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 %
St Kitts And Nevis 1 $82,410 50.00%
Mauritania 1 $88,150 50.00%
Sudan 1 $137,010 50.00%
Guinea 1 $85,758 50.00%
Cambodia 1 $21,674 50.00%
Mozambique 1 $55,723 50.00%
Togo 1 $82,597 100.00%
Oman 1 $78,520 100.00%
Gabon 1 $85,197 100.00%

Top Hiring Companies in New York (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Nike Usa Inc 16 $155,223 88.89%
Satori Consulting 16 $100,255 88.89%
Policygenius Inc 16 $119,887 88.89%
American Express Centurion Bank 16 $90,453 88.89%
Apollo Management Lp 16 $128,573 88.89%
Curtis Mallet Prevost Colt Amp Mosle Llp 16 $153,204 88.89%
Paigeai Inc 16 $136,880 88.89%
Grammarly Inc 16 $129,193 88.89%
Stonepeak Partners Lp 16 $139,502 88.89%
Select Equity Group Lp 16 $112,849 88.89%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Sky High International Llc 1 $122,221 33.33%
Horsepower Electric Maintenance Co 1 $34,362 33.33%
Lc Construction Sons Inc 1 $31,990 33.33%
Meeting House Lane Medical Practice Pc 1 $28,371 33.33%
Maximum Mechanical 1 $68,349 33.33%
Compass Commercial Interior Finishes Inc Dba Spot 1 $22,526 33.33%
Trinity Episcopal School Corporation 1 $44,360 33.33%
Dromos Corp 1 $30,534 33.33%
Seb Enskilda Inc 1 $111,114 33.33%
Hudson Valley Landscape Design Inc 1 $53,373 33.33%

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