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 %
Human Factors Engineers and Ergonomists 38 $81,298 82.61%
Geoscientists, Except Hydrologists and Geographers 37 $66,979 80.43%
Survey Researchers 37 $45,509 82.22%
Mathematical Science Occupations, All Other 37 $58,944 84.09%
Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners 37 $38,174 84.09%
Editors 36 $48,065 83.72%
Regulatory Affairs Managers 35 $121,241 81.40%
Postsecondary Teachers, All Other 34 $51,629 80.95%
Agricultural Engineers 34 $63,806 80.95%
Architectural Drafters 34 $49,456 85.00%
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 %
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 %
Osf Saint Francis Medical Center 171 $82,019 90.96%
Randstad Technologies Lp 170 $69,030 90.43%
Cvs Pharmacy Inc 169 $116,331 90.37%
Citadel Securities Americas Services Llc 168 $97,199 89.84%
Saggezza Inc 167 $82,620 90.76%
W W Grainger Inc 167 $67,428 91.26%
Bmo Harris Bank Na 166 $87,765 90.71%
Volt Management Corp 166 $62,728 91.21%
Ul Llc 166 $101,139 91.21%
Numeric Technologies Inc 165 $64,505 90.66%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Evergreen Fs Inc 2 $36,764 100.00%
Everglades Harvesting Inc Il 3 2 $36,764 100.00%
Bonnie Plants Llc 103 2 $35,714 100.00%
Tri County Electrical Contractors Llc 2 $32,458 100.00%
Flores Construction 2 $45,521 100.00%
Gateway Fs 2 $36,764 100.00%
Fairley Enterprises Llc 2 $35,714 100.00%
Ag View Fs Llc 2 $36,764 100.00%
Jenks Family Farms Gp 2 $36,764 100.00%
J Hernandez Harvesting Inc 2 $37,814 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Archer Grey Llc 11 $97,257 30.56%
Crystal Equation Corporation 11 $91,682 30.56%
Astellas Us Llc 11 $104,960 30.56%
Navteq North America Llc 11 $102,947 30.56%
Paylocity Corporation 11 $96,656 30.56%
Videojet Technologies 11 $102,470 30.56%
Qtg Development Inc 11 $92,038 31.43%
Robert Bosch Tool Corporation 11 $101,790 31.43%
Csl Behring 11 $89,882 31.43%
Marvelltechllc 11 $82,706 31.43%

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