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 %
Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education 57 $41,169 83.82%
Curators 56 $51,093 83.58%
Quality Control Systems Managers 55 $110,012 84.62%
Architecture Teachers, Postsecondary 54 $55,200 84.38%
Training and Development Managers 54 $71,599 84.38%
Legal Support Workers, All Other 53 $48,146 82.81%
Clinical Data Managers 53 $82,913 82.81%
Child, Family, and School Social Workers 52 $34,577 81.25%
Interpreters and Translators 52 $32,688 82.54%
Logistics Engineers 51 $61,937 83.61%
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 %
Sysazzle Inc 8 $91,980 88.89%
Penske Logistics Llc 8 $85,457 88.89%
Vroman Systems Inc 8 $104,117 88.89%
Hm Health Solutions Inc 8 $106,153 88.89%
D Cube Analytics Inc 8 $91,359 88.89%
Column Technologies Llc 8 $97,123 88.89%
Teknxpert Llc 8 $86,801 88.89%
Packetone Llc 8 $86,900 88.89%
Carnegie Health Life Sciences Inc 8 $76,045 88.89%
Bits And Binaries Inc 8 $89,965 88.89%

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