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 %
United States Of America 32 $78,562 35.96%
Ghana 27 $82,850 36.00%
Serbia 27 $100,039 41.54%
Jordan 27 $82,211 41.54%
Kenya 26 $89,908 40.63%
Slovakia 25 $83,666 40.32%
Croatia 24 $83,127 38.71%
Austria 24 $94,611 40.00%
Ethiopia 24 $101,719 40.68%
Morocco 24 $95,812 41.38%

Top Hiring Companies in New York (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Nyu Grossman School Of Medicine 643 $67,710 89.93%
Sapient Corporation 637 $100,345 91.79%
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute 630 $53,185 90.91%
Csc Holdings Llc 628 $100,335 92.08%
Sg Americas Securities Llc 605 $102,684 90.16%
The Bank Of New York Mellon 594 $115,701 89.19%
Cognizant Technology Solutions Us Corporation 575 $68,281 87.12%
Jpmorgan Chase Amp Co 558 $103,856 87.19%
Nomura America Services Llc 554 $106,854 87.24%
Mindtree Limited 552 $73,494 87.76%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Asam Family Farms Llc 17 $24,579 100.00%
Barone Gardens Llc 17 $28,965 100.00%
Dj J Farms Inc 17 $29,020 100.00%
Robert O Davenport And Sons Llc 16 $32,018 100.00%
Schwab Farm Llc 16 $32,094 100.00%
Gary M Craft 16 $30,628 100.00%
Samascott Orchards 16 $27,335 100.00%
Mg Hurd And Sons 16 $25,613 100.00%
Garden Time Inc 16 $27,075 100.00%
Johnson Potato Farm 16 $31,626 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Hedgeserv Corporation 39 $93,380 36.79%
Publishers Clearing House Llc 39 $100,398 37.14%
New York Global Consultants Inc 38 $101,391 36.54%
Ascent Pharmaceuticals Inc 38 $77,837 36.54%
Squarespace 38 $123,351 37.62%
Wafts Solutions Inc 38 $81,824 38.00%
Lyft Inc 37 $99,245 37.00%
Bnp Paribas Us Wholesale Holding Corp 37 $109,413 37.00%
Cisco Systems Inc 36 $115,482 37.11%
Numerix Llc 36 $99,927 37.50%

Top Industries in New York (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Hotels Except Casino Hotels And Motels 970 $66,404 85.61%
Other Management Consulting Services 953 $83,510 85.93%
Research And Development In The Social Sciences And Humanities 933 $74,387 85.67%
Other Activities Related To Real Estate 928 $87,155 85.61%
Other Individual And Family Services 914 $48,539 86.96%
Insurance Agencies And Brokerages 901 $89,546 86.47%
Insurance Carriers 889 $93,272 90.99%
Reinsurance Carriers 862 $102,596 88.23%
Portfolio Management And Investment Advice 855 $135,784 93.65%
Software Publishers 836 $127,395 92.38%
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Other Support Activities For Road Transportation 4 $33,914 100.00%
Poultry And Egg Production 4 $31,278 100.00%
Fruit And Vegetable Retailers 4 $35,027 100.00%
Merchant Wholesalers Nondurable Goods 3 $32,053 75.00%
Logging 3 $29,869 100.00%
Other Grain Farming 3 $31,796 100.00%
Orange Groves 3 $26,412 100.00%
Beef Cattle Ranching And Farming Including Feedlots 2 $32,292 66.67%
Other Animal Production 2 $34,102 100.00%
Prefabricated Metal Building And Component Manufacturing 2 $29,723 100.00%

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