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 %
Saudi Arabia 12 $114,696 48.00%
Bolivia 12 $72,124 50.00%
Azerbaijan 11 $71,159 47.83%
Norway 11 $124,089 47.83%
Serbia And Montenegro 10 $64,372 45.45%
Cameroon 10 $86,054 47.62%
Mauritius 9 $80,296 45.00%
Armenia 8 $94,635 42.11%
Kyrgyzstan 7 $83,762 38.89%
Senegal 7 $83,362 41.18%

Top Hiring Companies in New York (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Grant Thornton Llp 225 $88,105 90.36%
First Tek Inc 225 $66,776 90.73%
Richmond Children Center Inc 224 $33,713 91.06%
Nomura Holding America Inc 224 $111,942 91.06%
New York Society For Relief Of Ruptured Crippled 221 $76,157 90.20%
Paypal Inc 220 $132,121 89.80%
Health Research Inc 219 $60,064 89.39%
Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates Pc 218 $65,212 88.98%
Upstate Cerebral Palsy Inc 218 $34,611 88.98%
Bnp Paribas Securities Corp 217 $116,390 88.93%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Sheldrake Point Vineyard Llc 9 $30,019 100.00%
Harvest Queen Farm Ltd 9 $28,607 100.00%
Jay R Debadts And Sons Fruit Farms Llc 9 $31,071 100.00%
Dressel Farms Llc 9 $29,559 100.00%
Stuart Farm Llc 9 $27,183 100.00%
Candellas Farm Greenhouses Llc 8 $29,286 100.00%
Jl Orchards Llc 8 $31,572 100.00%
Jangsoo Farm Inc 8 $31,907 100.00%
Van De Walle Fruit Farm Llc 8 $33,207 100.00%
L M Farms 8 $27,903 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Alice Hyde Medical Center 14 $106,466 32.56%
Leviton Manufacturing Co Inc 14 $83,840 32.56%
Citigroup Management Corp 14 $125,121 32.56%
China Merchants Bank Co Ltd 14 $128,232 32.56%
Open Society Foundations 14 $110,248 33.33%
Bluecrest Capital Management New York Lp 14 $129,970 33.33%
Shinhan Bank America Inc 14 $59,265 33.33%
Capital Iq Inc 14 $110,741 33.33%
American Education Center Inc 14 $58,227 33.33%
Saks Company Llc 14 $113,509 34.15%

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