New York had 44,612 certified H-1B LCA filings in FY2025, ranking #3 among all states and territories, with an average offered wage of $144,383. Figures below are computed directly from DOL LCA disclosure records, not estimated.
44,612
Certified H-1B LCA filings, FY2025, #3 nationally
$144,383
Average offered wage, FY2025
183,321
Total certified filings tracked, FY2021–2026
Every H1B employer must file a Labor Condition Application (LCA) certified by the DOL Office of Foreign Labor Certification before USCIS can approve an H1B petition. The figures on this page are aggregated directly from those disclosure records for worksites in New York.
Ranked by certified LCA filing volume for worksites in New York. Source: DOL LCA disclosure data.
| # | Company | City | Industry | Filings | Avg Wage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ernst & Young U.S. LLP | New York | Accounting, Tax Preparation, Bookkeeping, and Payroll Services | 1,554 | $156,908 |
| 2 | Amazon.com Services LLC | New York | Electronic Shopping and Mail-Order Houses | 991 | $161,180 |
| 3 | Google LLC | New York | Computer Systems Design and Related Services | 891 | $189,153 |
| 4 | Meta Platforms, Inc | New York | , | 737 | $207,887 |
| 5 | JPMorgan Chase & Co. | New York | Management of Companies and Enterprises | 576 | $183,162 |
| 6 | GOLDMAN SACHS & CO. LLC | New York | Securities and Commodity Contracts Intermediation and Brokerage | 435 | $166,222 |
| 7 | Morgan Stanley Services Group Inc. | New York | Securities and Commodity Contracts Intermediation and Brokerage | 395 | $169,590 |
| 8 | Bloomberg L.P. | New York | , | 388 | $146,208 |
| 9 | Grandison Management, Inc. | Bronx | Employment Services | 298 | $67,391 |
| 10 | Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai | New York | General Medical and Surgical Hospitals | 281 | $131,050 |
| 11 | Brookhaven National Laboratory | Upton | Scientific Research and Development Services | 278 | $117,904 |
| 12 | Citibank, N.A. | New York | Depository Credit Intermediation | 276 | $176,967 |
| 13 | Columbia University | New York | Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools | 261 | $113,378 |
| 14 | COGNIZANT TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS US CORP | New York | Computer Systems Design and Related Services | 235 | $116,828 |
| 15 | Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center | New York | Specialty (except Psychiatric and Substance Abuse) Hospitals | 233 | $124,133 |
29,363 certified filings in FY2025.
Top sponsors: Ernst & Young U.S. LLP, Google LLC, Amazon.com Services LLC
1,796 certified filings in FY2025.
Top sponsors: Maimonides Medical Center, Ernst & Young U.S. LLP, New York City Department of Education
1,718 certified filings in FY2025.
Top sponsors: AMAZON.COM SERVICES LLC, NAGARRO, INC, BNP Paribas Securities Corp.
685 certified filings in FY2025.
Top sponsors: MONTEFIORE MEDICAL CENTER, Albert Einstein College of Medicine , BRONXCARE HEALTH SYSTEM
677 certified filings in FY2025.
Top sponsors: University of Rochester, Rochester General Hospital, Rochester Institute of Technology
7,065 certified filings · average wage $136,517.
3,732 certified filings · average wage $173,706.
2,774 certified filings · average wage $180,611.
2,276 certified filings · average wage $143,658.
2,258 certified filings · average wage $102,018.
Percentiles computed directly from certified LCA filings with a worksite in New York. This reflects the actual spread of offered wages on file, not an official DOL prevailing-wage tier.
| Percentile | Offered Wage |
|---|---|
| 25th percentile | $92,810 |
| Median (50th percentile) | $130,000 |
| 75th percentile | $180,000 |
| 90th percentile | $225,000 |
The Department of Labor's Foreign Labor Certification data center publishes every LCA filing. Filter by state ("NY"), SOC code for your occupation, and fiscal year. Employers with repeated certified filings in your target SOC code have active, recurring H1B programs, these are your tier-1 targets.
USCIS publishes fiscal-year approval and denial data for every employer by state. Cross-reference New York employers with the highest approval counts against your target role.
Universities and nonprofit research institutions headquartered in New York are cap-exempt under 8 USC 1184(g)(5) and can file H1B petitions any time of year without entering the lottery.
The top sponsors listed above receive large volumes of applications through job boards. Their direct career portals are often less crowded and let you filter by New York location.
Referrals meaningfully increase interview rates at established H1B sponsors. Look for local immigrant-professional meetups and university alumni networks in New York.
Cap-exempt employers are among the most powerful H1B opportunities in New York because they can file petitions throughout the year without lottery risk. Under federal regulation, institutions of higher education, their affiliated nonprofit entities, nonprofit research organizations, and governmental research organizations qualify for cap exemption regardless of which state they're in. If you're a researcher, academic, or healthcare professional, universities and teaching hospitals headquartered in New York are worth targeting directly on their own career pages.
Important: Cap-exempt H1B workers changing to a cap-subject employer must enter the lottery. Conversely, a cap-subject worker moving to a cap-exempt employer can file immediately. Verify status with an immigration attorney before making a job change.
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Aggregated from DOL LCA disclosure files (FY2021–2026) for filings with a worksite in New York, filtered to certified petitions with annual wages between $30K and $1M. Employer legal-entity spelling variants are grouped before counting.