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 %
Portugal 54 $98,072 41.54%
Sweden 50 $114,912 42.74%
Sri Lanka 49 $78,503 42.24%
Indonesia 49 $88,014 43.75%
Hungary 48 $96,148 44.44%
Kazakhstan 43 $75,397 44.79%
Switzerland 40 $103,948 42.11%
Honduras 38 $61,934 40.43%
Belgium 36 $116,400 38.71%
Albania 35 $57,560 38.46%

Top Hiring Companies in New York (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
State University Of New York Downstate Medical Center 95 $71,184 87.96%
Health Research Inc Roswell Park Division 95 $61,240 87.96%
Amerisoftpro Systems Llc 95 $78,998 88.79%
Parsons Brinckerhoff Inc 94 $65,851 88.68%
Dealertrack Inc 94 $89,053 88.68%
Oec Freight Ny Inc 94 $64,123 88.68%
Excellus Health Plan Inc 94 $86,441 88.68%
Brown Brothers Harriman Co 94 $99,527 88.68%
New York State Office Of Mental Health 94 $121,465 88.68%
State University Of New York At Oswego 94 $43,338 88.68%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Montgomery Place Orchards 2 $21,642 100.00%
Raymond Luhrman Dba Fox Creek Farm 2 $36,140 100.00%
Golden Earthworm Organic Farm 2 $19,687 100.00%
Osborne Mill Nursery Inc 2 $23,015 100.00%
Childstock Farms Inc Order 1 2 $34,798 100.00%
My T Acres Inc Petition 5 2 $36,140 100.00%
Golden Earthworm Organic Farm Llc 2 $22,329 100.00%
Militello Farms Llc 2 $36,140 100.00%
Georges Market Nursery 2 $19,791 100.00%
Sequel Stallions New York Llc 2 $33,914 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Gfinet Inc 6 $95,243 35.29%
Phoenix Vanguard Inc Dba Eclaro 6 $73,313 35.29%
A 1 Technology Inc 6 $76,312 35.29%
Superstructures Engineering Architecture Pllc 6 $77,789 35.29%
Roccafiorita Corp 6 $26,859 35.29%
Kang Youl Lee Cpa Pc 6 $63,918 35.29%
Wood Mackenzie 6 $93,506 35.29%
Grimshaw Architects Pc 6 $75,289 35.29%
Advent Software 6 $104,706 35.29%
Dd Salons Inc 6 $36,237 35.29%

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