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 %
Schonfeld Strategic Advisors Llc 88 $123,470 88.89%
Guthrie Medical Group Pc 88 $166,423 88.89%
University At Albany State University Of New York 88 $49,637 88.89%
Goldman Sachs Amp Co 88 $90,742 88.89%
Polaris Consulting And Services Ltd 88 $62,084 88.89%
Sql Data Solutions Inc 88 $56,746 88.89%
Criticalriver Inc 88 $71,097 88.89%
Yext Inc 88 $111,828 88.89%
Fitch Ratings Inc 88 $98,849 89.80%
Jri America Inc 88 $100,132 89.80%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
North Star Farm Llc 2 $37,024 100.00%
Precision Re Development Crop 2 $22,941 100.00%
Marquart Dairy Llc 2 $37,024 100.00%
Lawrence Farms 2 $21,549 100.00%
Glendale Farms Inc 2 $21,642 100.00%
Vincek Farm 2 $36,140 100.00%
Millbrook Vineyards Winery Inc 2 $20,779 100.00%
Hudson River Fruit Dist 2 $20,509 100.00%
David Krenzer 2 $31,876 100.00%
Stonewall Hill Farm Llc 2 $19,885 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Pratt Construction Restoration Inc 6 $54,690 37.50%
Inprocess Inc 6 $60,916 37.50%
Mana Products Inc 6 $81,547 37.50%
Do Co New York Catering Inc 6 $67,451 37.50%
Stantec Consulting Services Inc 6 $89,391 37.50%
Nyfg Entertainment Inc 6 $50,319 37.50%
Perfect Point Corporation 6 $50,364 37.50%
Suny Polytechnic Institute 6 $41,385 37.50%
Eastmore Management Llc 6 $92,144 37.50%
Collibra Inc 6 $158,985 37.50%

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