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 %
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Curators 24 $57,202 57.14%
Editors 23 $68,810 54.76%
First-Line Supervisors of Personal Service Workers 23 $44,422 54.76%
Health Diagnosing and Treating Practitioners, All Other 23 $53,686 54.76%
Waiters and Waitresses 22 $25,404 53.66%
Web Developers 22 $78,897 53.66%
Physics Teachers, Postsecondary 22 $51,729 53.66%
Landscape Architects 22 $61,784 53.66%
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers 22 $53,228 55.00%
Surgeons 21 $172,826 52.50%
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 %
India 16,137 $239,806 52.21%
China 4,513 $131,726 50.78%
Canada 1,530 $418,350 47.03%
South Korea 1,381 $149,179 44.41%
United Kingdom 885 $119,155 51.27%
France 670 $116,989 40.34%
Mexico 554 $66,524 39.51%
Brazil 527 $262,469 38.00%
Philippines 501 $2,725,002 36.70%
Japan 342 $80,284 31.81%

Top Hiring Companies in New York (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Redi Global Technologies Llc 14 $90,734 87.50%
Happiest Minds Technologies Private Ltd 14 $79,333 87.50%
Certik Llc 14 $88,358 87.50%
Finmkt Inc 14 $98,641 87.50%
Boyce Thompson Institute For Plant Research Inc 14 $72,244 87.50%
Tikamobile Inc 14 $91,941 87.50%
Lodging Solutions Llc 14 $105,330 87.50%
Stonehill And Taylor Architects Pc 14 $65,125 87.50%
Arch Insurance Group Inc 14 $88,654 87.50%
Kairos Technologies Inc 14 $78,324 87.50%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Tap Advisors Llc 1 $111,966 33.33%
Milberg Llp 1 $87,568 33.33%
Brooktrail Technologies 1 $68,661 33.33%
Affordable Great Locations Inc 1 $44,741 33.33%
Broome Oncology Llc 1 $50,066 33.33%
M R Capital Management Inc 1 $86,965 33.33%
Equant Inc 1 $103,875 33.33%
Oriental Paradise Inc 1 $79,622 33.33%
A Fine Gauge Inc 1 $97,573 33.33%
Tw Telecom Inc 1 $73,008 33.33%

Top Industries in New York (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Agriculture Construction And Mining Machinery Manufacturing 117 $25,929 100.00%
Potato Farming 94 $29,869 100.00%
Nursery And Floriculture Production 92 $30,678 100.00%
Other Crop Farming 89 $32,470 100.00%
Grape Vineyards 57 $30,359 100.00%
Dairy Cattle And Milk Production 49 $32,248 100.00%
Wineries 49 $32,894 100.00%
Oilseed And Grain Combination Farming 36 $32,041 100.00%
Farm Labor Contractors And Crew Leaders 33 $34,063 100.00%
Horses And Other Equine Production 27 $32,235 100.00%
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
General Medical And Surgical Hospitals 1,270 $747,273 100.00%
Architectural Services 1,153 $67,055 100.00%
Other Computer Related Services 1,126 $98,927 100.00%
Management Consulting Services 1,059 $107,563 100.00%
Elementary And Secondary Schools 1,037 $53,953 100.00%
Private Households 974 $153,339 100.00%
Accounting Tax Preparation Bookkeeping And Payroll Services 926 $94,963 100.00%
Advertising Agencies 837 $105,705 100.00%
All Other Professional Scientific And Technical Services 750 $100,731 100.00%
Credit Card Issuing 703 $102,177 100.00%

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