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 %
Cambodia 1 $21,674 50.00%
Mozambique 1 $55,723 50.00%
Togo 1 $82,597 50.00%
Oman 1 $78,520 50.00%
Gabon 1 $85,197 50.00%
Sierra Leone 1 $87,547 50.00%
Eritrea 1 $73,164 100.00%
Malawi 1 $66,664 100.00%
Swaziland 1 $86,653 100.00%

Top Hiring Companies in New York (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Manhattan Medical Healthcare Pc 15 $63,599 93.75%
Accuen Inc 15 $66,298 93.75%
Allied Informatics Inc 15 $75,527 93.75%
Appnexus 15 $65,247 93.75%
Inventa Group Inc 15 $70,623 93.75%
Sdl Tridion Inc 15 $76,480 93.75%
Strategic Funding Source Inc 15 $100,525 93.75%
Paperchase Accountancy Inc 15 $58,481 93.75%
Logic House Ltd 15 $71,645 93.75%
Mother Industries Llc 15 $79,567 93.75%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Language Interface Inc 1 $70,678 33.33%
Jp Standard Construction Corp 1 $58,718 33.33%
G D Restaurant Corp 1 $24,544 33.33%
Immaculate Conception Schoolparochial Elementary School 1 $29,494 33.33%
Mccormick Schmicks 1 $45,510 33.33%
Kiska Group Ltd 1 $0 33.33%
Da Global Group Inc 1 $67,122 33.33%
Lumi Corporation 1 $40,123 33.33%
Pawel Hogendorf 1 $23,941 33.33%
Law Office Of Denis C Guerin 1 $83,262 33.33%

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