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 %
Adobe Inc 168 $128,484 87.50%
Performance Resources Ny Inc 168 $62,353 87.96%
Stellar Services Inc 167 $73,548 87.89%
Openlink Financial Llc 167 $81,375 87.89%
Sirius Xm Radio Inc 167 $113,447 88.36%
Jt Magen Company Inc 167 $78,210 88.83%
Spruce Technology Inc 166 $93,190 88.77%
Handel Architects Llp 166 $58,024 88.77%
Simons Foundation 165 $94,366 88.24%
Yahoo Inc 164 $85,336 88.17%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Knapp Farms Operating Inc Et Al 6 $30,916 100.00%
Meadowood Farms Of Cazenovia Llc 6 $31,470 100.00%
Fox Fruit Farms Llc 6 $28,378 100.00%
K S Datthyn Farms 6 $25,452 100.00%
Mead Orchards Llc 6 $24,544 100.00%
Kubecka Farms 6 $23,670 100.00%
Stiles Apiaries Llc 6 $29,366 100.00%
Shanie Fruit Farm Inc 6 $32,074 100.00%
Franke Farms Llc 6 $32,619 100.00%
Brugge Farms Llc 6 $33,977 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Workandco International Inc 11 $132,065 35.48%
Integral Ad Science Inc 11 $111,912 35.48%
Axioma Inc 11 $98,338 35.48%
Bop Llc 11 $98,588 35.48%
Synopsys Inc 11 $129,458 35.48%
Open Society Instiute 11 $85,465 36.67%
Glencore Ltd 11 $124,791 36.67%
Science Academies Of New York 11 $46,675 36.67%
Mplatform Llc 11 $146,591 36.67%
Keyrus Usa Inc 11 $104,586 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