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
501,702 84.93% $83,933 H-1B
50,093 8.48% $192,380 PERM
33,151 5.61% $102,565 E-3 Australian
5,761 0.98% $27,586 H-2A

As of May 2023, New York has seen a total of 590,707 visa workers across all visa types. The most common visa class in New York is the H-1B visa with 501,702 H-1B visas on record over all years accounting for 84.93% of New York's total visas. The second most prevalent visa is the PERM visa with 50,093 PERM visas on record over all years accounting for 8.48% of New York's total visas.

Top Occupations in New York (All Years)

Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
First-Line Supervisors of Protective Service Workers, All Other 1 $64,542 100.00%
Intelligence Analysts 1 $65,312 100.00%
Critical Care Nurses 1 $66,997 100.00%
Solar Photovoltaic Installers 1 $68,869 100.00%
Boilermakers 1 $87,318 100.00%
Nurse Midwives 1 $88,192 100.00%
Licensing Examiners and Inspectors 1 $98,322 100.00%
Wind Energy Engineers 1 $110,240 100.00%
Informatics Nurse Specialists 1 $114,067 100.00%
Radio Frequency Identification Device Specialists 1 $114,795 100.00%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
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 36,155 in 2023.

Top Countries with Workers in New York From PERM Program (All Years)

Country # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
India 14,788 $249,399 54.06%
China 4,111 $134,521 52.28%
Canada 1,391 $448,384 44.81%
South Korea 1,286 $154,718 44.34%
United Kingdom 829 $118,600 49.91%
France 627 $115,789 39.14%
Mexico 518 $65,452 37.35%
Brazil 474 $280,583 36.57%
Philippines 466 $2,925,172 36.01%
Japan 325 $73,142 34.80%

Top Hiring Companies in New York (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Hsbc Securities Usa Inc 372 $106,328 90.95%
Capital One Services Llc 371 $96,729 90.71%
New York Technology Partners Inc 370 $74,136 90.69%
Markit North America Inc 370 $95,800 90.69%
Polaris Software Lab India Ltd 369 $59,192 90.89%
Tower Research Capital Llc 366 $117,165 90.37%
Svam International Inc 362 $73,509 89.60%
The Mary Imogene Bassett Hospital 360 $111,250 89.33%
The Blackstone Group 360 $105,555 90.00%
Bilinguals Inc 353 $59,104 88.47%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Point72 Asset Management Lp 25 $103,493 32.47%
Infor Us Inc 25 $109,633 32.89%
Valtech Solutions Inc 24 $118,628 32.00%
Curtis Landscaping Inc 24 $28,009 32.00%
Aol Inc 24 $109,797 32.43%
Fractal Analytics 23 $93,721 31.08%
North Point It Corp 23 $94,544 31.08%
Morgan Stanley Fund Services Inc 23 $104,658 31.08%
The Carlyle Group Employee Co Llc 23 $151,138 31.51%
Simcorp Usa Inc 23 $105,111 31.51%

Top Industries in New York (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Commuter Rail Systems 3 $95,424 100.00%
Cookie Cracker And Pasta Manufacturing 3 $58,496 100.00%
Asphalt Paving Roofing And Saturated Materials Manufacturing 3 $81,321 100.00%
Industrial Launderers 3 $53,387 100.00%
Paperboard Container Manufacturing 3 $77,265 100.00%
Gypsum Product Manufacturing 3 $76,058 100.00%
Private Mail Centers 3 $77,695 100.00%
Motor Vehicle Steering And Suspension Components Except Spring Manufacturing 3 $61,125 100.00%
Photofinishing 3 $77,023 100.00%
Bowling Centers 3 $57,103 100.00%
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 $83,995. The state with the highest average wage of H1-B workers for all states is CA with an average wage of $100,819.

State Avg Wage