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 %
Costa Rica 16 $105,916 47.06%
Slovenia 16 $102,301 48.48%
Cyprus 16 $85,126 50.00%
Guyana 15 $50,105 48.39%
Panama 15 $76,170 50.00%
Macedonia 14 $89,947 48.28%
Moldova 13 $81,440 44.83%
Lithuania 13 $85,040 46.43%
Burma (myanmar) 13 $93,079 46.43%
Haiti 12 $71,390 46.15%

Top Hiring Companies in New York (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Certified Kernel Tech Llc 103 $123,661 88.03%
Citicorp North America Inc 103 $95,510 88.03%
Prime Leaders Health Services Inc 103 $61,607 88.03%
Highgate Hotels Lp 103 $67,785 88.03%
Mediacom Worldwide Llc 103 $73,743 88.79%
Ness Usa Inc 102 $85,373 87.93%
Clifford Chance Us Llp 102 $109,700 88.70%
Cyient Inc 102 $65,914 88.70%
Albany Medical Center 102 $44,425 88.70%
Rga Media Group Inc 102 $90,573 89.47%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Giroux Orchards Llc Go 1 3 $36,996 100.00%
Giroux Orchard Llc 3 $30,209 100.00%
Roberts Family Farm Llc 3 $37,024 100.00%
North Star Sport Horse Llc 3 $30,846 100.00%
Genesee Produce Association Llc 3 $44,054 100.00%
Jam Of New Paltz 3 $21,473 100.00%
Turek Farms Partners Llc 3 $25,593 100.00%
David P Krenzer 3 $35,845 100.00%
North Country Landscape 3 $21,133 100.00%
My T Acres Inc Petition 3 3 $34,951 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Macys Merchandising Corporation 7 $92,382 36.84%
Reid Wise Llc 7 $82,745 36.84%
Cb Information Services Inc Dba Cb Insights 7 $122,614 36.84%
Phd Media 7 $147,712 36.84%
Quantitative Brokers Llc 7 $80,814 36.84%
Az Pharmaceutical 7 $99,480 36.84%
Bloome Care 7 $22,152 36.84%
Fusemachines Inc 7 $83,313 36.84%
Publicis Health Llc 7 $125,123 36.84%
Bpa International Inc 7 $51,210 36.84%

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