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 %
Software Developers, Applications 50,032 $95,150 90.63%
Computer Systems Analysts 34,988 $77,378 92.94%
Computer Programmers 20,805 $63,502 89.51%
Computer Occupations, All Other 17,158 $71,601 92.13%
Financial Analysts 15,789 $100,203 89.23%
Accountants and Auditors 15,722 $73,467 92.96%
Management Analysts 14,873 $88,732 93.05%
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists 10,568 $61,227 87.50%
Operations Research Analysts 9,225 $85,748 90.76%
Physicians and Surgeons, All Other 8,064 $85,741 89.71%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Software Developers, Applications 7,049 $357,118 66.59%
Computer Systems Analysts 4,359 $150,430 148.11%
Computer Occupations, All Other 3,463 $108,040 150.70%
Accountants and Auditors 1,339 $92,927 58.45%
Management Analysts 1,086 $111,113 55.15%
Financial Analysts 991 $116,759 122.19%
Software Developers, Systems Software 842 $108,909 149.29%
Lawyers 618 $402,886 121.89%
Statisticians 607 $75,005 169.08%
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists 582 $61,589 165.81%
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 %
Saudi Arabia 12 $114,696 48.00%
Bolivia 12 $72,124 50.00%
Norway 11 $124,089 47.83%
Azerbaijan 11 $71,159 47.83%
Serbia And Montenegro 10 $64,372 45.45%
Cameroon 10 $86,054 47.62%
Mauritius 9 $80,296 45.00%
Armenia 8 $94,635 42.11%
Kyrgyzstan 7 $83,762 38.89%
Senegal 7 $83,362 41.18%

Top Hiring Companies in New York (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Sodexo Inc 71 $83,826 88.75%
Oda Architecture Pc 71 $61,265 88.75%
Citigroup Management Corp 71 $90,804 88.75%
Santander Bank Na 71 $102,285 89.87%
Xtream It People Inc 71 $58,634 89.87%
Dresser Rand Company 71 $72,989 89.87%
The City University Of New York 70 $87,024 88.61%
John Jay College Of Criminal Justice Cuny 70 $71,797 88.61%
Kohn Pederson Fox Associates Pc 70 $57,027 88.61%
Vr Networks Inc 70 $72,555 88.61%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Anthony Demarco And Sons 1 $18,678 100.00%
Everett Orchards 1 $29,723 100.00%
Girouxs Poultry Farm Inc Order 1 1 $37,024 100.00%
Datthyn Farms Llc 1 $37,024 100.00%
Bradford T Reeve Sr Paul Reeve Inc 1 $18,054 100.00%
Sandy Knolls Farms Inc 1 $20,420 100.00%
Passarell Farms Dba Dale Passarell 1 $21,320 100.00%
Gray Family Farm Llc 1 $31,179 100.00%
Roes Orchards 1 $35,256 100.00%
Hermannn J Wiemer Vineyard 1 $22,693 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Pisa Biopharm Inc 5 $106,862 38.46%
Newsela Inc 5 $110,373 38.46%
Borgwarner Ithaca Llc 5 $95,268 38.46%
Marvel Architects Pllc 5 $69,763 38.46%
Premier Education Consulting Inc 5 $62,673 38.46%
Globant Llc 5 $107,748 38.46%
Natures Value Inc 5 $79,472 38.46%
Hp Hood Llc 5 $81,374 38.46%
Kiska Developers Inc 5 $84,581 38.46%
Fti Phil Am Foods Inc 5 $33,326 38.46%

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