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 %
Grenada 7 $58,419 41.18%
Algeria 7 $72,869 43.75%
Tanzania 7 $111,172 43.75%
St Lucia 7 $65,428 43.75%
Barbados 6 $95,247 40.00%
Bosnia And Herzegovina 6 $80,184 40.00%
Tajikistan 6 $76,333 40.00%
Montenegro 6 $103,284 40.00%
Uganda 6 $89,116 42.86%
Estonia 6 $89,365 42.86%

Top Hiring Companies in New York (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Alarm Lock Systems Llc 15 $100,759 88.24%
American Securities Llc 15 $127,883 88.24%
Datarich Management Systems Ltd 15 $95,460 88.24%
Quintiles Inc 15 $93,756 88.24%
Srs Investment Management Llc 15 $144,676 88.24%
Empire Vision Center Inc 15 $112,820 88.24%
Artisan Partners Limited Partnership 15 $122,721 88.24%
Digital Ocean Llc 15 $122,612 88.24%
Virtual Labs Inc 15 $125,578 88.24%
Symbiontio Inc 15 $134,713 88.24%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Goodbuy Brothers Inc 1 $47,882 33.33%
Variety Accessories Llc 1 $97,240 33.33%
Michael M Shen Corinne Abate Shen 1 $25,605 33.33%
Fog Creek Software 1 $121,493 33.33%
Law Offices Of Arthur Okada 1 $60,674 33.33%
Alumil Na Corp 1 $69,888 33.33%
The Korean Church Of Greater Ny Inc 1 $50,752 33.33%
He Management Inc Dba Pacific Grill 1 $77,355 33.33%
Adex Corporation 1 $57,304 33.33%
Nass Properties Inc 1 $38,958 33.33%

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