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 %
Sales Engineers 1,034 $91,339 89.83%
Chemists 962 $58,418 83.65%
Marketing Managers 909 $104,358 88.00%
Architects, Except Landscape and Naval 873 $57,184 89.26%
Internists, General 838 $132,360 86.57%
Commercial and Industrial Designers 738 $53,521 88.07%
Dentists, General 735 $102,275 87.71%
Logisticians 672 $55,425 85.17%
Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technologists 650 $46,330 85.98%
Actuaries 628 $85,105 87.96%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Architects, Except Landscape and Naval 89 $62,263 80.18%
Dentists, General 83 $93,359 76.15%
General and Operations Managers 74 $104,708 67.89%
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks 74 $39,492 69.81%
Packers and Packagers, Hand 70 $24,859 67.31%
Logisticians 70 $55,287 70.71%
Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technologists 69 $42,336 73.40%
Financial Specialists, All Other 68 $81,842 74.73%
Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists 66 $43,129 72.53%
Actuaries 65 $93,468 72.22%
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 %
Nitya Software Solutions Inc 8 $55,887 88.89%
Citronit Inc 8 $53,849 88.89%
Abacuss Software Technologies 8 $55,255 88.89%
Genexus Usa Inc 8 $58,664 88.89%
Fabergent Inc 8 $75,994 88.89%
Amitech Solutions Inc 8 $74,347 88.89%
Anveta Inc 8 $63,843 88.89%
Infoysys Limited 8 $55,294 88.89%
Mak System Corp 8 $62,735 88.89%
Infisystems Llc 8 $60,193 88.89%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %

Top Industries in Illinois (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Audio And Video Equipment Manufacturing 41 $99,856 95.35%
All Other Financial Investment Activities 40 $80,266 93.02%
All Other Plastics Product Manufacturing 40 $65,734 93.02%
Residential Remodelers 40 $53,211 93.02%
Basic Chemical Manufacturing 39 $97,472 92.86%
Medicinal And Botanical Manufacturing 39 $80,624 92.86%
Payroll Services 38 $96,043 90.48%
Mushroom Production 38 $26,001 92.68%
General Freight Trucking Local 37 $49,342 92.50%
General Line Grocery Merchant Wholesalers 37 $55,827 92.50%

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