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 %
Malaysia 42 $80,071 43.30%
Romania 39 $66,151 40.63%
Argentina 37 $92,319 40.66%
Israel 37 $96,174 42.53%
Bulgaria 36 $55,569 47.37%
Ireland 33 $97,105 44.59%
Serbia 32 $69,004 45.07%
Venezuela 32 $85,066 49.23%
South Africa 27 $88,035 42.86%
United States Of America 26 $74,212 41.27%

Top Hiring Companies in Illinois (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Infosys Limited 14,073 $69,622 99.63%
Tata Consultancy Services Limited 12,481 $67,095 99.35%
Capgemini America Inc 9,890 $80,576 95.57%
Cognizant Technology Solutions Us Corp 7,846 $85,711 98.37%
Ernst Young Us Llp 6,570 $81,706 98.72%
Deloitte Consulting Llp 6,128 $80,576 98.32%
Accenture Llp 5,776 $77,073 97.78%
Wipro Limited 2,942 $70,015 85.28%
Dfs Corporate Services Llc 2,939 $103,023 87.76%
Ibm India Private Limited 2,813 $65,153 87.91%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Alewelt Concrete Inc 87 $30,976 100.00%
Del Norte Harvesting Llc 72 $35,253 100.00%
Frey Brothers 50 $29,106 100.00%
Flamm Orchards Inc 36 $28,596 100.00%
Jackson Citrus Inc 20 $32,438 100.00%
Rb Family Farms Inc 19 $28,253 100.00%
Mcneill Labor Management Inc 19 $28,347 100.00%
J J Dill Llc 18 $35,665 100.00%
Toms Farm Market Greenhouses Inc 17 $30,811 100.00%
Heritage Family Farms 17 $30,890 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Capgemini Financial Services Usa Inc 1,021 $90,332 28.15%
Dfs Corporate Services Llc 466 $99,515 45.64%
Caterpillar Inc 427 $81,559 71.17%
Ernst Young Us Llp 401 $105,094 74.54%
Discover Products Inc 391 $79,764 80.79%
Abbvie Inc 350 $90,576 75.11%
Lead It Corporation 322 $72,880 72.52%
Belmont Sausage Company 243 $25,168 56.64%
Mckinsey Company Inc United States 236 $108,118 55.27%
At Kearney Inc 235 $109,873 58.60%

Top Industries in Illinois (All Years)

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