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 %
Psychiatric Aides 2 $39,354 66.67%
Geographic Information Systems Technicians 2 $60,934 66.67%
Travel Agents 2 $43,836 66.67%
Geological and Petroleum Technicians 2 $44,668 66.67%
Industrial Engineering Technicians 2 $49,556 66.67%
Airfield Operations Specialists 2 $33,426 66.67%
Pathologists 2 $134,087 66.67%
Labor Relations Specialists 2 $32,198 66.67%
Acupuncturists 2 $50,752 66.67%
Credit Counselors 2 $38,833 66.67%
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 %
Neo Prism Solutions Llc 433 $62,999 89.65%
Medline Industries Inc 430 $91,786 89.21%
Hcl Global Systems Inc 427 $82,176 89.89%
Zs Associates Inc 424 $88,887 90.79%
Ge Healthcare Iits Usa Corp 419 $100,356 91.29%
Mphasis Corporation 415 $72,023 91.41%
Network Objects Inc 413 $71,111 91.57%
At Kearney Inc 410 $108,650 92.55%
John H Stroger Jr Hospital Of Cook County 408 $57,812 92.31%
Vensar Technology Inc 406 $65,829 92.27%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Goodmark Nurseries Llc 6 $32,545 100.00%
Darrin Hout Farms 6 $33,138 100.00%
Farm Labor Management Services Inc 6 $36,670 100.00%
C R Ag Supply Inc 6 $33,582 100.00%
Molitor Farms 6 $32,427 100.00%
Ryan Britton Farms Llc 6 $33,339 100.00%
Kincaid Farms Inc 6 $31,430 100.00%
Spring Valley Farm Vineyard 6 $26,309 100.00%
Cox Land And Cattle Inc 5 $34,420 100.00%
Overlook Harvesting Company Llc Il Bayer 5 $50,199 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Transform Sr Holding Management Llc 38 $111,681 35.85%
Wolters Kluwer United States Inc 37 $94,702 35.92%
Sunrise Futures Llc 37 $77,076 36.27%
Milliman Inc 37 $85,297 36.63%
Electro Motive Diesel Inc 36 $79,929 35.64%
Saggezza Inc 36 $97,618 36.36%
Peterson Technology Partners Inc 36 $98,470 36.73%
Docusign Inc 36 $98,216 36.73%
Softtune Technologiesinc 36 $94,016 37.11%
Db Servicing Corporation 35 $72,893 36.08%

Top Industries in Illinois (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Custom Computer Programming Services 116,575 $72,225 89.53%
Computer Systems Design Services 25,137 $80,325 93.26%
Management Scientific And Technical Consulting Services 16,562 $77,011 94.84%
Colleges Universities And Professional Schools 11,398 $54,276 76.57%
Computer Systems Design And Related Services 9,122 $76,904 88.80%
Engineering Services 8,170 $68,289 89.11%
Administrative Management And General Management Consulting Services 7,423 $90,400 95.02%
Offices Of Certified Public Accountants 7,280 $79,797 97.59%
Management Consulting Services 6,136 $77,593 96.49%
Other Computer Related Services 5,387 $75,637 89.10%
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Farm Labor Contractors And Crew Leaders 554 $33,460 100.00%
Crop Harvesting Primarily By Machine 165 $32,363 100.00%
Support Activities For Crop Production 143 $43,304 100.00%
Vegetable And Melon Farming 142 $33,833 100.00%
Oilseed And Grain Combination Farming 92 $33,609 100.00%
Oilseed And Grain Farming 88 $33,424 100.00%
Other Crop Farming 80 $35,201 100.00%
Other Noncitrus Fruit Farming 67 $27,172 100.00%
Greenhouse Nursery And Floriculture Production 65 $36,532 100.00%
Nursery And Tree Production 43 $32,847 100.00%
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Custom Computer Programming Services 11,847 $173,113 100.00%
Computer Systems Design Services 2,627 $91,387 100.00%
Computer Systems Design And Related Services 2,027 $93,058 100.00%
Management Scientific And Technical Consulting Services 1,876 $84,379 100.00%
Colleges Universities And Professional Schools 1,827 $52,397 100.00%
Other Computer Related Services 1,449 $85,961 100.00%
Administrative Management And General Management Consulting Services 1,380 $99,680 100.00%
Engineering Services 1,253 $410,290 100.00%
General Freight Trucking 817 $54,041 100.00%
Management Consulting Services 762 $99,261 100.00%

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