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 %
Sri Anjaneya Technologies Llc 14 $64,621 87.50%
Khoj Information Technology Inc 14 $72,426 87.50%
Best High Technologies Llc 14 $71,632 87.50%
Applexus Technologies Llc 14 $71,090 87.50%
Shimomura Co Cpas Pc 14 $64,036 87.50%
Cygtec Inc 14 $73,432 87.50%
Piorion Solutions Inc 14 $63,320 87.50%
Vimeo Llc 14 $83,485 87.50%
Prospance Inc 14 $64,348 87.50%
Empire Square Group Llc 14 $82,312 87.50%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Sherb Co Llp 1 $71,302 33.33%
Test Dol Atlanta 1 $75,000 33.33%
Oconnor Davies Munns Dobins Llp 1 $87,922 33.33%
Cauldwell Wingate Llc 1 $59,592 33.33%
Avs Rx Inc Dba Rubin Chemists 1 $89,440 33.33%
Professional Orthopedic Sports Physical Therapy 1 $22,960 33.33%
Mcmanus Miles 1 $136,989 33.33%
Playearth Inc 1 $73,736 33.33%
Frommer Lawrence Haug Llp 1 $73,133 33.33%
Middle Neck Supermarket Inc 1 $99,861 33.33%

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