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 %
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 %
Zambia 5 $78,899 38.46%
St Vincent 5 $67,068 38.46%
Mongolia 5 $72,675 38.46%
Kuwait 5 $171,833 41.67%
Dominica 5 $70,435 41.67%
Kosovo 5 $73,790 41.67%
Iceland 5 $110,061 45.45%
Turkmenistan 5 $41,492 45.45%
Bahrain 4 $82,373 40.00%
Nicaragua 4 $105,191 40.00%

Top Hiring Companies in New York (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Millennium Info Tech Inc 81 $80,718 91.01%
Axa Equitable Life Insurance Company 81 $97,194 92.05%
Mezocliq Llc 81 $109,069 92.05%
The Mill Group Inc 81 $63,206 92.05%
Cosmic Healthcare Llc 81 $44,658 92.05%
Tt Technologies Inc 81 $67,397 93.10%
Fogarty Finger Architecture Pllc 81 $63,664 93.10%
Allscripts Managed Services Llc 80 $99,099 91.95%
Twin Peaks Inc 80 $64,684 91.95%
Infor Us Inc 80 $87,753 91.95%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
L Delea Sons Inc 2 $21,715 100.00%
Froehlich Farms 2 $31,876 100.00%
An Martin Systems Llc 2 $59,842 100.00%
Le Clos Therese Lp 2 $19,594 100.00%
Diamond R Farms Llc 2 $37,024 100.00%
Ag Installers Inc 2 $43,181 100.00%
Lynn Ette Sons Inc And Roberts Circle R Fruit 2 $21,320 100.00%
Stoneledge Farm Llc Order 2 2 $36,140 100.00%
Michael C Candellas Farm 2 $19,666 100.00%
Majestic Farms Llc 2 $31,876 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Quartet Financial Systems Inc 5 $181,827 35.71%
4u Services Inc Dba Stellar Services 5 $73,212 35.71%
Sungard Vpm Inc 5 $75,750 35.71%
Permasteelisa North America Corp 5 $80,642 35.71%
Institutional Shareholder Services Inc 5 $70,000 35.71%
First Niagara Bank 5 $112,241 35.71%
Svenska Handelsbanken X0013 New York Branch 5 $129,434 35.71%
Artio Global Management Llc 5 $123,132 35.71%
Wyckoff Auto Repair Corporation 5 $39,345 35.71%
Hiscox Inc 5 $100,872 35.71%

Top Industries in New York (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Custom Computer Programming Services 98,495 $78,853 91.49%
Computer Systems Design Services 25,735 $91,512 88.37%
Colleges Universities And Professional Schools 23,927 $60,562 84.63%
Offices Of Certified Public Accountants 17,768 $87,003 95.70%
General Medical And Surgical Hospitals 17,070 $85,476 92.90%
Administrative Management And General Management Consulting Services 13,030 $94,648 94.65%
Computer Systems Design And Related Services 10,408 $89,192 88.44%
Offices Of Lawyers 9,458 $111,482 85.41%
Commercial Banking 9,377 $100,032 90.99%
Management Scientific And Technical Consulting Services 7,825 $88,284 90.05%
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Apple Orchards 1,886 $30,351 100.00%
Vegetable And Melon Farming 696 $32,749 100.00%
Fruit And Tree Nut Farming 541 $32,484 100.00%
Other Vegetable Except Potato And Melon Farming 288 $28,231 100.00%
Nursery And Tree Production 171 $30,288 100.00%
Greenhouse Nursery And Floriculture Production 160 $29,782 100.00%
All Other Miscellaneous Crop Farming 142 $27,351 100.00%
Crop Production 139 $32,082 100.00%
Noncitrus Fruit And Tree Nut Farming 123 $31,543 100.00%
All Other Crop Farming 122 $32,754 100.00%
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Custom Computer Programming Services 19,070 $114,748 100.00%
Computer Systems Design Services 4,093 $95,495 100.00%
Computer Systems Design And Related Services 3,890 $97,316 100.00%
Colleges Universities And Professional Schools 2,968 $59,062 100.00%
Administrative Management And General Management Consulting Services 2,575 $116,449 100.00%
Offices Of Certified Public Accountants 2,166 $110,937 100.00%
Commercial Banking 1,792 $114,618 100.00%
Engineering Services 1,608 $85,343 100.00%
Offices Of Lawyers 1,557 $219,317 100.00%
Offices Of Other Holding Companies 1,477 $118,161 100.00%

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