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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Illinois Foreign Labor Visa Stats (All Years)

Total Visas % of all Visas Average Wage Visa Type
328,359 91.53% $77,136 H-1B
25,222 7.03% $170,962 PERM
3,529 0.98% $97,739 E-3 Australian
1,637 0.46% $32,808 H-2A

As of May 2023, Illinois has seen a total of 358,747 visa workers across all visa types. The most common visa class in Illinois is the H-1B visa with 328,359 H-1B visas on record over all years accounting for 91.53% of Illinois's total visas. The second most prevalent visa is the PERM visa with 25,222 PERM visas on record over all years accounting for 7.03% of Illinois's total visas.

Top Occupations in Illinois (All Years)

Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Public Relations Specialists 158 $45,028 77.83%
Mental Health Counselors 158 $42,947 81.87%
Purchasing Managers 158 $93,088 83.16%
Microbiologists 157 $49,063 83.51%
Social Science Research Assistants 155 $39,840 83.33%
Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary 147 $47,895 79.89%
Veterinarians 147 $63,786 80.77%
Education Administrators, Postsecondary 146 $68,214 81.56%
Natural Sciences Managers 144 $103,852 84.21%
Instructional Coordinators 144 $44,914 84.71%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Philosophy and Religion Teachers, Postsecondary 22 $47,348 48.89%
Natural Sciences Managers 22 $100,260 48.89%
Communications Teachers, Postsecondary 22 $40,100 50.00%
Compliance Officers 21 $64,936 47.73%
Bakers 20 $27,822 45.45%
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education 20 $58,307 46.51%
Materials Engineers 19 $78,687 45.24%
Paralegals and Legal Assistants 19 $48,545 46.34%
Pediatricians, General 18 $90,109 43.90%
Veterinarians 18 $73,070 43.90%
Illinois Employees Over Time
Illinois has been in the H1B Visa program since 2011 where 14,981 employees were hired. Illinois peaked in 2016 with 29,364 employees, and has since been on a decline with the most recent number of employees being 3,790 in 2025.

Top Countries with Workers in Illinois From PERM Program (All Years)

Country # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
India 9,745 $242,007 46.63%
China 1,311 $75,213 49.51%
Poland 521 $175,933 47.11%
South Korea 427 $55,341 43.09%
Canada 361 $90,633 37.37%
Philippines 356 $493,600 40.27%
Mexico 333 $65,272 43.42%
Brazil 188 $79,878 47.47%
Ukraine 174 $62,423 47.80%
Pakistan 164 $88,269 47.95%

Top Hiring Companies in Illinois (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Only It Consulting Llc 200 $70,271 89.29%
Saven Technologies Inc 200 $79,395 89.69%
Caresoft Global Inc 200 $59,826 89.69%
Atos Syntel Inc 199 $82,929 89.64%
Cisco Systems Inc 198 $91,906 89.59%
Virtusa Corporation 197 $79,669 89.14%
Ameex Technologies Corp 197 $62,592 89.95%
Teklink International Inc 197 $73,511 90.37%
Itech Us Inc 196 $76,125 90.32%
Pegasus Knowledge Solutions Inc 196 $64,184 90.32%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Chem Gro Inc 2 $35,714 100.00%
Spring Grove Nursery Inc 2 $36,764 100.00%
Ntr 2 $36,764 100.00%
Overlook Harvesting Michigan Llc 2 $31,023 100.00%
Big Creek Farms Llc 2 $36,764 100.00%
Jk Pork Inc 2 $34,382 100.00%
Selmis Llc 2 $35,714 100.00%
Pro X Builders Inc 2 $53,238 100.00%
Gateway Farm Service Llc 2 $36,764 100.00%
Richard Lee Knight Farms 2 $45,760 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Silliker Inc 15 $76,426 34.09%
Gantec Publishing Solutions Llc 15 $104,337 34.09%
Amazoncom Services Llc 15 $98,049 34.09%
Philips Electronics North America Corporation 14 $74,731 31.82%
Commonwealth Edison Company An Exelon Company 14 $85,752 31.82%
Aon Benfield Inc 14 $82,688 32.56%
Turkish American Societyinc 14 $59,309 32.56%
Zifo Technologies Inc 14 $107,845 33.33%
Adrian Smith Gordon Gill Architecture Llp 14 $71,530 33.33%
Deloitte Transactions Business Analytics Llp 14 $85,479 33.33%

Top Industries in Illinois (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Dairy Cattle And Milk Production 1 $36,400 50.00%
Horses And Other Equine Production 1 $37,814 50.00%
Postharvest Crop Activities Except Cotton Ginning 1 $33,051 100.00%
Recyclable Material Merchant Wholesalers 1 $24,149 100.00%
Other Performing Arts Companies 1 $37,814 100.00%
Farm Supplies Merchant Wholesalers 1 $33,051 100.00%
Spectator Sports 1 $35,714 100.00%
Racetracks 1 $37,814 100.00%
Orange Groves 1 $24,823 100.00%

Illinois Wage Comparison to Other States (All Years)

The chart below compares The average wage in Illinois to that of the top 9 states with the highest overall average H1-B wage. The average wage in Illinois over all years is $77,136. 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