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 %
Financial Analysts 3,667 $75,284 83.36%
Statisticians 3,615 $78,416 89.22%
Database Administrators 3,519 $73,688 87.82%
Network and Computer Systems Administrators 3,303 $68,355 89.49%
Electrical Engineers 2,821 $79,558 88.77%
Physicians and Surgeons, All Other 2,589 $119,874 88.66%
Computer Systems Engineers/Architects 2,475 $82,291 93.61%
Industrial Engineers 2,357 $70,676 90.79%
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists 2,271 $52,079 87.51%
Physical Therapists 2,098 $63,403 89.24%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Electrical Engineers 205 $84,144 70.69%
Network and Computer Systems Administrators 195 $81,325 79.27%
Industrial Engineers 192 $76,748 80.33%
Financial Analysts 191 $84,514 89.25%
Personal Care Aides 176 $22,627 88.89%
Marketing Managers 172 $106,471 95.03%
Internists, General 165 $119,606 95.93%
Electronics Engineers, Except Computer 162 $87,193 94.19%
Database Administrators 158 $85,044 92.40%
Operations Research Analysts 141 $65,539 83.43%
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 %
Bain Company Inc 158 $101,732 90.29%
Globallogic Inc 158 $100,691 91.86%
Optum Services Inc 157 $112,870 91.81%
Kraft Foods Group Brands Llc 157 $105,572 92.35%
Onward Technologies Inc 155 $68,582 91.18%
Cibc Bank Usa 155 $93,409 91.72%
Mahindra Engineering Services Ltd 155 $60,605 91.72%
Advanced Cadcam Service 152 $60,879 90.48%
Etek It Services Inc 152 $73,943 91.02%
Tri Ventures Inc Dba Aquent Llc 151 $75,028 90.42%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Rock Creek Transport Inc 2 $37,617 100.00%
Mark Winship 2 $39,260 100.00%
Everglades Harvesting Inc Il 1 2 $35,433 100.00%
Ronald John Mueller Jr 1 $52,166 100.00%
Tim Eike 1 $30,202 100.00%
Everglades Harvesting Inc Il 2 Drivers 1 $37,814 100.00%
Barry Manthei 1 $37,814 100.00%
Toms Farm Market And Greenhouse Inc 1 $20,675 100.00%
Jackson Citrus Inc Il 2 1 $33,051 100.00%
Overlook Harvesting Company Llc Ohc Bayer Waterman Princeton Corteva Detasseling Only Farmworker 1 $37,814 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Chicago Trading Company 10 $88,061 29.41%
Infogix Inc 10 $68,675 29.41%
James Hardie Building Products 10 $82,285 30.30%
Applied Research Associates Inc 10 $62,055 30.30%
State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company 10 $93,874 30.30%
Cardinal Health 10 $91,913 30.30%
Kana Software Inc 10 $82,512 30.30%
Promise And Fulfillment Community Church 10 $28,040 30.30%
Intel Mobile Communications Inc 10 $82,844 30.30%
Ensono Lp 10 $97,384 31.25%

Top Industries in Illinois (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Other Miscellaneous Nondurable Goods Merchant Wholesalers 83 $55,336 87.37%
Other Activities Related To Credit Intermediation 81 $96,806 85.26%
Employment Services 81 $50,596 86.17%
Mortgage And Nonmortgage Loan Brokers 81 $78,667 87.10%
Perishable Prepared Food Manufacturing 77 $76,068 83.70%
Water Supply And Irrigation Systems 77 $101,251 85.56%
Petroleum Refineries 77 $98,269 88.51%
Tax Preparation Services 77 $62,226 88.51%
Legal Services 76 $67,935 88.37%
Business Associations 75 $87,750 87.21%
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %

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