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 %
Dental Hygienists 2 $65,302 12.50%
Life, Physical, and Social Science Technicians, All Other 2 $53,643 12.50%
Bioinformatics Scientists 2 $75,130 12.50%
Watch Repairers 2 $49,546 12.50%
First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material-Moving Machine and Vehicle Operators 2 $52,874 12.50%
Tour Guides and Escorts 2 $35,901 12.50%
Pest Control Workers 2 $30,659 12.50%
Pressers, Textile, Garment, and Related Materials 2 $18,876 12.50%
Podiatrists 2 $95,628 12.50%
Pharmacists 2 $94,963 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 Presbyterian Hospital 15 $93,454 88.24%
Sparta Consulting Inc 15 $75,012 88.24%
Ikon It Solutions Inc 15 $72,295 88.24%
Isr Info Way Inc 15 $83,097 88.24%
Gourmet Guru Inc 15 $52,895 88.24%
Verizon Business Network Services Inc 15 $80,570 88.24%
Artnet 15 $57,739 88.24%
Pei Cobb Freed And Partners Architects Llp 15 $60,747 88.24%
Korean Community Services Of Metropolitan New York Inc 15 $53,815 88.24%
Silent Models Usa Llc 15 $63,429 88.24%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Oxford Marks Associates Inc 1 $25,334 33.33%
Burton Gold 1 $31,470 33.33%
Fry Inc 1 $80,475 33.33%
Tangram International Exhibitions 1 $46,155 33.33%
The Red Onion Restaurant Bar 1 $27,955 33.33%
Michael And Jennifer Price 1 $25,563 33.33%
Scarano Architect Pllc 1 $68,390 33.33%
Adrianna Papell Llc 1 $98,030 33.33%
Hbi Incorporated 1 $86,882 33.33%
C C Affordable Management Llc 1 $122,221 33.33%

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