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 %
Transportation Planners 19 $63,339 86.36%
Librarians 19 $46,017 86.36%
Climate Change Analysts 18 $69,708 81.82%
Music Directors and Composers 18 $44,133 81.82%
Library Science Teachers, Postsecondary 18 $53,353 81.82%
Animal Scientists 18 $52,458 81.82%
Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technicians 18 $48,317 81.82%
Personal Financial Advisors 17 $50,146 80.95%
Geographers 17 $57,967 80.95%
Political Scientists 17 $59,364 80.95%
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 %
Latentview Analytics Corporation 52 $68,403 91.23%
Adrian Smith Gordon Gill Architecture Llp 52 $55,267 91.23%
Thought Bang Inc 52 $49,604 91.23%
Agile Health Technologies Inc 52 $54,730 91.23%
Kip Information Technologies Inc 52 $63,479 91.23%
Global Resource Management Inc 51 $68,294 89.47%
Softweb Solutions Inc 51 $67,531 89.47%
Midwestern University 51 $82,979 89.47%
Candor Group Inc 51 $60,444 89.47%
Cf Industries Employee Services Llc 51 $113,635 89.47%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Dakota Systems Inc 3 $79,532 30.00%
Iss Usa Inc 3 $58,732 30.00%
Ann Robert H Lurie Childrens Hospital Of Chicag 3 $55,183 33.33%
Catalina Marketing Corp 3 $43,105 33.33%
Patrick Engineering Inc 3 $85,946 33.33%
Liberty Mutual Group Inc 3 $95,902 33.33%
Gvw Group Llc 3 $77,119 33.33%
Nail Fairy Inc 3 $23,303 33.33%
Black Veatch Corporation 3 $90,360 33.33%
Xm Data Strategies Inc 3 $47,819 33.33%

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