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 %
Audiologists 7 $67,481 77.78%
Hydrologists 7 $59,419 77.78%
Instructional Designers and Technologists 7 $48,075 77.78%
Fundraisers 7 $55,498 77.78%
Real Estate Brokers 7 $77,524 77.78%
Artists and Related Workers, All Other 7 $37,019 77.78%
Photonics Engineers 7 $68,634 87.50%
Remote Sensing Scientists and Technologists 7 $58,053 87.50%
Wind Energy Engineers 7 $85,194 87.50%
Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers 6 $166,039 75.00%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
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 %
University Of Chicago Medical Center 302 $61,006 88.82%
Advansoft International Inc 298 $67,720 88.43%
Deere Company 296 $100,783 89.43%
Axis Inc 294 $62,295 89.91%
American It Resource Group Inc 293 $63,914 90.43%
Expedia Inc 292 $104,234 90.12%
Geometric Americas Inc 290 $63,213 89.78%
Zurich American Insurance Company 290 $109,058 90.34%
Kforce Inc 288 $86,818 90.00%
Focus Core Inc 287 $67,471 89.69%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Bailey Nurseries Services Inc 4 $39,348 100.00%
Bass Farms 4 $22,763 100.00%
Todd Megginson 4 $34,908 100.00%
Leahy Bennett Farms 4 $36,098 100.00%
Phipps Farms Inc 4 $17,963 100.00%
N G Heimos Greenhouse Company Inc 4 $32,703 100.00%
Green Jobs Organics 4 $34,606 100.00%
Peters Family Farms Gp 4 $34,195 100.00%
Wolke Nursery Llc 4 $33,717 100.00%
Peter Bultema Sons Llc 4 $36,098 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Palni Inc 24 $80,369 35.82%
Epcot Technologies Inc 24 $91,408 35.82%
Ecolab Inc 24 $101,658 35.82%
Att Inc And All Of Its Subsidiaries And Affiliates 23 $74,148 34.85%
Solstice Consulting Llc 23 $83,597 34.85%
Egencia Llc 23 $93,436 34.85%
Tempus Labs Inc 23 $85,939 35.38%
Dental Experts Llc Dba Dental Dreams Llc 22 $86,659 34.38%
The Chamberlain Group Inc 22 $101,028 34.38%
Illinois Institute Of Technology 22 $58,942 34.92%

Top Industries in Illinois (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Communications Equipment Manufacturing 1,302 $88,585 76.59%
Marketing Consulting Services 1,287 $75,488 88.45%
Architectural Services 1,246 $54,795 89.26%
Insurance Agencies And Brokerages 1,178 $91,617 89.92%
Marketing Research And Public Opinion Polling 1,165 $80,686 92.39%
Direct Health And Medical Insurance Carriers 1,109 $96,712 91.88%
Elementary And Secondary Schools 1,040 $49,824 86.74%
All Other Professional Scientific And Technical Services 1,040 $81,021 88.21%
Offices Of Other Holding Companies 1,012 $104,451 89.40%
Securities And Commodity Exchanges 1,008 $91,318 90.97%
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Potato Farming 14 $35,624 100.00%
Support Activities For Agriculture And Forestry 14 $35,220 100.00%
Hog And Pig Farming 12 $30,941 100.00%
Agriculture Forestry Fishing And Hunting 11 $32,675 100.00%
Fruit And Tree Nut Farming 8 $25,327 100.00%
All Other Crop Farming 8 $37,601 100.00%
Cattle Feedlots 8 $35,352 100.00%
Floriculture Production 7 $30,986 100.00%
All Other Miscellaneous Crop Farming 7 $26,569 100.00%
Noncitrus Fruit And Tree Nut Farming 6 $31,706 100.00%

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