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 %
Nuclear Technicians 5 $48,994 83.33%
Tutors 5 $49,778 83.33%
Online Merchants 5 $67,288 83.33%
Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks 5 $46,388 83.33%
Procurement Clerks 4 $35,781 66.67%
Private Detectives and Investigators 4 $38,589 80.00%
Conservation Scientists 4 $62,894 80.00%
Electro-Mechanical Technicians 4 $41,324 80.00%
Dermatologists 4 $190,338 80.00%
Manufacturing Engineering Technologists 4 $70,320 80.00%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Musicians and Singers 2 $37,263 12.50%
Real Estate Brokers 2 $165,277 12.50%
Shampooers 2 $19,375 12.50%
Nurse Practitioners 2 $109,190 12.50%
Computer Numerically Controlled Machine Tool Programmers, Metal and Plastic 2 $55,640 12.50%
Compensation and Benefits Managers 2 $125,497 12.50%
Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs 2 $48,547 12.50%
Psychologists, All Other 2 $59,602 12.50%
Segmental Pavers 2 $36,546 12.50%
Quality Control Systems Managers 2 $102,576 12.50%
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 %
New York Technology Partners Inc 376 $74,125 90.60%
Polaris Software Lab India Ltd 369 $59,192 90.44%
Svam International Inc 369 $73,899 90.66%
The Capital Markets Company 367 $100,942 90.17%
Oracle America Inc 364 $107,668 89.88%
Palantir Technologies Inc 364 $104,708 89.88%
Bilinguals Inc 364 $59,275 90.10%
The New York Times Company 362 $110,989 89.83%
Sciegen Pharmaceuticals Inc 357 $62,394 89.25%
Erp Analysts Inc 354 $85,476 88.72%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Bovee Farms 13 $29,666 100.00%
Lakeside Sod Supply Co Inc 13 $26,872 100.00%
Elhannon Wholesale Nursery Inc 13 $26,845 100.00%
Sj Starowitz Farms Llc 13 $31,682 100.00%
Hansen Farms Llc 12 $27,898 100.00%
Pedersen Farms Inc 12 $26,237 100.00%
Lynoaken Farms Inc 12 $25,909 100.00%
Fremouw Son Llc 12 $31,486 100.00%
Pure Grown Llc 12 $24,258 100.00%
Jam Of New Paltz Inc 12 $28,302 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Nbcuniversal Media Llc 24 $144,613 32.00%
Stellar Services Inc 24 $86,905 32.43%
Curtis Landscaping Inc 24 $28,009 32.43%
Rbc Capital Markets Corporation 23 $90,760 31.08%
North Point It Corp 23 $94,544 31.08%
Morgan Stanley Fund Services Inc 23 $104,658 31.51%
Zillow Inc 23 $87,321 31.51%
Jri America Inc 23 $114,564 31.94%
Banco Santander Sa 23 $140,739 31.94%
Cox Automotive Corporate Services Llc 23 $114,880 31.94%

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