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 %
Mphasis Corporation 957 $77,670 91.49%
New York City Department Of Education 926 $53,215 93.63%
New York University School Of Medicine 923 $53,582 94.47%
American Express Company 899 $108,159 92.11%
Microsoft Corporation 870 $103,402 90.34%
The Boston Consulting Group Inc 841 $111,340 88.81%
Spotify Usa Inc 827 $114,686 89.99%
Deutsche Bank New York Branch 818 $101,066 91.29%
Compunnel Software Group Inc 798 $81,791 89.16%
Igate Technologies Inc 796 $69,320 89.74%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Klein Kill Fruit Farm Corp 21 $27,175 100.00%
Joseph Heberle Farms 21 $28,641 100.00%
Hart Apple Farms Llc 20 $27,700 100.00%
Kappus Farms Inc 20 $29,974 100.00%
Tower Family Llp 20 $26,076 100.00%
Abendroths Apple Ridge Orchard Llc 20 $32,198 100.00%
Wg Minard Sons 20 $23,320 100.00%
A Zimmerman Sons Inc 20 $29,750 100.00%
Hh Dobbins Son Llc 20 $27,767 100.00%
Lynn Ette Sons Inc 20 $29,199 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Webmd Llc 54 $110,292 35.29%
Oasis Professional Management Group Ltd 54 $45,861 35.53%
Kaplan Inc 53 $102,154 36.55%
Hsbc Technology Services Usa 53 $109,155 37.59%
Alliedmedix Resources Inc 52 $3,273,464 37.41%
Histogenetics Llc 52 $63,824 37.96%
Oath Holdings Inc 52 $88,386 38.52%
Amazon Advertising Llc 52 $98,696 39.10%
Deloitte Transactions Business Analytics Llp 51 $92,834 38.35%
Citadel Securities Americas Llc 51 $85,988 38.64%

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