33.33%
Global Gold Inc 1 $43,784 33.33%
Guaranteed Home Mortgage Company Inc 1 $32,115 33.33%
Hms 1 $74,360 33.33%
Adanet Inc 1 $88,504 33.33%
Gabalex Capital Management 1 $136,989 33.33%
Spotnana Inc 1 $187,221 33.33%
Dhm Mortgage Servicing Llc 1 $80,059 33.33%
Yusen Logistics Americas Inc 1 $62,670 33.33%
Groupist 1 $54,662 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