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 %
Portugal 54 $98,072 41.54%
Sweden 50 $114,912 42.74%
Sri Lanka 49 $78,503 42.24%
Indonesia 49 $88,014 43.75%
Hungary 48 $96,148 44.44%
Kazakhstan 43 $75,397 44.79%
Switzerland 40 $103,948 42.11%
Honduras 38 $61,934 40.43%
Belgium 36 $116,400 38.71%
Albania 35 $57,560 38.46%

Top Hiring Companies in New York (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Loreal Usa Inc 58 $99,101 89.23%
Nyc Gravitynet Llc 58 $89,316 89.23%
Yipit Llc 58 $91,326 90.63%
Techland Inc 58 $100,944 90.63%
National Vision Inc 58 $99,406 90.63%
Servicenow Inc 58 $114,406 90.63%
Captain Blue Llc 58 $62,696 90.63%
1010data Services Llc 58 $87,977 90.63%
Ipsos Mma Inc 58 $87,361 90.63%
Laguarda Low Architects Llc 57 $57,385 89.06%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Fox Creek Farm 1 $22,693 100.00%
Full Plate Farm Collective Llc 1 $37,024 100.00%
Greco Family Orchards 1 $29,723 100.00%
Lawrence Farms Valley Growers Co Op 1 $20,426 100.00%
N O Horticulturalproducts Ltd 1 $23,421 100.00%
James H Lynch Landscaping Services Inc 1 $29,723 100.00%
Fremouw Sons 1 $26,686 100.00%
Jmo Enterprises Inc 1 $23,421 100.00%
John B Martin And Sons Farms Inc Dba Martin Farms 1 $21,965 100.00%
Zordi Inc 1 $35,360 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Cloud Sherpas Inc 4 $115,669 40.00%
Vivaki Inc 4 $107,463 40.00%
Qbeats Inc 4 $132,059 40.00%
Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company 4 $127,259 40.00%
Fulcrum Analytics Inc 4 $102,861 40.00%
Caivis Investment Company V Llc 4 $153,842 40.00%
Mashwork Inc 4 $76,659 40.00%
Metricstream Inc 4 $111,572 40.00%
Benefit Street Partners Llc 4 $123,682 40.00%
Macyscom Llc 4 $88,899 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