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 %
Information Security Analysts 1,199 $101,403 90.02%
Budget Analysts 1,181 $60,625 92.63%
Economists 1,133 $99,632 89.35%
Business Teachers, Postsecondary 1,108 $67,226 87.87%
Construction Managers 1,097 $96,395 89.26%
Web Developers 1,093 $62,366 90.93%
Sales Engineers 1,077 $106,157 89.75%
Biological Technicians 1,053 $45,302 88.04%
Internists, General 1,041 $126,305 89.28%
Judicial Law Clerks 1,020 $53,788 88.39%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Coaches and Scouts 103 $34,223 78.63%
Cost Estimators 102 $62,448 80.31%
Logisticians 97 $67,562 76.38%
Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary 96 $57,046 75.59%
Chefs and Head Cooks 96 $55,407 76.80%
Economics Teachers, Postsecondary 90 $60,491 76.27%
Paralegals and Legal Assistants 89 $56,743 75.42%
Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technologists 86 $6,206,334 73.50%
Commercial and Industrial Designers 84 $62,613 72.41%
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive 84 $39,390 73.04%
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 %
Aspen Dental Associates Of Hudson Valley Pllc 14 $127,153 87.50%
Cvs Rx Services Inc 14 $108,098 87.50%
Revlon Consumer Products Corporation 14 $141,866 87.50%
Commerx Us Inc 14 $102,199 87.50%
New York Business Advisory Corporate Services Inc 14 $109,283 87.50%
Groop Internet Platform Inc 14 $94,844 87.50%
Developonbox Llc 14 $67,954 87.50%
Take Solutions Inc 14 $58,173 87.50%
Clutchpoint Llc 14 $71,782 87.50%
Symbol Software Services Inc 14 $81,068 87.50%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Idc Global Inc 1 $101,088 33.33%
Horizontal Systems Inc 1 $85,925 33.33%
Research Foundation Of Suny Upstate Medical Univ 1 $70,699 33.33%
Amsac Inc 1 $72,821 33.33%
Dr Steven B David 1 $73,050 33.33%
Lewis County General Hospital 1 $115,336 33.33%
Albany Sarang Fellowship Church 1 $31,470 33.33%
One Therapeutic Physical Therapy Pc 1 $93,642 33.33%
Napach Rothenberg Architects 1 $70,054 33.33%
Inner View Inc 1 $117,333 33.33%

Top Industries in New York (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Legal Services 489 $77,017 86.70%
Travel Agencies 487 $67,560 86.65%
Media Representatives 484 $81,138 87.36%
Miscellaneous Intermediation 474 $121,516 86.65%
Other Heavy And Civil Engineering Construction 471 $77,372 89.89%
Museums 445 $66,667 85.58%
Other Social Advocacy Organizations 433 $78,468 83.75%
Religious Organizations 426 $47,439 84.52%
Industrial Gas Manufacturing 426 $80,341 87.65%
Child Care Services 412 $42,014 85.12%
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 $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