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
304,577 91.55% $75,420 H-1B
23,734 7.13% $176,082 PERM
3,180 0.96% $93,885 E-3 Australian
1,216 0.37% $30,895 H-2A

As of May 2023, Illinois has seen a total of 332,707 visa workers across all visa types. The most common visa class in Illinois is the H-1B visa with 304,577 H-1B visas on record over all years accounting for 91.55% of Illinois's total visas. The second most prevalent visa is the PERM visa with 23,734 PERM visas on record over all years accounting for 7.13% 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 21,214 in 2023.

Top Countries with Workers in Illinois From PERM Program (All Years)

Country # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
India 8,989 $252,982 47.08%
China 1,217 $74,521 50.73%
Poland 495 $182,550 52.05%
South Korea 399 $55,576 43.18%
Canada 327 $91,441 40.17%
Mexico 311 $64,516 39.02%
Philippines 277 $622,860 41.28%
Brazil 179 $81,452 49.04%
Pakistan 158 $75,275 49.69%
United Kingdom 136 $991,045 50.18%

Top Hiring Companies in Illinois (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Aimtron Corporation 22 $63,772 88.00%
Nexage Technologies Usa Inc 22 $64,790 88.00%
Resource Informatics Group Inc 22 $77,624 88.00%
Exa Data Solutions Inc 22 $80,484 88.00%
Logistic Solutions Inc 22 $72,990 88.00%
Sky Systems Inc 22 $117,666 88.00%
Simple Truck Eld Inc 22 $67,324 88.00%
National Staffing Solutions Inc 22 $55,689 88.00%
Performance Resources Ny Inc 22 $68,785 88.00%
Port 22 Llc 22 $69,028 88.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Geodis Usa Inc 1 $95,930 25.00%
Cullinan Properties Ltd 1 $43,846 25.00%
Caterpillar Carpentry Inc 1 $35,922 25.00%
Bbp Custom Builders Ltd 1 $21,403 25.00%
Scholle Ipn Packaging Inc 1 $52,166 25.00%
Equitec Group Llc 1 $115,918 25.00%
Stanislaw Guzik 1 $35,339 25.00%
Cloudera 1 $119,954 25.00%
Logos Baptist Ministries Dba Logos Christian Acad 1 $35,140 25.00%
Mas Chicago Nfp 1 $50,877 33.33%

Top Industries in Illinois (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Spectator Sports 1 $35,714 100.00%
Landscaping Services 1 $33,987 100.00%
Recyclable Material Merchant Wholesalers 1 $24,149 100.00%
Postharvest Crop Activities Except Cotton Ginning 1 $33,051 100.00%
Dairy Cattle And Milk Production 1 $36,400 100.00%
Flower Nursery Stock And Florists Supplies Merchant Wholesalers 1 $35,714 100.00%

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 $75,420. The state with the highest average wage of H1-B workers for all states is CA with an average wage of $100,819.

State Avg Wage