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 %
Botswana 3 $103,889 50.00%
Burkina Faso 3 $114,670 50.00%
Republic Of Congo 3 $57,713 50.00%
Belize 3 $78,096 50.00%
Cote D'ivoire 3 $56,333 50.00%
Malta 3 $138,750 60.00%
Macau 3 $96,415 60.00%
Latvia 3 $56,229 60.00%
Rwanda 2 $116,127 40.00%
Iraq 2 $107,494 40.00%

Top Hiring Companies in New York (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Syntel Inc 533 $79,001 86.81%
Standard Poors Financial Services Llc 524 $111,264 86.61%
Jefferies Llc 520 $111,130 87.10%
Avani Technology Solutions Inc 518 $63,561 86.91%
International Business Machines Corporation 512 $109,488 88.12%
Syntel Consulting Inc 512 $74,694 89.35%
Lt Technology Services Limited 508 $67,266 88.81%
Bank Of China 507 $66,786 88.95%
Rochester General Hospital 497 $97,636 87.35%
Alliancebernstein Lp 494 $100,711 87.43%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Russells Tree Shrub Farm Llc 16 $27,654 100.00%
Maple Ridge Fruit Farm Llc 16 $31,301 100.00%
Oliver Paine Greenhouses 16 $26,943 100.00%
George W Saulpaugh Son Inc 15 $23,706 100.00%
Fowler Bros Inc 15 $21,597 100.00%
Tree Crisp Orchards Llc 15 $28,848 100.00%
Peters Lakeaire 15 $32,338 100.00%
Sergeant Farms 15 $32,161 100.00%
Milk Pail Llc 15 $26,783 100.00%
Toussaint Farms Llc 15 $30,788 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Actimize Inc 36 $109,276 37.50%
Coach Inc 35 $104,318 36.46%
Ove Arup Partners Pc 35 $79,000 37.63%
White Case Llp 35 $139,415 37.63%
Csra State And Local Solutions Llc 35 $88,899 37.63%
Crystal Window Door Systems Ltd 34 $61,217 36.56%
Citadel Enterprise Americas Llc 34 $111,968 36.96%
Exoduspoint Capital Management Lp 34 $126,781 36.96%
Fractal Analytics 34 $110,197 37.36%
Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton Garrison Llp 33 $143,550 36.67%

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