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 %
Suriname 3 $44,311 50.00%
Bermuda 3 $77,612 50.00%
Gambia 3 $68,151 50.00%
Botswana 3 $103,889 50.00%
Burkina Faso 3 $114,670 50.00%
Republic Of Congo 3 $57,713 60.00%
Belize 3 $78,096 60.00%
Cote D'ivoire 3 $56,333 60.00%
Rwanda 2 $116,127 40.00%
Iraq 2 $107,494 40.00%

Top Hiring Companies in New York (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Fis Management Services Llc 66 $100,900 89.19%
Bartronics America Inc 66 $59,012 89.19%
Infostretch Corporation 66 $87,727 89.19%
Precision Technologies Corp 66 $79,865 89.19%
Xaxis Inc 66 $73,545 89.19%
Infocepts Llc 66 $88,599 89.19%
Fusion Plus Solutions Inc 66 $73,168 90.41%
Strike Technologies Llc 66 $108,418 90.41%
The Museum Of Modern Art 66 $74,911 90.41%
Corp2corp Inc 66 $74,853 90.41%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Klein Kill Fruit Farm 1 $23,338 100.00%
Duncan Family Farms Ny Diversified Farmworker 1 $37,024 100.00%
D D Logging Inc 1 $35,256 100.00%
Mountain Range Farms Lp 1 $20,301 100.00%
Reeves Farms Lc 1 $24,419 100.00%
Stone Goose Enterprises 1 $31,179 100.00%
Bonnie Plants Llc 105 3 1 $37,024 100.00%
R F Bentley Farms 1 $21,133 100.00%
Rm Zingler Jr Farms 2 1 $22,693 100.00%
Torrey Farms Inc Packing Shed 1 $37,024 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Tri R Services Inc 4 $43,687 33.33%
State University Of New York College At Purchase 4 $42,953 33.33%
Rizzo Associates Inc 4 $26,598 33.33%
Serengeti Asset Management Lp 4 $96,367 33.33%
For Renew Home Corp 4 $38,449 33.33%
The Resource Mine Inc 4 $60,185 33.33%
I Deal Llc 4 $69,956 33.33%
Theladderscom 4 $78,770 33.33%
Trio Asbestos Removal Corp 4 $43,056 33.33%
Dnc Food Service Corp 4 $24,773 33.33%

Top Industries in New York (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Landscape Architectural Services 375 $57,908 91.46%
Other Miscellaneous Nondurable Goods Merchant Wholesalers 356 $59,526 88.12%
Soft Drink Manufacturing 352 $97,134 87.34%
Full Service Restaurants 348 $65,246 87.88%
Translation And Interpretation Services 346 $53,214 88.04%
Environmental Consulting Services 341 $70,611 86.77%
Payroll Services 339 $101,182 88.51%
Offices Of Dentists 339 $113,031 88.74%
Grantmaking Foundations 331 $78,609 92.72%
Railroad Rolling Stock Manufacturing 315 $80,974 89.49%
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %

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