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 %
Program Directors 2 $39,458 100.00%
First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers 2 $50,950 100.00%
Therapists, All Other 2 $26,936 100.00%
Industrial Safety and Health Engineers 2 $75,930 100.00%
Wind Energy Operations Managers 2 $92,175 100.00%
Religious Workers, All Other 2 $28,343 100.00%
Fashion Designers 2 $31,938 100.00%
Industrial Ecologists 2 $62,608 100.00%
Telecommunications Engineering Specialists 2 $115,638 100.00%
Counseling Psychologists 2 $71,438 100.00%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Commercial Pilots 1 $84,007 11.11%
Geography Teachers, Postsecondary 1 $49,910 11.11%
Quality Control Analysts 1 $65,000 11.11%
Paperhangers 1 $46,925 11.11%
Jewelers and Precious Stone and Metal Workers 1 $37,544 11.11%
Electrical and Electronics Drafters 1 $69,077 11.11%
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 %
Infosys Limited 14,073 $69,622 99.63%
Tata Consultancy Services Limited 12,481 $67,095 99.35%
Capgemini America Inc 9,890 $80,576 95.57%
Cognizant Technology Solutions Us Corp 7,846 $85,711 98.37%
Ernst Young Us Llp 6,570 $81,706 98.72%
Deloitte Consulting Llp 6,128 $80,576 98.32%
Accenture Llp 5,776 $77,073 97.78%
Wipro Limited 2,942 $70,015 85.28%
Dfs Corporate Services Llc 2,939 $103,023 87.76%
Ibm India Private Limited 2,813 $65,153 87.91%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Alewelt Concrete Inc 87 $30,976 100.00%
Del Norte Harvesting Llc 72 $35,253 100.00%
Frey Brothers 50 $29,106 100.00%
Flamm Orchards Inc 36 $28,596 100.00%
Jackson Citrus Inc 20 $32,438 100.00%
Rb Family Farms Inc 19 $28,253 100.00%
Mcneill Labor Management Inc 19 $28,347 100.00%
J J Dill Llc 18 $35,665 100.00%
Toms Farm Market Greenhouses Inc 17 $30,811 100.00%
Heritage Family Farms 17 $30,890 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Capgemini Financial Services Usa Inc 1,021 $90,332 28.15%
Dfs Corporate Services Llc 466 $99,515 45.64%
Caterpillar Inc 427 $81,559 71.17%
Ernst Young Us Llp 401 $105,094 74.54%
Discover Products Inc 391 $79,764 80.79%
Abbvie Inc 350 $90,576 75.11%
Lead It Corporation 322 $72,880 72.52%
Belmont Sausage Company 243 $25,168 56.64%
Mckinsey Company Inc United States 236 $108,118 55.27%
At Kearney Inc 235 $109,873 58.60%

Top Industries in Illinois (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Communications Equipment Manufacturing 1,302 $88,585 76.59%
Marketing Consulting Services 1,287 $75,488 88.45%
Architectural Services 1,246 $54,795 89.26%
Insurance Agencies And Brokerages 1,178 $91,617 89.92%
Marketing Research And Public Opinion Polling 1,165 $80,686 92.39%
Direct Health And Medical Insurance Carriers 1,109 $96,712 91.88%
Elementary And Secondary Schools 1,040 $49,824 86.74%
All Other Professional Scientific And Technical Services 1,040 $81,021 88.21%
Offices Of Other Holding Companies 1,012 $104,451 89.40%
Securities And Commodity Exchanges 1,008 $91,318 90.97%
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Potato Farming 14 $35,624 100.00%
Support Activities For Agriculture And Forestry 14 $35,220 100.00%
Hog And Pig Farming 12 $30,941 100.00%
Agriculture Forestry Fishing And Hunting 11 $32,675 100.00%
Fruit And Tree Nut Farming 8 $25,327 100.00%
All Other Crop Farming 8 $37,601 100.00%
Cattle Feedlots 8 $35,352 100.00%
Floriculture Production 7 $30,986 100.00%
All Other Miscellaneous Crop Farming 7 $26,569 100.00%
Noncitrus Fruit And Tree Nut Farming 6 $31,706 100.00%

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