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 %
Albany Molecular Research Inc 105 $80,132 88.24%
Delasoft Inc 105 $72,216 88.24%
Amneal Pharmaceuticals Of New York 105 $65,339 88.24%
Universal Processing Llc 105 $66,883 88.24%
Bnp Paribas Us Wholesale Holdings Corp 104 $98,487 87.39%
Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company 104 $102,488 88.14%
State University Of New York At Oneonta 104 $42,574 88.14%
Mindshare Usa Llc 104 $85,511 88.14%
The Brooklyn Hospital Center 104 $80,455 88.14%
Fti Llc 104 $110,834 88.14%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Apple Acres Associates 3 $21,473 100.00%
Wh Walker Son Inc 3 $31,158 100.00%
Stone Goose Enterprises Inc 3 $34,951 100.00%
My T Acres Inc Petition 2 3 $38,314 100.00%
Chelini Farms Llc 3 $34,951 100.00%
Engels Acres Inc 3 $22,388 100.00%
Debucks Sod Farm Of New York Inc 3 $21,174 100.00%
Natural Landworks 3 $34,951 100.00%
Wilbert Fruit Farm 3 $36,435 100.00%
The Whitman Nurseries Inc 3 $29,390 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Simon Kucher And Partners Llc 7 $160,466 36.84%
Ullink Inc 7 $112,989 36.84%
Marc Jacobs International Llc 7 $120,848 36.84%
Efront Financial Solutions Inc 7 $107,896 36.84%
Marathon Asset Management Lp 7 $113,250 36.84%
Dechert Llp 7 $120,242 36.84%
American Exchange Time Llc 7 $45,077 36.84%
Ladders Inc 7 $90,180 36.84%
Catholic Health System Inc 7 $113,743 36.84%
Desimone Consulting Engineering Group Llc 7 $79,946 36.84%

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