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 %
Bain Company Inc 158 $101,732 90.29%
Globallogic Inc 158 $100,691 91.86%
Optum Services Inc 157 $112,870 91.81%
Kraft Foods Group Brands Llc 157 $105,572 92.35%
Onward Technologies Inc 155 $68,582 91.18%
Cibc Bank Usa 155 $93,409 91.72%
Mahindra Engineering Services Ltd 155 $60,605 91.72%
Advanced Cadcam Service 152 $60,879 90.48%
Etek It Services Inc 152 $73,943 91.02%
Tri Ventures Inc Dba Aquent Llc 151 $75,028 90.42%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Rock Creek Transport Inc 2 $37,617 100.00%
Mark Winship 2 $39,260 100.00%
Everglades Harvesting Inc Il 1 2 $35,433 100.00%
Ronald John Mueller Jr 1 $52,166 100.00%
Tim Eike 1 $30,202 100.00%
Everglades Harvesting Inc Il 2 Drivers 1 $37,814 100.00%
Barry Manthei 1 $37,814 100.00%
Toms Farm Market And Greenhouse Inc 1 $20,675 100.00%
Jackson Citrus Inc Il 2 1 $33,051 100.00%
Overlook Harvesting Company Llc Ohc Bayer Waterman Princeton Corteva Detasseling Only Farmworker 1 $37,814 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Chicago Trading Company 10 $88,061 29.41%
Infogix Inc 10 $68,675 29.41%
James Hardie Building Products 10 $82,285 30.30%
Applied Research Associates Inc 10 $62,055 30.30%
State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company 10 $93,874 30.30%
Cardinal Health 10 $91,913 30.30%
Kana Software Inc 10 $82,512 30.30%
Promise And Fulfillment Community Church 10 $28,040 30.30%
Intel Mobile Communications Inc 10 $82,844 30.30%
Ensono Lp 10 $97,384 31.25%

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