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 %
Belarus 23 $91,658 42.59%
Uzbekistan 22 $63,775 41.51%
Syria 20 $103,187 37.74%
Georgia 19 $93,399 41.30%
Zimbabwe 19 $95,689 43.18%
Denmark 18 $140,057 46.15%
Czech Republic 18 $60,817 47.37%
Uruguay 18 $95,240 47.37%
Finland 18 $110,555 48.65%
Tunisia 18 $97,548 50.00%

Top Hiring Companies in New York (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
The Gap Inc 91 $87,926 88.35%
Better Holdco Inc 91 $114,945 89.22%
National Grid Usa Service Company Inc 91 $97,178 89.22%
Lorhan Corporation Inc 91 $65,594 89.22%
Worldquant Llc 91 $95,624 89.22%
Globaltek Systems Llc 91 $67,312 89.22%
Abal Technologies Inc 91 $78,973 89.22%
Citadel Enterprise Americas Llc 91 $131,201 90.10%
Citigroup Technology Inc 91 $104,631 90.10%
Goodwin Procter Llp 91 $149,975 90.10%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Farm And Fields 2 $33,914 100.00%
Gebarten Acres Operations Llc 2 $36,140 100.00%
Lucas Vineyards 2 $22,006 100.00%
Associated Fruit Growers 2 $23,920 100.00%
Morgan Farms Llc 2 $36,140 100.00%
Sl Farms Inc 2 $37,024 100.00%
Jay R Debadts Sons Fruit Farm Llc 2 $21,226 100.00%
Orbakers Fruit Farm Inc 2 $26,218 100.00%
Robert Sapp Farm 2 $26,218 100.00%
Sodoma Farms Inc 2 $22,006 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Getty Images Us Inc 6 $96,231 35.29%
Hansen Technologies North America Inc 6 $86,958 35.29%
Km Corp 6 $35,974 35.29%
Ppf Beauty Inc 6 $51,463 35.29%
Si Market Fresh Corp 6 $31,602 35.29%
Dentsu Mcgarry Bowen Llc 6 $135,783 35.29%
H G Pt Acupuncture Pllc 6 $42,560 37.50%
Vias Imports Ltd 6 $78,215 37.50%
Deliverycom Llc 6 $103,928 37.50%
Atelier New York Architecture 6 $49,362 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