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 %
Teacher Assistants 5 $27,829 71.43%
Real Estate Brokers 5 $92,623 71.43%
Critical Care Nurses 5 $77,992 83.33%
Camera Operators, Television, Video, and Motion Picture 5 $33,904 83.33%
Textile, Apparel, and Furnishings Workers, All Other 5 $30,572 83.33%
Neuropsychologists and Clinical Neuropsychologists 5 $63,923 83.33%
Transportation Inspectors 5 $56,277 83.33%
Proofreaders and Copy Markers 5 $37,319 83.33%
Diagnostic Medical Sonographers 5 $60,175 83.33%
Fuel Cell Engineers 5 $74,131 83.33%
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 %
Strides Pharma Inc 15 $81,396 88.24%
Advantage Technical Resourcing Inc 15 $98,116 88.24%
Cargomatrix Inc 15 $85,190 88.24%
Wafra Investment Advisory Group Inc 15 $85,969 88.24%
Chardan Capital Markets Llc 15 $88,634 88.24%
Voya Investment Management Llc 15 $99,121 88.24%
The Global Alliance For Tb Drug Development Inc 15 $149,455 88.24%
Ahava Medical Rehabilitation Center Llc 15 $72,478 88.24%
Mercer Investment Consulting Inc 15 $91,796 88.24%
I2 It Solutions Inc 15 $89,046 88.24%

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