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 %
Netherlands 68 $119,430 40.72%
Chile 67 $105,775 40.61%
Hong Kong 67 $93,247 41.88%
Thailand 66 $67,623 42.31%
Lebanon 64 $105,866 41.83%
Jamaica 63 $64,885 43.45%
Dominican Republic 61 $80,047 42.96%
New Zealand 56 $111,664 42.11%
Trinidad And Tobago 56 $57,680 42.75%
El Salvador 55 $49,948 42.31%

Top Hiring Companies in New York (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Yash Technologies Inc 58 $67,981 89.23%
Gss Infotech Ny Inc 58 $56,011 89.23%
Harpro Tech Inc 58 $61,757 89.23%
Welch Allyn Inc 58 $84,816 89.23%
Huron Consulting Services Llc 58 $97,251 89.23%
Epic Pharma Llc 58 $71,887 89.23%
Collaborate Solutions Inc 58 $86,248 89.23%
Advance Magazine Publishers Inc 58 $94,244 89.23%
Pulsepoint Inc 58 $93,945 89.23%
Stantec Consulting Services Inc 58 $74,937 89.23%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Douglas J Sonneville 1 $27,560 100.00%
Rl Crandall Farms 1 $37,024 100.00%
Beckens Fruit Farm Inc 1 $29,723 100.00%
Bonnie Plants Llc 105 4d 1 $46,114 100.00%
Robert George Design Group 1 $32,573 100.00%
Local Ocean Llc 1 $24,565 100.00%
Cacl Properties Llc 1 $37,024 100.00%
Golden Harvest Farms 1 $17,618 100.00%
William B Ingersoll 1 $35,256 100.00%
Chelini Farms 1 $31,179 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Woodhull Prescription Center Inc 4 $86,367 40.00%
A Caring Doctor Minnesota Pa 4 $96,507 40.00%
Lek Consulting Llc 4 $116,184 40.00%
Blair Mui Dowd Architects Pc 4 $61,121 40.00%
Wns North America Inc 4 $180,196 40.00%
World Ambulette Transportation Inc 4 $58,183 40.00%
Hudson Bay Capital Management Lp 4 $138,091 40.00%
Food Jungle Inc 4 $57,642 40.00%
Randa Corp 4 $77,246 40.00%
Simpson Gumpertz Heger Inc 4 $107,369 40.00%

Top Industries in New York (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Miscellaneous Nondurable Goods Merchant Wholesalers 25 $36,373 100.00%
Floriculture Production 23 $32,566 100.00%
Poultry Hatcheries 23 $32,510 100.00%
Food Crops Grown Under Cover 23 $31,889 100.00%
Landscaping Services 22 $32,140 100.00%
Apiculture 21 $31,723 100.00%
Agriculture Forestry Fishing And Hunting 20 $30,987 100.00%
Other Noncitrus Fruit Farming 19 $26,251 100.00%
Support Activities For Crop Production 17 $32,788 100.00%
Chicken Egg Production 17 $28,953 100.00%

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