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 %
Rwanda 2 $116,127 66.67%
Niger 1 $104,624 33.33%
St Kitts And Nevis 1 $82,410 33.33%
Mauritania 1 $88,150 33.33%
Sudan 1 $137,010 33.33%
Guinea 1 $85,758 33.33%
Cambodia 1 $21,674 33.33%
Mozambique 1 $55,723 33.33%
Togo 1 $82,597 50.00%
Oman 1 $78,520 50.00%

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)

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