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 %
Yemen 2 $75,015 40.00%
Ivory Coast 2 $100,381 40.00%
Saint Vincent And The Grenadines 2 $100,995 50.00%
Liechtenstein 2 $171,926 50.00%
Luxembourg 2 $79,072 50.00%
Mali 2 $103,397 50.00%
Palestine 2 $73,081 50.00%
United Arab Emirates 2 $94,536 50.00%
Afghanistan 2 $60,086 66.67%
Guinea-bissau 2 $67,330 66.67%

Top Hiring Companies in New York (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Research Foundation For The State University Of New York 126 $60,337 88.73%
Csc Covansys Corporation 126 $66,507 89.36%
Ahrc Nyc 126 $37,285 90.00%
Alstom Transportation Inc 126 $78,986 90.00%
Citadel Enterprise Americas Services Llc 125 $120,614 89.29%
Sap America Inc 124 $102,111 88.57%
Albert Einstein College Of Medicine Inc 124 $46,886 89.21%
Prosoft It Services Inc 124 $50,650 89.21%
Fractal Analytics Inc 124 $99,347 89.21%
Niit Technologies Limited 123 $65,267 88.49%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Sky Partners Llc 4 $36,582 100.00%
Kutiks Nucs Queens 4 $34,356 100.00%
Lamoreaux Landing Wine Cellars Llc 4 $36,322 100.00%
Red Jacket Orchards Inc 4 $26,452 100.00%
Pazienza Enterprises Llc Dba The Bloomin Haus 4 $22,204 100.00%
T S Crop Service Inc 4 $41,818 100.00%
Zeze Choice Flowers Inc 4 $34,008 100.00%
J Van Duser Farms Inc 4 $36,140 100.00%
Patt Bros Llc 4 $25,283 100.00%
Domenick Bulfamante And Sons Inc 4 $31,819 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Future Wok Inc 8 $30,566 36.36%
Envisage Information Systems 8 $75,975 36.36%
Intertek Testing Services Na Inc 8 $76,944 36.36%
Li Champions Taekwondo Inc 8 $33,678 36.36%
Hirani Engineering And Land Sur Pc 8 $74,792 36.36%
Harvard Management Associates Inc 8 $62,242 36.36%
Tiger Pacific Capital Lp 8 $146,310 36.36%
Dimension Data North America 8 $111,519 36.36%
Municipal Testing Lab Inc 8 $62,096 36.36%
Acr Capital Llc 8 $114,554 36.36%

Top Industries in New York (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Marine Cargo Handling 113 $50,648 86.92%
Industrial Machinery Manufacturing 112 $90,838 86.82%
Sports Teams And Clubs 111 $84,111 86.72%
Ophthalmic Goods Manufacturing 110 $93,570 87.30%
Communications Equipment Manufacturing 108 $88,734 87.80%
Activities Related To Credit Intermediation 107 $117,873 87.70%
Offices Of Other Health Practitioners 104 $63,434 85.95%
Deep Sea Freight Transportation 103 $72,379 87.29%
Sign Manufacturing 102 $63,442 87.18%
Electric Power Generation Transmission And Distribution 101 $94,251 87.07%
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