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 %
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers 1 $35,714 100.00%
Gem and Diamond Workers 1 $41,454 100.00%
First-Line Supervisors of Protective Service Workers, All Other 1 $64,542 100.00%
Receptionists and Information Clerks 1 $35,027 100.00%
Tool and Die Makers 1 $60,715 100.00%
Sports Medicine Physicians 1 $208,000 100.00%
Psychiatric Technicians 1 $36,026 100.00%
Aviation Inspectors 1 $47,507 100.00%
Order Clerks 1 $30,534 100.00%
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 %
Manhattan Medical Healthcare Pc 15 $63,599 93.75%
Accuen Inc 15 $66,298 93.75%
Allied Informatics Inc 15 $75,527 93.75%
Appnexus 15 $65,247 93.75%
Inventa Group Inc 15 $70,623 93.75%
Sdl Tridion Inc 15 $76,480 93.75%
Strategic Funding Source Inc 15 $100,525 93.75%
Paperchase Accountancy Inc 15 $58,481 93.75%
Logic House Ltd 15 $71,645 93.75%
Mother Industries Llc 15 $79,567 93.75%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Language Interface Inc 1 $70,678 33.33%
Jp Standard Construction Corp 1 $58,718 33.33%
G D Restaurant Corp 1 $24,544 33.33%
Immaculate Conception Schoolparochial Elementary School 1 $29,494 33.33%
Mccormick Schmicks 1 $45,510 33.33%
Kiska Group Ltd 1 $0 33.33%
Da Global Group Inc 1 $67,122 33.33%
Lumi Corporation 1 $40,123 33.33%
Pawel Hogendorf 1 $23,941 33.33%
Law Office Of Denis C Guerin 1 $83,262 33.33%

Top Industries in New York (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Miscellaneous Nondurable Goods Merchant Wholesalers 25 $36,373 100.00%
Floriculture Production 23 $32,566 100.00%
Poultry Hatcheries 23 $32,510 100.00%
Food Crops Grown Under Cover 23 $31,889 100.00%
Landscaping Services 22 $32,140 100.00%
Apiculture 21 $31,723 100.00%
Agriculture Forestry Fishing And Hunting 20 $30,987 100.00%
Other Noncitrus Fruit Farming 19 $26,251 100.00%
Support Activities For Crop Production 17 $32,788 100.00%
Chicken Egg Production 17 $28,953 100.00%

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