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 %
Mechatronics Engineers 139 $75,397 82.74%
Mathematicians 134 $74,376 79.76%
Training and Development Specialists 131 $51,174 78.92%
Surgeons 129 $165,261 86.00%
Psychiatrists 127 $143,982 84.67%
Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education 127 $45,524 86.99%
Computer Network Support Specialists 125 $59,159 86.21%
Communications Teachers, Postsecondary 125 $46,333 87.41%
Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary 122 $52,202 88.41%
Regulatory Affairs Specialists 121 $72,202 90.30%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
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 %
United Kingdom 153 $893,452 49.68%
Mongolia 118 $37,064 48.56%
Nepal 102 $64,989 43.78%
Turkey 101 $63,045 45.70%
Russia 99 $70,535 45.21%
Vietnam 92 $51,164 42.79%
Germany 90 $78,964 45.45%
Italy 82 $91,149 44.09%
France 82 $90,005 46.59%
Taiwan 77 $2,256,190 44.00%

Top Hiring Companies in Illinois (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Crowe Llp 45 $99,694 90.00%
Parker Hannifin Corporation 45 $82,701 90.00%
Railcar Management Llc 44 $98,635 88.00%
Hp Enterprise Services Llc 44 $76,278 88.00%
Itrace Foundaiton Inc 44 $49,227 88.00%
Medefil Inc 44 $72,261 88.00%
Perkins Will Inc 44 $54,595 88.00%
Encore Consulting Services Inc 44 $68,032 88.00%
Cyber World Technologies Inc 44 $61,601 88.00%
Procal Technologies Inc 44 $66,687 88.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Transmart Inc 3 $61,707 37.50%
Cibc Us 3 $83,089 37.50%
Rcube Technology Inc 3 $79,768 37.50%
Isee Career Solutions 3 $45,580 37.50%
Convr 3 $73,035 37.50%
Great Computer Solutions Inc 3 $78,908 37.50%
Iivi Incorporated 3 $92,304 37.50%
Spencer Stuart Star Us Inc 3 $93,863 37.50%
Mcdonough District Hospital 3 $41,558 37.50%
Spraying Systems Company 3 $88,268 37.50%

Top Industries in Illinois (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Custom Computer Programming Services 116,575 $72,225 89.53%
Computer Systems Design Services 25,137 $80,325 93.26%
Management Scientific And Technical Consulting Services 16,562 $77,011 94.84%
Colleges Universities And Professional Schools 11,398 $54,276 76.57%
Computer Systems Design And Related Services 9,122 $76,904 88.80%
Engineering Services 8,170 $68,289 89.11%
Administrative Management And General Management Consulting Services 7,423 $90,400 95.02%
Offices Of Certified Public Accountants 7,280 $79,797 97.59%
Management Consulting Services 6,136 $77,593 96.49%
Other Computer Related Services 5,387 $75,637 89.10%
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Farm Labor Contractors And Crew Leaders 554 $33,460 100.00%
Crop Harvesting Primarily By Machine 165 $32,363 100.00%
Support Activities For Crop Production 143 $43,304 100.00%
Vegetable And Melon Farming 142 $33,833 100.00%
Oilseed And Grain Combination Farming 92 $33,609 100.00%
Oilseed And Grain Farming 88 $33,424 100.00%
Other Crop Farming 80 $35,201 100.00%
Other Noncitrus Fruit Farming 67 $27,172 100.00%
Greenhouse Nursery And Floriculture Production 65 $36,532 100.00%
Nursery And Tree Production 43 $32,847 100.00%
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Custom Computer Programming Services 11,847 $173,113 100.00%
Computer Systems Design Services 2,627 $91,387 100.00%
Computer Systems Design And Related Services 2,027 $93,058 100.00%
Management Scientific And Technical Consulting Services 1,876 $84,379 100.00%
Colleges Universities And Professional Schools 1,827 $52,397 100.00%
Other Computer Related Services 1,449 $85,961 100.00%
Administrative Management And General Management Consulting Services 1,380 $99,680 100.00%
Engineering Services 1,253 $410,290 100.00%
General Freight Trucking 817 $54,041 100.00%
Management Consulting Services 762 $99,261 100.00%

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