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 %
Fashion Designers 972 $56,209 84.52%
Materials Engineers 954 $78,742 83.54%
Accountants 936 $68,917 84.10%
Logisticians 922 $62,058 83.06%
Human Resources Specialists 893 $59,959 85.05%
Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary 881 $64,239 84.63%
Paralegals and Legal Assistants 875 $51,534 87.24%
Models 857 $51,723 85.96%
Engineers, All Other 821 $69,724 88.28%
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education 781 $58,258 89.16%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Fashion Designers 82 $75,060 73.21%
Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners 81 $27,398 72.32%
Budget Analysts 75 $64,889 66.96%
Art Directors 75 $110,576 67.57%
Stonemasons 73 $1,379,078 66.97%
Human Resources Specialists 73 $65,274 67.59%
Instructional Coordinators 73 $47,703 67.59%
Foreign Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary 72 $51,848 67.29%
Receptionists and Information Clerks 70 $28,051 65.42%
Mathematical Science Teachers, Postsecondary 68 $49,332 64.76%
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)

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