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)

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 %
Fiji 1 $46,696 33.33%
Iceland 1 $99,424 33.33%
Namibia 1 $18,590 33.33%
Angola 1 $93,267 33.33%
Bhutan 1 $68,598 50.00%
Grenada 1 $78,998 50.00%
St Kitts And Nevis 1 $162,802 50.00%
Yemen 1 $66,373 50.00%
Ivory Coast 1 $81,328 50.00%
Lesotho 1 $74,443 50.00%

Top Hiring Companies in Illinois (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Americloud Solutions Inc 349 $76,222 87.91%
Huron Consulting Services Llc 340 $97,042 88.54%
Andhus Technologies Inc 340 $60,359 88.77%
Etest It Inc 339 $61,402 88.74%
The Nielsen Company Us Llc 337 $82,160 90.84%
Anthem Inc 335 $95,009 90.30%
Akuna Capital Llc 335 $85,960 90.79%
Egen Solutions Inc 330 $81,309 89.43%
Capital One Services Llc 329 $90,278 89.16%
Deere And Company 327 $97,226 89.59%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Bonnie Plants Llc 5 $32,327 100.00%
Gingerich Farms 5 $34,919 100.00%
Legacy Labor Inc 4 $37,814 100.00%
Cabery Fertilizer 4 $34,908 100.00%
Ostermeier Farms Llc 4 $32,292 100.00%
S S Ag Management Inc 4 $34,908 100.00%
Wasco Nursery Inc 4 $32,110 100.00%
4l Construction Inc 4 $25,984 100.00%
Sager Farms 4 $30,670 100.00%
Hinsdale Nurseries Inc 4 $32,817 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Bradley University 27 $41,188 33.75%
Jones Lang Lasalle Americas Inc 27 $112,467 34.18%
Teksystems Inc 27 $90,513 34.18%
Kavi Associates Llc 27 $80,402 35.06%
Fresenius Kabi Usa Llc 27 $94,833 35.06%
Knowles Electronics Llc 27 $93,600 35.53%
Synchrony Bank 27 $86,991 36.00%
Sierra Consulting Inc 27 $98,949 36.00%
World Food Enterprises Llc Dba Deli 4 You 27 $48,925 36.99%
Advansoft Worldwide Inc 26 $66,766 35.62%

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