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 %
United States Of America 32 $78,562 35.96%
Jordan 27 $82,211 36.00%
Ghana 27 $82,850 41.54%
Serbia 27 $100,039 41.54%
Kenya 26 $89,908 40.63%
Slovakia 25 $83,666 40.32%
Croatia 24 $83,127 38.71%
Austria 24 $94,611 40.00%
Ethiopia 24 $101,719 40.68%
Morocco 24 $95,812 41.38%

Top Hiring Companies in New York (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
State University Of New York Downstate Medical Center 95 $71,184 87.96%
Health Research Inc Roswell Park Division 95 $61,240 87.96%
Amerisoftpro Systems Llc 95 $78,998 88.79%
Parsons Brinckerhoff Inc 94 $65,851 88.68%
Dealertrack Inc 94 $89,053 88.68%
Oec Freight Ny Inc 94 $64,123 88.68%
Excellus Health Plan Inc 94 $86,441 88.68%
Brown Brothers Harriman Co 94 $99,527 88.68%
New York State Office Of Mental Health 94 $121,465 88.68%
State University Of New York At Oswego 94 $43,338 88.68%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Montgomery Place Orchards 2 $21,642 100.00%
Raymond Luhrman Dba Fox Creek Farm 2 $36,140 100.00%
Golden Earthworm Organic Farm 2 $19,687 100.00%
Osborne Mill Nursery Inc 2 $23,015 100.00%
Childstock Farms Inc Order 1 2 $34,798 100.00%
My T Acres Inc Petition 5 2 $36,140 100.00%
Golden Earthworm Organic Farm Llc 2 $22,329 100.00%
Militello Farms Llc 2 $36,140 100.00%
Georges Market Nursery 2 $19,791 100.00%
Sequel Stallions New York Llc 2 $33,914 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Gfinet Inc 6 $95,243 35.29%
Phoenix Vanguard Inc Dba Eclaro 6 $73,313 35.29%
A 1 Technology Inc 6 $76,312 35.29%
Superstructures Engineering Architecture Pllc 6 $77,789 35.29%
Roccafiorita Corp 6 $26,859 35.29%
Kang Youl Lee Cpa Pc 6 $63,918 35.29%
Wood Mackenzie 6 $93,506 35.29%
Grimshaw Architects Pc 6 $75,289 35.29%
Advent Software 6 $104,706 35.29%
Dd Salons Inc 6 $36,237 35.29%

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