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 %
Pakistan 237 $93,572 42.40%
Spain 214 $143,200 46.22%
Ukraine 186 $92,517 46.38%
Colombia 185 $89,412 50.27%
Nepal 175 $72,289 47.95%
Singapore 144 $106,838 47.52%
Argentina 141 $107,682 48.45%
Greece 122 $88,492 45.52%
Guatemala 115 $891,846 43.40%
Bangladesh 109 $78,833 44.86%

Top Hiring Companies in New York (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Atec Group 69 $73,491 88.46%
First Republic Bank 69 $116,773 88.46%
Paul Hastings Llp 69 $129,070 88.46%
Banco Santander Sa New York Branch 69 $112,812 88.46%
China Merchants Bank Co Ltd 69 $84,137 88.46%
Ares Operations Llc 69 $105,209 88.46%
Img Models Inc 69 $50,850 88.46%
American Software Resources Inc 69 $66,993 88.46%
Turbonomic Inc 69 $108,986 88.46%
Active Health Management 69 $104,560 89.61%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Jhverbridge 1 $35,256 100.00%
Morgiewcz Produce Inc 1 $29,723 100.00%
Lynoaken Farms 1 $31,179 100.00%
Coastal Greenhouses Llc 1 $32,573 100.00%
Glendale Fruit Farmsllc 1 $22,693 100.00%
Peck F Babcock Enterprises Llc 1 $37,024 100.00%
George W Saul Paugh Son Inc 1 $21,133 100.00%
West Bay Estates 1 $37,440 100.00%
Lamont Fruit Farm Inc 3 1 $23,338 100.00%
Troys Landscape Supply 1 $23,421 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Cls Bank International 5 $127,895 38.46%
Symphony Beauty Box Corp 5 $33,500 38.46%
Qualitrol Company Llc 5 $81,532 38.46%
Omnibuild 5 $110,685 38.46%
Fanduel Inc 5 $121,946 38.46%
Schvey Dba Axoni 5 $114,350 38.46%
Chinese Christian Herald Crusades 5 $54,396 38.46%
Robert Ribaudo Racing Stable 5 $20,613 38.46%
Ailes Technologies Llc 5 $150,030 38.46%
Steve Madden 5 $111,958 41.67%

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