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 %
Concord Systems Usa Inc 9 $81,261 90.00%
Advanced Analytics Llc Dba Hexstream 9 $93,427 90.00%
Spotify Usa Inc 9 $107,150 90.00%
Merastar Insurance Company 9 $113,599 90.00%
Blue Space Technologies Inc 9 $87,048 90.00%
Sm Logics Inc 9 $90,656 90.00%
Rover Resources Inc 9 $76,669 90.00%
Skillful Technologies Inc 9 $87,161 90.00%
Ny Systems Inc 9 $85,629 90.00%
Smart Techlink Solutions Inc 9 $88,950 90.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %

Top Industries in Illinois (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Power Boiler And Heat Exchanger Manufacturing 2 $66,040 100.00%
All Other Wood Product Manufacturing 2 $39,832 100.00%
Photographic Services 2 $70,502 100.00%
Nonscheduled Chartered Passenger Air Transportation 2 $96,835 100.00%
Motor Vehicle Body And Trailer Manufacturing 2 $71,719 100.00%
Ethyl Alcohol Manufacturing 2 $75,743 100.00%
Explosives Manufacturing 2 $90,210 100.00%
Special Needs Transportation 2 $84,896 100.00%
Fire Protection 2 $50,836 100.00%
Ready Mix Concrete Manufacturing 2 $57,533 100.00%
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
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