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 %
Italy 328 $94,031 40.20%
Taiwan 320 $1,136,997 41.13%
Australia 309 $127,812 40.08%
Turkey 288 $85,074 38.87%
Ireland 287 $100,380 39.64%
Poland 266 $53,675 41.89%
Israel 265 $105,236 41.93%
Ecuador 263 $39,753 42.63%
Russia 261 $93,159 43.00%
Germany 261 $109,055 43.72%

Top Hiring Companies in New York (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Morgan Stanley Bank Na 107 $98,750 87.70%
Scholastic Inc 107 $109,914 87.70%
Software Guidance Assistance Inc 107 $92,800 87.70%
I Link Solutions Inc 106 $83,526 86.89%
Orion Systems Integrators Llc 106 $90,267 87.60%
Virtu Financial Operating Llc 106 $120,926 87.60%
Microexcel Inc 106 $65,255 88.33%
Bgc Partners Inc 106 $115,932 88.33%
Prutech Solutions Inc 106 $103,461 88.33%
Actimize Inc 105 $94,317 88.24%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Torrey Farm Inc 3 $23,150 100.00%
Hilltop Fruit Farm Llc 3 $30,694 100.00%
Vanacker Farms Llc 3 $37,024 100.00%
Hurd Orchards Springbrook Farms Llc 3 $34,951 100.00%
Vanputte Seed Co 3 $30,673 100.00%
Harbs Farm 3 $34,057 100.00%
Mike Walsh Sons Greenhouse Inc 3 $33,107 100.00%
My T Acres Inc Petition 1 3 $34,362 100.00%
Db Orchards Llc 3 $31,158 100.00%
Krehers Sunrise Farm Llc 3 $28,307 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
The Boys Llc Dba Supplyhousecom 7 $88,195 36.84%
Haymarket Media Media 7 $93,217 36.84%
Teledyne Lecroy Inc 7 $82,746 36.84%
Stifel Financial Corp 7 $137,120 36.84%
Roundarch Isobar Inc 7 $113,452 36.84%
The Gethsemane Church Of New York 7 $48,627 36.84%
Our Lady Of Lourdes Memorial Hospitalinc 7 $135,607 36.84%
Kargo Global Inc 7 $92,756 36.84%
Susquehanna International Group Llp 7 $94,132 36.84%
Partners Group Usa Inc 7 $125,359 36.84%

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