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 %
Fried Frank Harris Shriver Jacobson Llp 86 $144,856 90.53%
Willkie Farr Gallagher Llp 86 $156,397 90.53%
Jsmn International Inc 85 $77,577 89.47%
Dropbox Inc 85 $120,133 89.47%
Global Data Management Inc 85 $81,083 89.47%
Polaris Software Lab India Limited 85 $62,430 89.47%
Cbre Inc 85 $86,990 89.47%
Mastech Digital Technologies Inc A Mastech Digital Inc Company 85 $95,473 89.47%
Intercontinental Exchange Holdings Inc 85 $112,177 89.47%
Michael Kors Usa Inc 84 $75,762 89.36%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Weed Farm 2 $21,226 100.00%
Olivers Produce 2 $36,140 100.00%
Kyle Farms 2 $37,024 100.00%
M M Produce Farms And Sales 2 $25,750 100.00%
My T Acres Inc Petition 4 2 $45,344 100.00%
Mountain Sweet Berry Farm 2 $25,012 100.00%
Stone House Grain Llc 2 $29,723 100.00%
Louis J Myruski Iii 2 $21,320 100.00%
Kira Kinney Dba Evolutionary Organics 2 $36,140 100.00%
Hansen Farms Llc And Hemdale Farms Inc 2 $26,572 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Terraform Power Llc 6 $154,565 40.00%
Yotpo Inc 6 $115,652 40.00%
Trinity Partners Llc 6 $102,322 40.00%
Systra Consulting Inc 6 $150,453 40.00%
Nvidia Corporation 6 $130,534 40.00%
Ice Data Indices Llc 6 $126,360 40.00%
Stash Financial Inc 6 $133,904 40.00%
The Torontodominion Bank New York Branch 6 $127,078 40.00%
Rent The Runway Inc 6 $103,338 40.00%
Dbrs Inc 5 $94,736 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