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 %
Rwanda 2 $116,127 66.67%
Niger 1 $104,624 33.33%
St Kitts And Nevis 1 $82,410 33.33%
Mauritania 1 $88,150 33.33%
Sudan 1 $137,010 33.33%
Guinea 1 $85,758 33.33%
Cambodia 1 $21,674 33.33%
Mozambique 1 $55,723 33.33%
Togo 1 $82,597 50.00%
Oman 1 $78,520 50.00%

Top Hiring Companies in New York (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Linklaters Llp 148 $160,002 88.62%
Baruch College 148 $67,273 88.62%
Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas 148 $87,150 88.62%
Tavant Technologies Inc 147 $88,490 88.55%
Doubleverify Inc 147 $114,083 88.55%
Samiti Technology Inc 146 $62,529 88.48%
Albany Medical College 145 $97,940 88.41%
Emc Corporation 145 $90,539 88.96%
Perkins Eastman Architects Dpc 145 $65,835 89.51%
American Express Travel Related Services Co Inc 144 $92,690 88.89%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Boise Farms 5 $33,151 100.00%
Porpiglia Farms 5 $21,050 100.00%
Knapp Farms 5 $23,217 100.00%
Chuck Hafner Farm Llc 5 $30,430 100.00%
Hermann J Wiemer Vineyard 5 $22,855 100.00%
Tassone Farms Inc 5 $32,860 100.00%
Martini Vineyards Inc 5 $29,544 100.00%
Lavender By The Bay 5 $32,860 100.00%
Twin Forks Nursery 5 $32,860 100.00%
J Van Duser Farms Llc 5 $30,547 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Ballon Stoll Bader Nadler Pc 10 $154,232 37.04%
Universal Mccann Worldwide Inc 10 $115,195 37.04%
Hd Consulting Service Llc 10 $72,571 38.46%
Asana Inc 10 $86,122 38.46%
Roku Inc 10 $127,244 38.46%
Stripe Inc 10 $122,969 38.46%
Iq Infotek Inc 9 $87,249 34.62%
Kylin Management Llc 9 $114,301 34.62%
Saatchi Saatchi North America Inc 9 $94,508 34.62%
Yt Resolution Services Llc 9 $80,441 34.62%

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