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 %
Auditors 121 $69,203 91.67%
Manufacturing Engineers 119 $66,292 90.15%
Logistics Analysts 115 $56,151 90.55%
Budget Analysts 109 $59,799 87.20%
Landscape Architects 104 $51,763 85.95%
Education Teachers, Postsecondary 104 $47,380 85.95%
Human Resources Managers 103 $100,776 87.29%
Registered Nurses 101 $65,457 86.32%
Judicial Law Clerks 100 $47,849 86.21%
Teachers and Instructors, All Other 98 $47,687 84.48%
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 %
Greece 18 $100,956 43.90%
Georgia 18 $53,991 46.15%
Sri Lanka 17 $73,288 43.59%
Indonesia 17 $72,195 44.74%
Syria 16 $104,592 43.24%
Peru 16 $89,421 43.24%
Burma (myanmar) 16 $35,429 44.44%
Ghana 16 $88,462 45.71%
Moldova 15 $61,465 42.86%
Ethiopia 15 $91,945 42.86%

Top Hiring Companies in Illinois (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Ugam Solutions Sez Pvt Ltd 48 $67,550 88.89%
Sonata Software North America Inc 48 $66,942 88.89%
Comprobase Inc 47 $74,667 88.68%
Xceltrait Inc 47 $66,237 88.68%
Team Belvedere Llc 47 $85,660 88.68%
Starcom Mediavest Group Inc 47 $68,288 88.68%
Ez Tek Solutions Inc 47 $69,964 88.68%
Infobahn Softworld Inc 47 $50,764 88.68%
Ecs Financial Services 47 $59,880 88.68%
Hexacorp Llc 47 $62,711 88.68%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Clayco Inc 3 $68,044 33.33%
Sharma Associates Inc 3 $106,732 33.33%
Klc Global Services Ltd 3 $44,255 33.33%
Valent Usa Llc 3 $122,956 33.33%
Adtalem Global Education 3 $99,895 33.33%
Optime Tech Llc 3 $110,066 33.33%
Korean Baptist Church Of Schaumburg 3 $36,025 33.33%
Cumberland Therapy Services Llc 3 $65,166 33.33%
Grand Golf Llc 3 $70,068 33.33%
Aculocity Llc 3 $108,118 33.33%

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