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 %
Pakistan 237 $93,572 42.40%
Spain 214 $143,200 46.22%
Ukraine 186 $92,517 46.38%
Colombia 185 $89,412 50.27%
Nepal 175 $72,289 47.95%
Singapore 144 $106,838 47.52%
Argentina 141 $107,682 48.45%
Greece 122 $88,492 45.52%
Guatemala 115 $891,846 43.40%
Bangladesh 109 $78,833 44.86%

Top Hiring Companies in New York (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Cravath Swaine Moore Llp 121 $120,918 88.97%
Knowledge Builders Inc 121 $77,154 88.97%
Squarepoint Ops Llc 121 $97,781 88.97%
Aig Pc Global Services Inc 121 $88,918 88.97%
Orion Systems Integrators Inc 121 $67,156 88.97%
Smbc Capital Markets Inc 120 $114,085 88.24%
The Metropolitan Museum Of Art 120 $71,916 88.24%
Resource Logistics Inc 120 $82,263 88.89%
Reliable Software Resources Inc 120 $60,345 88.89%
Geo Logic Systems Corp 120 $56,748 88.89%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Ochs Orchard Inc 4 $36,140 100.00%
Lake Effect Orchards 4 $36,140 100.00%
Ryder Road Farm Llc 4 $34,008 100.00%
Mandy Spring Farm Nursery Inc 4 $31,278 100.00%
Rovers Dairy Llc 4 $22,755 100.00%
Old Mud Creek Farm Llc 4 $26,104 100.00%
Rose Hill Farm 1798 Llc 3 $34,951 100.00%
Ridgeview Fruit Farm Llc 3 $31,158 100.00%
Agpro Farms 3 $20,668 100.00%
Pomo Ridge Farm Llc 3 $34,951 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Handy Technologies Inc 8 $129,909 36.36%
M A Projects Inc 8 $42,559 36.36%
Ubs Asset Management Americas Inc 8 $116,780 38.10%
Dack Consulting Solutions Inc 8 $103,441 38.10%
Iqvia Inc 8 $101,821 38.10%
Wesbuilt Construction Managers Llc 8 $77,696 38.10%
Paychex Of New York Llc 8 $88,083 38.10%
World Joint Corp Dba Iace Travel 8 $69,717 38.10%
Cedar Cares Inc 8 $98,387 38.10%
Axiom Software Laboratories Inc 8 $115,619 38.10%

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