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 %
Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers 1 $191,360 100.00%
Sports Medicine Physicians 1 $208,000 100.00%
Allergists and Immunologists 1 $230,000 100.00%
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 %
Bank Of China 462 $65,022 87.33%
Rochester General Hospital 444 $95,571 84.57%
Baha Industries Corp 442 $116,887 85.49%
Morgan Stanley Smith Barney Llc 438 $93,934 87.60%
Syracuse University 432 $50,647 87.10%
Thomson Reuters Markets Llc 428 $96,326 87.70%
Jean Martin Inc 421 $72,353 86.80%
New York University Hospitals Center 416 $53,885 85.95%
Nomura Securities International Inc 416 $116,777 86.85%
Evercore Partners Services East Llc 410 $111,896 87.23%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics Inc 30 $104,541 34.88%
Goldmansachs Co 29 $103,439 33.72%
Wsp Usa Inc 29 $92,181 34.12%
Alstom Signaling Inc 29 $95,681 34.52%
Infusion Dev Llc 29 $108,372 34.94%
Exoduspoint Capital Management Lp 28 $126,862 33.73%
United Health Services Hospitals 28 $138,455 34.15%
Societe Generale 28 $134,462 34.57%
Dailymotion 28 $101,725 34.57%
Populus Group Llc 28 $49,921,495 34.57%

Top Industries in New York (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Telecommunications 1 $121,202 100.00%
Commercial And Industrial Machinery And Equipment Rental And Leasing 1 $42,286 100.00%
Plastics Bottle Manufacturing 1 $61,547 100.00%
Ship And Boat Building 1 $73,174 100.00%
Specialized Freight Trucking 1 $17,181 100.00%
Plastics Bag And Pouch Manufacturing 1 $88,026 100.00%
All Other Grain Farming 1 $72,717 100.00%
Luggage And Leather Goods Retailers 1 $117,042 100.00%
Automotive Equipment Rental And Leasing 1 $48,110 100.00%
Cement Manufacturing 1 $55,390 100.00%
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