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 %
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 %
Ifm Investors Us Llc 84 $177,639 89.36%
Pinterest Inc 84 $120,539 89.36%
Houlihan Lokey Inc 84 $98,046 89.36%
Cloudeeva Inc 84 $59,754 89.36%
Schrodinger Inc 84 $95,156 89.36%
Capgemini Financial Services Usa Inc Legacy Kanb 84 $89,021 89.36%
Cra International Inc 84 $92,836 90.32%
Idexcel Inc 83 $82,297 89.25%
Gateway Group Technologies Inc 83 $57,725 89.25%
Invesco Group Services Inc 83 $115,163 89.25%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Apple Adventures Llc 2 $27,560 100.00%
Frederick M Wilklow 2 $20,415 100.00%
Novel Contracting Inc Dba The Old Field Vineyards 2 $19,594 100.00%
Joseph Marando Nurseries Inc 2 $36,140 100.00%
A 1 Land Care Inc 2 $19,656 100.00%
153aa Greenhouses Inc Dba Kellys Greenhouses 2 $20,415 100.00%
Fox Farms Llc 2 $26,686 100.00%
Two Rock Ranch 2 $36,140 100.00%
Candellas Farm And Greenhouses Llc 2 $28,496 100.00%
R And G Produce Llc 2 $28,496 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Micropower Business Solutions Inc 5 $75,270 33.33%
Langan Engineering And Environmental Services Inc 5 $72,176 33.33%
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer Llp 5 $122,296 33.33%
Waldman Hirsch Company Llp 5 $80,737 33.33%
Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria 5 $128,253 33.33%
Double D Produce Inc 5 $32,348 33.33%
New York Mission Church Of C Ma 5 $39,208 33.33%
Universal Instruments Corporation 5 $67,009 33.33%
Dag Jewish Directories Inc 5 $54,579 33.33%
Aecom Usa Inc 5 $77,663 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