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 %
Software Quality Assurance Engineers and Testers 1,919 $76,395 83.22%
Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists 1,816 $51,864 88.67%
Civil Engineers 1,532 $70,707 87.05%
Web Developers 1,463 $59,980 91.61%
Information Technology Project Managers 1,417 $91,428 94.47%
Information Security Analysts 1,198 $86,536 80.03%
Business Intelligence Analysts 1,168 $85,060 89.78%
Biochemists and Biophysicists 1,164 $47,131 92.45%
Electronics Engineers, Except Computer 1,050 $80,134 87.87%
Engineers, All Other 1,046 $66,366 87.60%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Physicians and Surgeons, All Other 132 $153,589 78.57%
Civil Engineers 129 $1,175,895 77.25%
Computer Programmers 125 $69,590 76.22%
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists 124 $50,166 80.52%
Business Teachers, Postsecondary 116 $48,375 76.32%
Sales Engineers 111 $95,550 78.72%
Financial Managers 108 $116,225 81.20%
Architectural and Engineering Managers 104 $104,111 80.00%
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers 102 $24,444 82.26%
Information Security Analysts 99 $107,116 82.50%
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 %
Only It Consulting Llc 200 $70,271 89.29%
Saven Technologies Inc 200 $79,395 89.69%
Caresoft Global Inc 200 $59,826 89.69%
Atos Syntel Inc 199 $82,929 89.64%
Cisco Systems Inc 198 $91,906 89.59%
Virtusa Corporation 197 $79,669 89.14%
Ameex Technologies Corp 197 $62,592 89.95%
Teklink International Inc 197 $73,511 90.37%
Itech Us Inc 196 $76,125 90.32%
Pegasus Knowledge Solutions Inc 196 $64,184 90.32%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Chem Gro Inc 2 $35,714 100.00%
Spring Grove Nursery Inc 2 $36,764 100.00%
Ntr 2 $36,764 100.00%
Overlook Harvesting Michigan Llc 2 $31,023 100.00%
Big Creek Farms Llc 2 $36,764 100.00%
Jk Pork Inc 2 $34,382 100.00%
Selmis Llc 2 $35,714 100.00%
Pro X Builders Inc 2 $53,238 100.00%
Gateway Farm Service Llc 2 $36,764 100.00%
Richard Lee Knight Farms 2 $45,760 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Silliker Inc 15 $76,426 34.09%
Gantec Publishing Solutions Llc 15 $104,337 34.09%
Amazoncom Services Llc 15 $98,049 34.09%
Philips Electronics North America Corporation 14 $74,731 31.82%
Commonwealth Edison Company An Exelon Company 14 $85,752 31.82%
Aon Benfield Inc 14 $82,688 32.56%
Turkish American Societyinc 14 $59,309 32.56%
Zifo Technologies Inc 14 $107,845 33.33%
Adrian Smith Gordon Gill Architecture Llp 14 $71,530 33.33%
Deloitte Transactions Business Analytics Llp 14 $85,479 33.33%

Top Industries in Illinois (All Years)

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