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 %
Financial Managers 1,958 $161,975 90.40%
Interior Designers 1,934 $50,929 90.25%
Architectural and Civil Drafters 1,892 $47,735 89.12%
Business Intelligence Analysts 1,831 $80,343 89.32%
Cost Estimators 1,737 $63,096 85.65%
General and Operations Managers 1,641 $116,619 84.24%
Biochemists and Biophysicists 1,641 $56,504 85.87%
Industrial Engineers 1,622 $78,578 86.05%
Electronics Engineers, Except Computer 1,545 $85,479 83.69%
Information Technology Project Managers 1,484 $91,590 92.92%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Public Relations Specialists 155 $56,980 85.16%
Actuaries 151 $131,221 84.36%
Architectural and Civil Drafters 147 $50,374 84.00%
Architectural and Engineering Managers 141 $128,285 81.50%
Physicians and Surgeons, All Other 141 $139,712 81.50%
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers 141 $27,192 82.46%
Childcare Workers 139 $25,591 82.25%
Credit Analysts 132 $108,865 79.52%
Industrial Engineers 132 $83,108 81.48%
Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents 131 $148,677 82.39%
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 %
Marsh Usa Inc 128 $90,918 88.89%
Snap Inc 128 $118,688 88.89%
Markit North America Inc Dba Ihs Markit 128 $95,177 88.89%
Apex Technology Group Inc 128 $63,776 89.51%
Academic Medicine Services Inc 128 $124,629 89.51%
General Electric Company Global Research Center 128 $85,123 89.51%
Global Atlantic Financial Company 127 $103,139 88.81%
Intuit Inc 127 $129,484 89.44%
Shearman Sterling Llp 127 $136,579 89.44%
Amneal Pharmaceuticals Of New York Llc 127 $54,292 89.44%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Migliorelli Farm Llc 4 $27,430 100.00%
Donato Farms 4 $21,190 100.00%
James R Lindsey 4 $23,468 100.00%
Hansen Farms Llc Hemdale Farms Inc 4 $31,512 100.00%
Beckens Fruit Farm 4 $34,008 100.00%
Toussaint Farms 4 $22,329 100.00%
Cahoon Farms 4 $20,602 100.00%
Hemdale Farms Inc 4 $32,375 100.00%
Creble Nursery 4 $34,008 100.00%
Micosta Enterprises Inc 4 $31,288 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Zhang Medical Pc 8 $53,646 34.78%
Yodle Inc 8 $90,361 34.78%
Acxiom Corporation 8 $91,598 34.78%
Cooper Crouse Hinds Llc 8 $86,146 36.36%
Computer Technology Services Inc 8 $83,946 36.36%
New Era Cap Co Inc 8 $80,483 36.36%
Gs Execution Clearing Lp 8 $118,920 36.36%
Duff Phelps Llc 8 $121,436 36.36%
Mixit Inc 8 $92,680 36.36%
Local Projects Llc 8 $69,379 36.36%

Top Industries in New York (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %

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