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 %
Maimonides Medical Center 689 $79,097 86.56%
Research Foundation Of Cuny 683 $54,483 86.79%
Db Usa Core Corporation 676 $112,709 87.45%
Bronx Lebanon Hospital Center 674 $76,190 89.75%
Hexaware Technologies Inc 668 $70,664 89.19%
Uber Technologies Inc 665 $117,629 89.14%
Goldman Sachs Bank Usa 663 $102,248 89.59%
The Rockefeller University 658 $56,496 90.51%
Two Sigma Investments Lp 655 $138,337 91.35%
Rbc Capital Markets Llc 646 $113,521 90.10%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Fresh Start Orchards Llc 18 $31,770 100.00%
Hickory Hill Farm Llc 18 $30,274 100.00%
Robert Circle R Fruit Farms Inc 18 $26,902 100.00%
G W Saulpaugh And Son 18 $33,173 100.00%
Datthyn Fruit Farms 18 $32,616 100.00%
Champlain Valley Apple Storage Inc 17 $27,146 100.00%
Apple Hill Orchard 17 $25,015 100.00%
Teeple Farms Inc 17 $28,880 100.00%
Lakeview Orchards Inc 17 $23,499 100.00%
Zingler Farms Inc 17 $30,078 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Flatiron Health 42 $98,155 35.00%
Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company 42 $92,043 35.29%
Eureka Infotech Inc 41 $89,328 34.75%
Prolifics Inc 41 $114,776 34.75%
Balyasny Asset Management Lp 41 $102,885 34.75%
Sothebys 40 $85,764 34.78%
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute 40 $55,200 35.40%
Atos It Solutions And Services Inc 40 $106,919 36.04%
We Work Management Llc 40 $115,136 37.38%
Adobe Inc 40 $107,954 37.38%

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