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 %
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 $74,443 100.00%
Yugoslavia 1 $33,176 100.00%
Benin 1 $43,846 100.00%
Antigua And Barbuda 1 $83,782 100.00%
Mauritania 1 $74,070 100.00%

Top Hiring Companies in Illinois (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
System Soft Technologies Llc 327 $74,254 89.59%
Southern Illinois Medical Services 326 $162,848 90.30%
Aim Big Inc 323 $72,077 89.97%
Marvelous Technologies Inc 317 $90,178 90.57%
Dynamic Enterprise Solutions Inc 317 $74,471 90.57%
Syntel Inc 315 $73,316 90.00%
Oracle America Inc 314 $98,787 90.23%
Synapsis Inc 314 $74,495 90.49%
Larsen Toubro Limited 312 $45,015 91.23%
Mygo Consulting Inc 303 $80,655 89.12%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Von Bergen Acres 4 $34,606 100.00%
Growmark Inc 4 $36,764 100.00%
Sun Berry Orchard Inc 4 $29,130 100.00%
J W Farms Llc 4 $32,037 100.00%
R S Landscaping And Nursery Inc 4 $33,670 100.00%
Hart Cattle Grain Farm 4 $36,764 100.00%
Fox Ridge Nursery Inc 4 $36,098 100.00%
Wilson Farms 4 $34,195 100.00%
Lira Labor Llc 4 $36,764 100.00%
Twin Gardens Inc 4 $28,064 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Techie Brains Incorporated 26 $86,493 36.11%
Brainlab Inc 25 $82,861 35.21%
Cdk Global Llc 25 $101,077 35.71%
Dynamics Resources 25 $64,077 35.71%
Profit Logistic 25 $65,520 36.23%
Sapient Corporation 24 $101,417 34.78%
Omegacube Technologies Inc 24 $58,682 35.29%
Advanced Cadcam Service Corporation 24 $63,502 35.29%
Rulesware Llc 24 $93,659 35.29%
Entellects Corporation 24 $80,255 35.82%

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