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 %
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 %
Global Infotech Inc 235 $67,712 89.35%
Wavicle Data Solutions Llc 233 $95,270 88.59%
United Airlines Inc 223 $85,092 85.44%
Gantec Corporation 222 $65,102 85.38%
Southern Illinois University School Of Medicine 221 $83,366 85.66%
Natsoft Corporation 219 $75,658 84.88%
Unicom Technologies Inc 219 $69,090 85.21%
The Options Clearing Corporation 218 $108,687 86.85%
Nagarro Inc 217 $80,415 87.15%
V Soft Consulting Group Inc 216 $74,945 86.75%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Byers Premium Cattle 3 $30,035 100.00%
Phil Walters 3 $30,749 100.00%
Michel Partnership 3 $35,526 100.00%
Wood Farms Inc 3 $39,520 100.00%
Mccune Farm 3 $36,414 100.00%
John Peterson 3 $34,237 100.00%
Tempus Builders Inc 3 $31,699 100.00%
Alan R Bowers Jr 3 $37,378 100.00%
Bolder Lawns Llc 3 $22,994 100.00%
Gerard Crain Farms 3 $27,997 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Annapurna Inc 18 $35,919 33.33%
Drews Lawn And Snow Service Inc 18 $41,153 33.96%
Ernst Young Llp 17 $78,753 32.69%
Imc Americas Inc 17 $91,399 33.33%
Suntrans International Inc 17 $51,824 33.33%
Entelli Consulting Llc 17 $78,170 33.33%
Allston Holdings Llc 17 $72,080 34.00%
Agile Health Technologies 17 $102,429 34.00%
Kraft Heinz Foods Company 17 $123,799 34.69%
Tek Analytics Llc 17 $81,771 34.69%

Top Industries in Illinois (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Apple Orchards 34 $32,012 100.00%
Mayonnaise Dressing And Other Prepared Sauce Manufacturing 28 $32,527 100.00%
Crop Production 27 $33,218 100.00%
Beef Cattle Ranching And Farming 23 $32,453 100.00%
Corn Farming 20 $32,925 100.00%
Nursery And Floriculture Production 20 $33,574 100.00%
Miscellaneous Nondurable Goods Merchant Wholesalers 18 $33,182 100.00%
Soybean Farming 17 $33,618 100.00%
Other Grain Farming 15 $32,987 100.00%
Soil Preparation Planting And Cultivating 15 $29,572 100.00%

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