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 %
Arthur J Gallagher Service Company Llc 116 $113,175 87.88%
The University Of Chicago Booth School Of Business 115 $50,287 87.12%
Capgemini Financial Services Usa Inc Legacy Kanb 115 $73,668 87.79%
Gamma Technologies Llc 115 $86,114 88.46%
Safe Code Soft Technologies Inc 113 $92,344 87.60%
Ice Clear Credit Llc 113 $101,543 87.60%
Jones Lang Lasalle Americas Inc 112 $96,401 87.50%
Leo Burnett Company Inc 112 $64,798 87.50%
Ber It Inc 112 $87,317 88.19%
Elevance Health Inc 111 $119,106 87.40%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
German International School Chicago 7 $43,204 30.43%
Wiztech 7 $73,691 30.43%
Softlabz Corporation 7 $72,544 30.43%
Presence Healthcare Services 7 $91,585 30.43%
Fitch Solutions 7 $93,026 30.43%
Productive Edge Llc 7 $88,801 30.43%
Bank Of China 7 $81,545 30.43%
Midtronics 7 $84,692 31.82%
North American Lighting 7 $68,705 31.82%
4c Insights Inc 7 $91,897 31.82%

Top Industries in Illinois (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Apple Orchards 34 $32,012 100.00%
Mayonnaise Dressing And Other Prepared Sauce Manufacturing 28 $32,527 100.00%
Crop Production 27 $33,218 100.00%
Beef Cattle Ranching And Farming 23 $32,453 100.00%
Corn Farming 20 $32,925 100.00%
Nursery And Floriculture Production 20 $33,574 100.00%
Miscellaneous Nondurable Goods Merchant Wholesalers 18 $33,182 100.00%
Soybean Farming 17 $33,618 100.00%
Other Grain Farming 15 $32,987 100.00%
Soil Preparation Planting And Cultivating 15 $29,572 100.00%

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