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 %
Fashion Designers 972 $56,209 84.52%
Materials Engineers 954 $78,742 83.54%
Accountants 936 $68,917 84.10%
Logisticians 922 $62,058 83.06%
Human Resources Specialists 893 $59,959 85.05%
Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary 881 $64,239 84.63%
Paralegals and Legal Assistants 875 $51,534 87.24%
Models 857 $51,723 85.96%
Engineers, All Other 821 $69,724 88.28%
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education 781 $58,258 89.16%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Fashion Designers 82 $75,060 73.21%
Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners 81 $27,398 72.32%
Budget Analysts 75 $64,889 66.96%
Art Directors 75 $110,576 67.57%
Instructional Coordinators 73 $47,703 66.97%
Stonemasons 73 $1,379,078 67.59%
Human Resources Specialists 73 $65,274 67.59%
Foreign Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary 72 $51,848 67.29%
Receptionists and Information Clerks 70 $28,051 65.42%
Helpers--Production Workers 68 $26,376 64.76%
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 %
Birlasoft Inc 409 $66,429 92.95%
The Devereux Foundation 407 $31,398 92.92%
Gcom Software Inc 401 $85,187 92.40%
Markit North America Inc 399 $98,447 93.44%
Mount Sinai Hospital 395 $92,989 93.16%
Linkedin Corporation 394 $120,567 93.81%
Hsbc Securities Usa Inc 384 $107,334 91.65%
Tower Research Capital Llc 381 $118,012 91.15%
The Mary Imogene Bassett Hospital 380 $111,597 90.91%
New York Life Insurance Company 379 $108,805 91.11%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Pioneer Fruit Farm 14 $23,210 100.00%
Marshall Skiff Orchard Llc 14 $24,192 100.00%
Fox Fruit Farm 13 $34,974 100.00%
Ontario Orchards 13 $26,287 100.00%
Windflower Farms Llc 13 $25,402 100.00%
Altamont Orchards Inc 13 $30,998 100.00%
Pacello Orchards 13 $32,795 100.00%
Stoneledge Farm Llc 13 $26,934 100.00%
Lm Farms 13 $33,459 100.00%
Weed Farms Inc 13 $28,200 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Brown Brothers Harriman Co 27 $112,808 34.62%
Axa Equitable Life Insurance Company 26 $110,297 33.33%
Tri State Gunite 26 $32,885 33.33%
Syscom Usa Inc 25 $73,566 32.47%
Ebusinessware Inc 25 $77,650 32.47%
Valtech Solutions Inc 25 $117,770 32.47%
Point72 Lp 25 $91,954 32.47%
Simcorp Usa Inc 24 $106,506 31.58%
Transperfect Translations International Inc 24 $71,062 31.58%
Aol Inc 24 $109,797 32.00%

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