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 %
Bofa Securities Inc 1,270 $114,672 89.82%
Deloitte Tax Llp 1,226 $78,352 86.83%
St Barnabas Hospital 1,108 $61,723 80.70%
American Express Travel Related Services Company Inc 1,107 $115,002 86.69%
Barclays Capital Inc 1,096 $113,037 88.32%
Mckinsey Company Inc United States 1,064 $100,545 86.79%
University Of Rochester 1,021 $63,019 88.78%
Northwell Health 976 $99,158 89.46%
Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Inc 965 $95,320 89.35%
Mount Sinai Medical Center 960 $57,903 90.31%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
A J Kirby Farms Llc 22 $30,919 100.00%
Cherry Lawn Fruit Farms Llc 22 $28,524 100.00%
Hermenet Fruit Farm 22 $30,447 100.00%
Norwich Meadows Farm Llc 22 $29,124 100.00%
Donald Demarree Fruit Farm Inc 22 $28,266 100.00%
Saratoga Sod Farm Inc 22 $29,562 100.00%
Voelpel Farms Inc 22 $26,412 100.00%
Fishkill Farms 22 $25,538 100.00%
Simpelaar Fruit Farm 22 $23,327 100.00%
Kreher Enterprises Llc 21 $32,100 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Credit Suisse Services Usa Llc 64 $97,637 37.87%
New York Power Authority 63 $87,605 37.95%
Blackrock Investment Management Llc 63 $105,303 38.18%
New York Life Insurance Company 63 $123,188 38.89%
Aetna Resources Llc 60 $90,329 37.27%
Hallmark Global Technologies Inc 58 $104,556 36.48%
National Union Fire Insurance Co Of Pittsburgh Pa 57 $105,335 35.85%
Apogee Medical Group New York Pc 57 $122,411 36.08%
Tt Technologies Inc 57 $92,014 36.54%
The Bank Of New York Mellon 55 $122,132 35.26%

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