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 %
Turkmenistan 5 $41,492 38.46%
Zambia 5 $78,899 38.46%
St Vincent 5 $67,068 38.46%
Mongolia 5 $72,675 41.67%
Kuwait 5 $171,833 41.67%
Dominica 5 $70,435 41.67%
Kosovo 5 $73,790 45.45%
Iceland 5 $110,061 45.45%
Paraguay 4 $61,824 40.00%
Libya 4 $97,697 40.00%

Top Hiring Companies in New York (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Birlasoft Inc 409 $66,429 92.95%
The Devereux Foundation 407 $31,398 92.92%
Gcom Software Inc 401 $85,187 92.40%
Markit North America Inc 399 $98,447 93.44%
Mount Sinai Hospital 395 $92,989 93.16%
Linkedin Corporation 394 $120,567 93.81%
Hsbc Securities Usa Inc 384 $107,334 91.65%
Tower Research Capital Llc 381 $118,012 91.15%
The Mary Imogene Bassett Hospital 380 $111,597 90.91%
New York Life Insurance Company 379 $108,805 91.11%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Pioneer Fruit Farm 14 $23,210 100.00%
Marshall Skiff Orchard Llc 14 $24,192 100.00%
Fox Fruit Farm 13 $34,974 100.00%
Ontario Orchards 13 $26,287 100.00%
Windflower Farms Llc 13 $25,402 100.00%
Altamont Orchards Inc 13 $30,998 100.00%
Pacello Orchards 13 $32,795 100.00%
Stoneledge Farm Llc 13 $26,934 100.00%
Lm Farms 13 $33,459 100.00%
Weed Farms Inc 13 $28,200 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Brown Brothers Harriman Co 27 $112,808 34.62%
Axa Equitable Life Insurance Company 26 $110,297 33.33%
Tri State Gunite 26 $32,885 33.33%
Syscom Usa Inc 25 $73,566 32.47%
Ebusinessware Inc 25 $77,650 32.47%
Valtech Solutions Inc 25 $117,770 32.47%
Point72 Lp 25 $91,954 32.47%
Simcorp Usa Inc 24 $106,506 31.58%
Transperfect Translations International Inc 24 $71,062 31.58%
Aol Inc 24 $109,797 32.00%

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