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%
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 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 %
Impetus Technologies Inc 15 $99,308 88.24%
Vyzer Solutions Inc 15 $85,426 88.24%
Westport Insurance Corporation 15 $96,515 88.24%
Ciber Global Llc 15 $85,771 88.24%
Cintra Software Services Inc 15 $95,960 88.24%
Work Market Inc 15 $99,951 88.24%
Hopper Usa Inc 15 $135,871 88.24%
Ask Applications Inc 15 $102,048 88.24%
Thing Daemon Inc 15 $97,746 88.24%
Hp Enterprise Services Llc 15 $94,812 88.24%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Wiedenkennedy 1 $42,266 33.33%
Wolver Hill Advisors 1 $136,365 33.33%
Kings Harbor Care Center Dba Kings Harbor Multicar 1 $50,752 33.33%
139 Medical Facility Pc 1 $75,462 33.33%
Baljinder Singh Dds Pc 1 $98,696 33.33%
Danis Pizza Restaurant Corp Dba Danis House Of Pizza 1 $25,397 33.33%
Kensington Insurance Company 1 $100,672 33.33%
Graham United Corp Dba New Mexico Place 1 $29,682 33.33%
Global Nest Llc 1 $80,475 33.33%
Central Heights Service Station Inc 1 $30,597 33.33%

Top Industries in New York (All Years)

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 $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