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 %
Environmental Engineering Technicians 14 $40,401 87.50%
Drafters, All Other 13 $37,696 81.25%
Foresters 13 $61,056 81.25%
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School 13 $65,285 86.67%
Urologists 13 $132,611 86.67%
Acupuncturists 13 $54,194 86.67%
Bioinformatics Technicians 12 $47,978 80.00%
Nurse Anesthetists 12 $161,994 80.00%
Biochemical Engineers 12 $68,839 85.71%
Appraisers, Real Estate 11 $63,676 78.57%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Sales Agents, Financial Services 3 $91,561 15.79%
Industrial Machinery Mechanics 3 $59,329 15.79%
Photographic Process Workers and Processing Machine Operators 3 $34,188 15.79%
Correspondence Clerks 3 $39,146 15.79%
Marine Engineers and Naval Architects 3 $70,901 15.79%
Data Entry Keyers 3 $26,014 15.79%
Computer Operators 3 $46,536 15.79%
Therapists, All Other 3 $62,455 15.79%
Craft Artists 3 $52,021 15.79%
Fabric Menders, Except Garment 3 $31,110 15.79%
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 %
Bofa Securities Inc 1,270 $114,672 89.82%
Deloitte Tax Llp 1,226 $78,352 86.83%
St Barnabas Hospital 1,108 $61,723 80.70%
American Express Travel Related Services Company Inc 1,107 $115,002 86.69%
Barclays Capital Inc 1,096 $113,037 88.32%
Mckinsey Company Inc United States 1,064 $100,545 86.79%
University Of Rochester 1,021 $63,019 88.78%
Northwell Health 976 $99,158 89.46%
Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Inc 965 $95,320 89.35%
Mount Sinai Medical Center 960 $57,903 90.31%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
A J Kirby Farms Llc 22 $30,919 100.00%
Cherry Lawn Fruit Farms Llc 22 $28,524 100.00%
Hermenet Fruit Farm 22 $30,447 100.00%
Norwich Meadows Farm Llc 22 $29,124 100.00%
Donald Demarree Fruit Farm Inc 22 $28,266 100.00%
Saratoga Sod Farm Inc 22 $29,562 100.00%
Voelpel Farms Inc 22 $26,412 100.00%
Fishkill Farms 22 $25,538 100.00%
Simpelaar Fruit Farm 22 $23,327 100.00%
Kreher Enterprises Llc 21 $32,100 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Credit Suisse Services Usa Llc 64 $97,637 37.87%
New York Power Authority 63 $87,605 37.95%
Blackrock Investment Management Llc 63 $105,303 38.18%
New York Life Insurance Company 63 $123,188 38.89%
Aetna Resources Llc 60 $90,329 37.27%
Hallmark Global Technologies Inc 58 $104,556 36.48%
National Union Fire Insurance Co Of Pittsburgh Pa 57 $105,335 35.85%
Apogee Medical Group New York Pc 57 $122,411 36.08%
Tt Technologies Inc 57 $92,014 36.54%
The Bank Of New York Mellon 55 $122,132 35.26%

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