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 %
Bicycle Repairers 1 $48,422 100.00%
Production Workers, All Other 1 $35,360 100.00%
Court Clerks 1 $36,566 100.00%
Craft Artists 1 $24,918 100.00%
Freight and Cargo Inspectors 1 $51,579 100.00%
First-Line Supervisors of Helpers, Laborers, and Material Movers, Hand 1 $35,547 100.00%
Counter and Rental Clerks 1 $23,816 100.00%
Tile and Marble Setters 1 $29,474 100.00%
Security Management Specialists 1 $49,566 100.00%
Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters 1 $44,491 100.00%
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 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 %
Bp Mechanical Corp 16 $78,320 94.12%
East Coast Holidays Inc 16 $70,880 94.12%
Quinnox Inc 16 $72,755 94.12%
Moneylion Inc 16 $128,300 94.12%
Cambridge Pharma Consultancy Inc 16 $98,127 94.12%
National Financial Llc 16 $93,071 94.12%
Curia Global Inc Formerly Albany Molecular Research Inc 16 $81,953 94.12%
Western Union Llc 16 $111,024 94.12%
Macias Gini Oconnell Llp 16 $97,515 94.12%
Wipro Llc 16 $69,718 94.12%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Safra Securities Llc 1 $186,181 33.33%
Catherine Mcauley High School 1 $46,630 33.33%
Westchester Wall Stuccoinc 1 $55,432 33.33%
Big Idea Advertising Inc 1 $118,914 33.33%
Skiva Intl 1 $42,453 33.33%
7112 13th Avenue Corp 1 $25,397 33.33%
Topside Systems Llc 1 $41,808 33.33%
Ziphany Llc 1 $67,475 33.33%
Marina Maher Communications Inc 1 $150,592 33.33%
Sharp Communications Inc 1 $109,034 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