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)

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 %
Ecuador 10 $63,318 47.62%
Costa Rica 10 $43,187 47.62%
Bosnia And Herzegovina 9 $49,042 45.00%
Uganda 9 $86,332 45.00%
Sweden 9 $61,617 47.37%
Albania 9 $46,551 50.00%
El Salvador 8 $69,776 47.06%
Honduras 8 $57,369 50.00%
Saudi Arabia 8 $78,398 50.00%
Zimbabwe 8 $64,834 50.00%

Top Hiring Companies in Illinois (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Imanage Llc 109 $83,733 88.62%
Management Health Systems Llc 109 $48,884 89.34%
Western Illinois University 109 $60,011 89.34%
Imc Americas Inc 109 $84,070 89.34%
Ibs Software Services Americas Inc 109 $59,957 90.08%
Acco Brands Usa Llc 108 $92,544 89.26%
Illinois Tool Works Inc 108 $81,170 89.26%
Infosys Technologies Limited 108 $58,307 89.26%
Springfield Clinic 108 $154,392 90.00%
Ulta Inc 108 $108,600 90.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Billy Bob Teeth Inc 1 $30,202 100.00%
Echo Valley Orchard 1 $21,734 100.00%
Van Kalker Farms Inc 1 $35,714 100.00%
Stewart Farms Partnership 1 $55,806 100.00%
Trover Produce Inc 1 $22,547 100.00%
Jackson Citrus Inc Il 3 1 $33,051 100.00%
Hinsdale Nurseries 1 $35,714 100.00%
Jackson Citrus 1 $218 100.00%
Land Grain Farms Llc 1 $38,480 100.00%
Ag Installers Inc 1 $37,419 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Springfield Care Center Llc 7 $28,677 33.33%
Transform Sears Home Services Llc 7 $105,854 33.33%
Scvngr Inc 7 $88,311 33.33%
Bitsio Inc 7 $82,297 33.33%
Ramiro Guzman Landscaping Inc 7 $25,272 33.33%
Envestnet Financial Technologies Inc 7 $88,424 33.33%
Hollister Incorporated 6 $89,222 28.57%
Analysis Group Inc 6 $72,523 28.57%
Swiss Re America Holding Corporation 6 $90,755 28.57%
Towers Watson Delaware Inc 6 $68,221 28.57%

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