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 %
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Loan Interviewers and Clerks 3 $36,872 16.67%
Fabric and Apparel Patternmakers 3 $66,227 16.67%
Counter Attendants, Cafeteria, Food Concession, and Coffee Shop 3 $24,232 16.67%
Dishwashers 3 $21,438 16.67%
Epidemiologists 3 $57,408 16.67%
Sales Representatives, Services, All Other 2 $47,892 11.11%
Nurse Practitioners 2 $109,190 11.11%
Shampooers 2 $19,375 11.11%
Compensation and Benefits Managers 2 $125,497 11.11%
Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs 2 $48,547 11.11%
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 %
Renowned Corp 281 $62,701 90.65%
Doordash Inc 279 $137,860 90.58%
Goldman Sachs Amp Co Llc 279 $98,006 90.58%
General Electric Company 275 $102,515 89.87%
Bnp Paribas 274 $106,200 90.13%
Slalom Llc 273 $109,026 89.80%
Argus Information And Advisory Services Llc 273 $78,603 90.70%
Skidmore Owings Merrill Llp 272 $67,320 90.37%
Netrovert Software Inc 272 $86,781 91.89%
Kforce Inc 268 $90,133 90.85%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Duncan Family Farms Llc 10 $33,875 100.00%
Burgers Farm 10 $28,985 100.00%
The Forest Farmers Llc 10 $34,734 100.00%
Deer Run Farms Llc 10 $29,214 100.00%
Tassone Farms 10 $23,564 100.00%
River View Farms Llc 10 $33,005 100.00%
Pearl Creek Management Inc 10 $31,171 100.00%
Mw Farms Inc 10 $34,054 100.00%
Thomas S Roe 10 $30,168 100.00%
Simpelaar Fruit Farms Llc 10 $33,005 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Full Gospel New York Church 18 $50,289 31.58%
State University Of New York At Cortland 18 $40,064 31.58%
Ivy Enterprises Inc 18 $60,410 31.58%
Henningson Durham Richardson Pc 18 $85,659 31.58%
Clifford Chance Us Llp 18 $153,446 32.14%
Jump Operations 18 $106,381 32.14%
Envogue International Llc 18 $78,321 32.73%
Gilsanz Murray Steficek Llp Engineers And Architec 18 $73,816 32.73%
Commerzbank Ag Ny Branch 18 $115,037 32.73%
Pivotal Software Inc 18 $115,309 32.73%

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