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 %
Rent The Runway Inc 67 $103,457 89.33%
French American School Of New York 67 $60,846 89.33%
The Unity Hospital Of Rochester 67 $124,704 89.33%
East West Systems Inc 67 $72,959 89.33%
Skidmore College 67 $62,388 89.33%
Jsm Consulting 67 $72,549 89.33%
Ove Arup Partners Pc 67 $73,037 89.33%
Technumen Inc 67 $90,235 89.33%
Elc Beauty Llc 67 $115,649 90.54%
Tekmark Global Solutions Llc 67 $88,915 90.54%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Apples Acres Llc 1 $25,750 100.00%
Roy Burger Burgers Farms 1 $23,338 100.00%
Old Mcdonalds Farm Llc 1 $37,024 100.00%
Sky Llc 1 $35,256 100.00%
Martin Farms Inc 1 1 $21,320 100.00%
Bbtt Farm 1 $31,179 100.00%
Chase Dairy Llc 1 $27,560 100.00%
Duncan Family Farms Inc Ny Crew Leader 1 $62,213 100.00%
Pinehurst Farm Llc 1 $32,573 100.00%
Sheldon Farms 1 $19,365 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Taketwo Interactive Software Inc 5 $106,446 41.67%
Kodak Alaris 5 $105,627 41.67%
The Ogilvy Group Llc Ogilvy Mather 5 $122,151 41.67%
Centiva Capital Lp 5 $82,052 41.67%
Sp Opco Llc 5 $120,041 41.67%
Hunter Taubman Ny Llp 5 $90,746 41.67%
Le Bilboquet Ny Llc 5 $70,866 41.67%
Horizon Media 5 $129,592 41.67%
Curia Global 5 $102,432 41.67%
Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu Services Llc 5 $122,171 41.67%

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