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 %
Patni Americas Inc 405 $61,202 94.41%
Csc Covansys Corporation 404 $67,497 94.17%
Enova Financial Holdings Llc 403 $79,511 94.38%
Health Care Service Corporation 403 $99,517 94.60%
Medline Industries Lp 399 $105,326 94.10%
Kalven Technologies Inc 396 $60,050 93.62%
Aspire Systems Inc 392 $68,269 92.89%
Sbp Consulting Inc 392 $68,793 92.89%
Syntel Consulting Inc 390 $65,591 92.86%
Northwestern Memorial Healthcare 389 $75,563 92.84%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
South Central Fs Inc 5 $34,536 100.00%
H2a Complete Ii Inc 5 $29,196 100.00%
Alex Kerr Tillage Llc 5 $32,976 100.00%
King And Rector Farms Partnership 5 $35,310 100.00%
Jc Dowson Inc 5 $33,396 100.00%
Overlook Harvesting Company Llc Il 5 $33,051 100.00%
Cmc Farms Llc 5 $32,203 100.00%
Platt Hill Nursery 5 $34,919 100.00%
S M Hernandez Sons Inc 5 $32,710 100.00%
Henry C Brockman 5 $35,489 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Coyote Logistics Llc 35 $82,358 36.46%
Imanage Llc 35 $79,740 37.23%
Focus Core Inc 35 $97,050 37.23%
Ibm Corporation 34 $80,327 36.56%
Whiz It Solutions Inc 34 $19,858,850 36.96%
Mk Construction Builders Inc 34 $55,666 36.96%
Uis Consulting Llc 33 $77,611 36.26%
Dfs Services Llc 33 $94,326 36.26%
Illinois Tool Works 32 $85,428 35.56%
Microsoft Corporation 32 $92,380 35.96%

Top Industries in Illinois (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Apple Orchards 34 $32,012 100.00%
Mayonnaise Dressing And Other Prepared Sauce Manufacturing 28 $32,527 100.00%
Crop Production 27 $33,218 100.00%
Beef Cattle Ranching And Farming 23 $32,453 100.00%
Corn Farming 20 $32,925 100.00%
Nursery And Floriculture Production 20 $33,574 100.00%
Miscellaneous Nondurable Goods Merchant Wholesalers 18 $33,182 100.00%
Soybean Farming 17 $33,618 100.00%
Other Grain Farming 15 $32,987 100.00%
Soil Preparation Planting And Cultivating 15 $29,572 100.00%

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