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 %
Support Activities For Animal Production 5 $33,396 100.00%
Apiculture 5 $33,396 100.00%
Beef Cattle Ranching And Farming Including Feedlots 4 $34,419 100.00%
Seasoning And Dressing Manufacturing 4 $35,573 100.00%
Other Vegetable Except Potato And Melon Farming 4 $26,489 100.00%
Grape Vineyards 4 $27,149 100.00%
Flower Nursery Stock And Florists Supplies Merchant Wholesalers 3 $36,414 100.00%
Landscaping Services 2 $35,901 66.67%
Cattle Ranching And Farming 2 $35,433 100.00%
Wholesale Trade 2 $31,626 100.00%
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Securities And Commodity Exchanges 246 $92,854 96.85%
Full Service Restaurants 244 $37,000 97.99%
Direct Health And Medical Insurance Carriers 243 $97,440 98.78%
Meat Processed From Carcasses 241 $25,468 98.77%
Architectural Services 238 $63,965 97.94%
Offices Of Dentists 236 $84,722 97.93%
Farm Machinery And Equipment Manufacturing 233 $100,042 97.90%
Marketing Consulting Services 233 $76,265 98.73%
Private Households 216 $247,234 92.70%
Direct Property And Casualty Insurance Carriers 194 $100,729 83.26%

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