| Total Visas | % of all Visas | Average Wage | Visa Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 304,577 | 91.55% | $75,420 | H-1B |
| 23,734 | 7.13% | $176,082 | PERM |
| 3,180 | 0.96% | $93,885 | E-3 Australian |
| 1,216 | 0.37% | $30,895 | H-2A |
As of May 2023, Illinois has seen a total of 332,707 visa workers across all visa types. The most common visa class in Illinois is the H-1B visa with 304,577 H-1B visas on record over all years accounting for 91.55% of Illinois's total visas. The second most prevalent visa is the PERM visa with 23,734 PERM visas on record over all years accounting for 7.13% of Illinois's total visas.
| Occupation | # of Jobs | Avg Wage | Approval % |
|---|---|---|---|
| Database Administrators | 3,520 | $73,695 | 93.05% |
| Statisticians | 3,412 | $76,898 | 90.31% |
| Financial Analysts | 3,339 | $72,842 | 90.17% |
| Network and Computer Systems Administrators | 3,308 | $68,377 | 89.62% |
| Physicians and Surgeons, All Other | 2,590 | $119,878 | 88.70% |
| Electrical Engineers | 2,526 | $77,759 | 88.54% |
| Computer Systems Engineers/Architects | 2,480 | $82,325 | 95.61% |
| Industrial Engineers | 2,155 | $68,990 | 89.01% |
| Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists | 2,114 | $50,972 | 87.57% |
| Software Quality Assurance Engineers and Testers | 1,929 | $76,451 | 92.65% |
| Occupation | # of Jobs | Avg Wage | Approval % |
|---|---|---|---|
| Agricultural Workers, All Other | 2 | $28,631 | 5.26% |
| Helpers--Carpenters | 2 | $35,994 | 5.41% |
| Pesticide Handlers, Sprayers, and Applicators, Vegetation | 1 | $45,074 | 2.70% |
| Helpers--Roofers | 1 | $36,275 | 2.78% |
| Helpers--Electricians | 1 | $39,811 | 4.17% |
| Packers and Packagers, Hand | 1 | $35,714 | 4.55% |
| Occupation | # of Jobs | Avg Wage | Approval % |
|---|---|---|---|
| Network and Computer Systems Administrators | 195 | $81,325 | 67.24% |
| Electrical Engineers | 195 | $83,233 | 80.58% |
| Industrial Engineers | 183 | $75,715 | 77.54% |
| Financial Analysts | 179 | $83,772 | 90.40% |
| Personal Care Aides | 176 | $22,627 | 92.15% |
| Internists, General | 165 | $119,606 | 92.70% |
| Marketing Managers | 164 | $105,325 | 95.35% |
| Electronics Engineers, Except Computer | 160 | $87,199 | 93.02% |
| Database Administrators | 158 | $85,044 | 93.49% |
| Operations Research Analysts | 135 | $64,887 | 81.33% |
| Country | # of Jobs | Avg Wage | Approval % |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 8,989 | $252,982 | 47.08% |
| China | 1,217 | $74,521 | 50.73% |
| Poland | 495 | $182,550 | 52.05% |
| South Korea | 399 | $55,576 | 43.18% |
| Canada | 327 | $91,441 | 40.17% |
| Mexico | 311 | $64,516 | 39.02% |
| Philippines | 277 | $622,860 | 41.28% |
| Brazil | 179 | $81,452 | 49.04% |
| Pakistan | 158 | $75,275 | 49.69% |
| United Kingdom | 136 | $991,045 | 50.18% |
| Company | # of Jobs | Avg Wage | Approval % |
|---|---|---|---|
| Abbott Laboratories | 567 | $81,671 | 94.50% |
| Morningstar Inc | 528 | $81,295 | 89.04% |
| Tech Mahindra Americasinc | 518 | $71,930 | 88.40% |
| Chicago Mercantile Exchange Inc | 510 | $94,175 | 89.01% |
| Grandison Management Inc | 498 | $64,049 | 87.06% |
| Ccc Information Services Inc | 490 | $80,684 | 87.03% |
| Grainger Management Llc | 488 | $82,282 | 87.93% |
| Here North America Llc | 474 | $92,988 | 90.80% |
| Thoughtworks Inc | 473 | $80,867 | 90.96% |
| Tekorg Inc | 465 | $78,817 | 89.77% |
| Company | # of Jobs | Avg Wage | Approval % |
|---|
| Company | # of Jobs | Avg Wage | Approval % |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yahoo Inc | 41 | $85,556 | 31.06% |
| Baxter Healthcare Corporation | 41 | $99,435 | 31.78% |
| Alcatel Lucent Usa Inc | 41 | $93,364 | 31.78% |
| Accuity Inc | 41 | $102,724 | 32.03% |
| Arrow Trans Corp | 41 | $45,404 | 32.28% |
| Oath Holdings Inc | 41 | $73,582 | 32.28% |
| Numeric Technologies | 40 | $92,051 | 32.26% |
| Relativity Oda Llc | 39 | $112,774 | 33.91% |
| Citadel Americas Llc | 39 | $73,162 | 34.21% |
| Katalyst Technologies Inc | 39 | $96,209 | 34.51% |
| Industry | # of Jobs | Avg Wage | Approval % |
|---|---|---|---|
| General Medical And Surgical Hospitals | 3,803 | $88,743 | 88.40% |
| Credit Card Issuing | 3,456 | $84,765 | 91.04% |
| Commercial Banking | 2,604 | $84,925 | 90.76% |
| Accounting Tax Preparation Bookkeeping And Payroll Services | 2,603 | $69,440 | 94.86% |
| Consumer Lending | 2,530 | $93,674 | 93.98% |
| Pharmaceutical And Medicine Manufacturing | 2,023 | $85,637 | 91.33% |
| Offices Of Physicians Except Mental Health Specialists | 1,943 | $130,116 | 90.58% |
| Construction Machinery Manufacturing | 1,764 | $81,449 | 92.65% |
| Temporary Help Services | 1,628 | $72,034 | 86.60% |
| Computing Infrastructure Providers Data Processing Web Hosting And Related Services | 1,370 | $90,879 | 84.67% |
| Industry | # of Jobs | Avg Wage | Approval % |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apple Orchards | 29 | $31,157 | 100.00% |
| Crop Production | 27 | $33,218 | 100.00% |
| Mayonnaise Dressing And Other Prepared Sauce Manufacturing | 22 | $31,180 | 100.00% |
| Nursery And Floriculture Production | 16 | $32,777 | 100.00% |
| Miscellaneous Nondurable Goods Merchant Wholesalers | 14 | $32,158 | 100.00% |
| Support Activities For Agriculture And Forestry | 14 | $35,220 | 100.00% |
| Beef Cattle Ranching And Farming | 14 | $29,457 | 100.00% |
| Soil Preparation Planting And Cultivating | 14 | $28,983 | 100.00% |
| Other Grain Farming | 13 | $32,245 | 100.00% |
| Soybean Farming | 13 | $32,326 | 100.00% |
| Industry | # of Jobs | Avg Wage | Approval % |
|---|---|---|---|
| Full Service Restaurants | 199 | $36,356 | 31.00% |
| Farm Machinery And Equipment Manufacturing | 194 | $98,935 | 30.36% |
| Residential Building Construction | 182 | $66,342 | 31.38% |
| General Freight Trucking Long Distance | 170 | $52,027 | 29.62% |
| Other Financial Investment Activities | 161 | $85,772 | 29.98% |
| Computing Infrastructure Providers Data Processing Web Hosting And Related Services | 159 | $84,572 | 29.66% |
| Freight Transportation Arrangement | 158 | $63,134 | 34.57% |
| Advertising Agencies | 127 | $82,064 | 29.13% |
| Offices Of Physicians | 117 | $120,773 | 28.47% |
| Surgical And Medical Instrument Manufacturing | 114 | $93,286 | 36.77% |
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 $75,420. The state with the highest average wage of H1-B workers for all states is CA with an average wage of $100,819.