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 %
Securities and Commodities Traders 4 $97,401 66.67%
Farm and Home Management Advisors 4 $45,032 66.67%
Acute Care Nurses 4 $72,290 66.67%
Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks 4 $26,146 66.67%
Respiratory Therapists 4 $57,133 66.67%
Microsystems Engineers 4 $90,896 66.67%
Informatics Nurse Specialists 4 $86,637 66.67%
Anthropologists and Archeologists 4 $61,573 66.67%
Bioinformatics Technicians 4 $39,707 80.00%
Healthcare Support Workers, All Other 4 $34,970 80.00%
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 %
Abbvie Inc 1,337 $88,596 69.60%
Lt Technology Services Limited 1,320 $62,476 89.37%
Deloitte Touche Llp 1,315 $68,151 90.32%
Bitwise Inc 1,292 $70,773 92.68%
University Of Illinois 1,286 $52,840 92.52%
Hexaware Technologies Inc 1,279 $71,076 95.59%
Igate Technologies Inc 1,146 $63,357 86.17%
Uchicago Argonne Llc 1,113 $65,109 85.35%
Sears Holdings Management Corporation 1,007 $84,506 80.30%
Cognizant Technology Solutions Us Corporation 960 $70,094 81.22%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Goebberts Farm Inc 12 $33,141 100.00%
Wachstetter Farms Inc 12 $30,552 100.00%
Gdm Seeds Inc 12 $33,781 100.00%
Miller Shore Management Llc 11 $34,058 100.00%
Eckerts Inc 11 $33,524 100.00%
Rodriguez Harvesting Llc 11 $34,821 100.00%
Rendleman Orchards Inc 10 $33,640 100.00%
Donahues Sunshine Farm Llc 10 $24,494 100.00%
Western Illinois Agri Systems Inc 10 $29,777 100.00%
Bluff View Farm Inc 9 $33,137 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Mu Sigma Inc 112 $80,505 47.66%
Belcan Engineering Group Inc 108 $67,313 46.35%
Ge Healthcare Iits Usa Corp 97 $109,060 41.81%
Enova Financial 96 $78,432 41.74%
Andhus Technologies Inc 91 $84,934 45.27%
Citadel Securities Americas Llc 89 $72,343 44.28%
Amdocs Inc 87 $72,470 43.94%
Ww Grainger Inc 85 $81,687 43.15%
Blue Cross Blue Shield Association 85 $99,569 43.81%
Quinnox Inc 85 $95,448 44.27%

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