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 %
United States Of America 32 $78,562 35.96%
Jordan 27 $82,211 36.00%
Ghana 27 $82,850 41.54%
Serbia 27 $100,039 41.54%
Kenya 26 $89,908 40.63%
Slovakia 25 $83,666 40.32%
Croatia 24 $83,127 38.71%
Austria 24 $94,611 40.00%
Ethiopia 24 $101,719 40.68%
Morocco 24 $95,812 41.38%

Top Hiring Companies in New York (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Globallogic Inc 62 $95,775 89.86%
Stash Financial Inc 62 $126,450 89.86%
Federal Reserve Bank Of New York 62 $129,081 89.86%
Blackrock Corporation Us Inc 61 $105,403 88.41%
Teladoc Health Inc 61 $127,273 88.41%
Equinox Holdings Inc 61 $110,803 88.41%
Yashco Systems Inc 61 $91,241 89.71%
Unity Hospital 61 $59,500 89.71%
Hntb Corporation 61 $83,818 89.71%
Cerberus Capital Management Lp 61 $103,666 89.71%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Erway S Landscaping 1 $18,179 100.00%
Duncan Family Farms Inc Ny Diversified Farmworker 4 1 $37,024 100.00%
Michael C Candellass Farm 1 $22,693 100.00%
Salinger Orchards Inc 1 $37,024 100.00%
Autumn Way Farm 1 $21,320 100.00%
Peters Lakeaire Orchards 1 $26,686 100.00%
Two Of Clubs Orchard Llc Filing Jointly With Singer Farms Llc 1 $29,723 100.00%
Yurchuk Farms Inc 1 $27,560 100.00%
Torrey Farms Inc Harvest Cabbage 1 $37,024 100.00%
Fantasy Fruit Farm 1 $23,338 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Ub Family Medicine Inc 4 $102,149 36.36%
Scripps Networks Llc 4 $141,357 36.36%
Hewitt Associates Llc 4 $85,254 36.36%
Blue Slate Solutions 4 $78,026 36.36%
Liiamra Business Strategies Inc 4 $80,605 36.36%
C M First Services Inc 4 $78,453 36.36%
E888 International Inc 4 $65,712 36.36%
Sd Tools Inc 4 $59,935 36.36%
Lonvie Inc 4 $50,232 36.36%
Shinhan Bank New York Branch 4 $113,854 36.36%

Top Industries in New York (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Miscellaneous Nondurable Goods Merchant Wholesalers 25 $36,373 100.00%
Floriculture Production 23 $32,566 100.00%
Poultry Hatcheries 23 $32,510 100.00%
Food Crops Grown Under Cover 23 $31,889 100.00%
Landscaping Services 22 $32,140 100.00%
Apiculture 21 $31,723 100.00%
Agriculture Forestry Fishing And Hunting 20 $30,987 100.00%
Other Noncitrus Fruit Farming 19 $26,251 100.00%
Support Activities For Crop Production 17 $32,788 100.00%
Chicken Egg Production 17 $28,953 100.00%

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