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 %
Zambia 5 $78,899 38.46%
St Vincent 5 $67,068 38.46%
Mongolia 5 $72,675 38.46%
Kuwait 5 $171,833 41.67%
Dominica 5 $70,435 41.67%
Kosovo 5 $73,790 41.67%
Iceland 5 $110,061 45.45%
Turkmenistan 5 $41,492 45.45%
Bahrain 4 $82,373 40.00%
Nicaragua 4 $105,191 40.00%

Top Hiring Companies in New York (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Aig Employee Services Inc 133 $87,864 89.26%
Mindex Technologies Inc 133 $76,780 89.26%
Manhattan Telecommunications Corporation 133 $73,313 89.86%
Ait Global Inc 133 $82,427 89.86%
Everest Consulting Group Inc 132 $80,104 89.80%
Gavs Technologies Na Inc 132 $78,667 89.80%
London Stock Exchange Group Holdings Inc 132 $93,350 89.80%
Ana Data Consulting Inc 132 $112,209 89.80%
Mercury Systems Inc 132 $63,311 90.41%
Aol Inc 132 $77,761 90.41%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Boise Country 4 $30,040 100.00%
Two Of Clubs Orchard Llc 4 $34,008 100.00%
Stephen L Dygert 4 $27,664 100.00%
Cd Wager Inc 4 $21,936 100.00%
Garden Of Eve Llc 4 $34,008 100.00%
Sunflower Notes Llc 4 $35,469 100.00%
Fresh Co Farm Llc 4 $30,259 100.00%
C D Wager Inc 4 $32,183 100.00%
Cotswold Holdings Llc 4 $21,564 100.00%
Fox Fruit Farm Llc 4 $29,182 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Dws Investment Management Americas Inc 9 $113,647 39.13%
Catchpoint 9 $138,154 39.13%
Lera Consulting Structural Engineers Rllp 9 $94,578 39.13%
Chobani Llc 9 $123,929 39.13%
Braze Inc 9 $128,331 39.13%
Schrodinger 9 $84,522 39.13%
Sony Music Entertainment 9 $120,021 39.13%
Certified Kernel Tech Llc 9 $92,618 39.13%
Mvp Consulting Plus 9 $75,790 39.13%
Viacomcbs Inc 9 $149,363 39.13%

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