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 %
Bakers 1 $35,027 100.00%
Naturopathic Physicians 1 $44,990 100.00%
Range Managers 1 $60,944 100.00%
Allergists and Immunologists 1 $230,000 100.00%
Administrative Law Judges, Adjudicators, and Hearing Officers 1 $41,746 100.00%
Transportation Workers, All Other 1 $30,597 100.00%
Electronic Equipment Installers and Repairers, Motor Vehicles 1 $21,070 100.00%
Floral Designers 1 $40,872 100.00%
Electronic Drafters 1 $61,464 100.00%
Farm and Ranch Managers 1 $48,006 100.00%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Agricultural Engineers 1 $65,250 8.33%
Physical Scientists, All Other 1 $53,290 8.33%
Woodworkers, All Other 1 $43,118 8.33%
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 %
Button Inc 14 $123,827 87.50%
Micronet It Solutions Inc 14 $82,557 87.50%
Sonicsoft Inc 14 $74,499 87.50%
Mirae Asset Global Investments Usa Llc 14 $90,962 87.50%
Gdn Infotech Inc 14 $74,554 87.50%
Savin Technologies Inc 14 $85,003 87.50%
Keep Truckin Inc 14 $72,375 87.50%
New Line Structures Development Llc 14 $91,534 87.50%
Cigna Health And Life Insurance Company 14 $117,067 87.50%
Arizona Beverages Usa Llc 14 $90,503 87.50%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Finger Music And Sound Design Corp 1 $27,768 33.33%
Yungs Family Llc 1 $74,526 33.33%
Rizwan Abdus Salam Pe 1 $74,069 33.33%
Sunamerica Annuity And Life Assurance Company 1 $95,222 33.33%
Highline Studio Custom Builder Llc 1 $33,571 33.33%
The Young Company 1 $43,784 33.33%
Sqad Inc 1 $117,312 33.33%
Conduit Capital Partners Llc 1 $111,966 33.33%
Apr Llc 1 $88,171 33.33%
Thomas B Baldwin Dba Baldwin Business Services 1 $43,035 33.33%

Top Industries in New York (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Soil Preparation Planting And Cultivating 17 $29,762 100.00%
Berry Except Strawberry Farming 15 $29,704 100.00%
Oilseed And Grain Farming 14 $34,652 100.00%
Hay Farming 12 $33,041 100.00%
Other Food Crops Grown Under Cover 12 $31,391 100.00%
Cattle Ranching And Farming 11 $32,839 100.00%
Postharvest Crop Activities Except Cotton Ginning 9 $29,014 100.00%
Crop Harvesting Primarily By Machine 8 $25,987 100.00%
Sheep And Goat Farming 7 $33,512 100.00%
Sheep Farming 7 $33,616 100.00%

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