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
501,702 84.93% $83,933 H-1B
50,093 8.48% $192,380 PERM
33,151 5.61% $102,565 E-3 Australian
5,761 0.98% $27,586 H-2A

As of May 2023, New York has seen a total of 590,707 visa workers across all visa types. The most common visa class in New York is the H-1B visa with 501,702 H-1B visas on record over all years accounting for 84.93% of New York's total visas. The second most prevalent visa is the PERM visa with 50,093 PERM visas on record over all years accounting for 8.48% of New York's total visas.

Top Occupations in New York (All Years)

Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Water Resource Specialists 5 $51,472 83.33%
Counseling Psychologists 5 $75,697 83.33%
Neuropsychologists and Clinical Neuropsychologists 5 $63,923 83.33%
Diagnostic Medical Sonographers 5 $60,175 83.33%
Cytogenetic Technologists 5 $75,915 83.33%
Fire-Prevention and Protection Engineers 5 $74,106 83.33%
Acute Care Nurses 5 $79,926 83.33%
Proofreaders and Copy Markers 4 $36,411 66.67%
Travel Guides 4 $37,326 66.67%
Musicians, Instrumental 4 $42,130 80.00%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
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 36,155 in 2023.

Top Countries with Workers in New York From PERM Program (All Years)

Country # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
India 14,788 $249,399 54.06%
China 4,111 $134,521 52.28%
Canada 1,391 $448,384 44.81%
South Korea 1,286 $154,718 44.34%
United Kingdom 829 $118,600 49.91%
France 627 $115,789 39.14%
Mexico 518 $65,452 37.35%
Brazil 474 $280,583 36.57%
Philippines 466 $2,925,172 36.01%
Japan 325 $73,142 34.80%

Top Hiring Companies in New York (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Hcl America Inc 1,885 $72,589 92.67%
Ibm India Private Limited 1,828 $67,728 90.58%
Barclays Services Corp 1,827 $100,931 94.96%
Grandison Management Inc 1,700 $63,907 88.68%
Brookhaven National Laboratory 1,694 $75,097 90.88%
Facebook Inc 1,656 $124,659 91.59%
Cornell University 1,651 $62,205 93.28%
Virtusa Corporation 1,498 $77,981 86.19%
Citigroup Global Markets Inc 1,489 $100,382 86.67%
Montefiore Medical Center 1,469 $80,004 85.91%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Rochester Institute Of Technology 81 $57,736 30.00%
Mount Sinai Medical Center 80 $87,977 30.30%
Sportime Clubs Llc 80 $30,478 30.53%
Icahn School Of Medicine At Mount Sinai 78 $102,908 30.35%
Performance Resources Ny Inc 77 $92,807 30.08%
Palantir Technologies 77 $97,628 30.56%
Amazoncom Services Inc 77 $103,381 31.82%
Murex North America Inc 75 $99,691 34.56%
Aig Pc Global Services Inc 73 $90,918 33.80%
Nyse Market De Inc 68 $109,309 31.63%

Top Industries in New York (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Political Organizations 8 $62,855 88.89%
Institutional Furniture Manufacturing 8 $64,888 88.89%
Tire Manufacturing 7 $66,726 77.78%
Industrial And Personal Service Paper Merchant Wholesalers 7 $65,734 77.78%
Machine Shops 7 $62,486 77.78%
Paper And Paper Product Merchant Wholesalers 7 $82,510 77.78%
Apparel Knitting Mills 7 $59,987 77.78%
Metal Can Manufacturing 7 $97,718 77.78%
Other Communication And Energy Wire Manufacturing 7 $78,262 77.78%
Traveler Accommodation 7 $59,561 87.50%
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
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 $83,995. The state with the highest average wage of H1-B workers for all states is CA with an average wage of $100,819.

State Avg Wage