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 %
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 %
Htc Global Services Inc 2,660 $68,074 85.86%
Hcl America Inc 2,524 $73,342 81.97%
Discover Products Inc 2,398 $84,312 86.10%
Yash Technologies Inc 2,361 $65,690 87.25%
Caterpillar Inc 2,210 $82,961 84.00%
Northwestern University 2,166 $48,652 84.41%
The University Of Chicago 2,064 $55,967 86.80%
University Of Illinois At Chicago 1,939 $57,064 82.58%
Ibm Corporation 1,555 $78,747 69.79%
Pricewaterhousecoopers Advisory Services Llc 1,442 $94,952 66.36%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Arnold Family Farms Inc 17 $31,447 100.00%
Frontier Farms 16 $31,695 100.00%
Mcclure Custom Pumping Llc 16 $34,043 100.00%
Pistorius Inc 15 $31,093 100.00%
Keller Farms Inc 15 $32,248 100.00%
T Bell Detasseling Llc 15 $36,015 100.00%
Illinois Foundation Seed Inc 14 $34,764 100.00%
Lone Wolf Management Inc 13 $33,642 100.00%
Emerick Farms 13 $28,962 100.00%
Altman Specialty Plants Llc Il 13 $45,629 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
The University Of Chicago 201 $53,067 51.41%
Polmax Truck And Trailer Repair Center Llc 177 $50,881 50.57%
Hsbc Bank Usa Na 170 $88,698 52.80%
Bitwise Inc 166 $94,041 63.85%
Deloitte Touche Llp 139 $82,814 54.51%
Capital One Services Ii Llc 139 $74,243 57.20%
Savvy Info Systems Inc 131 $93,325 54.13%
Riverpoint Management Llc 130 $108,913 54.17%
Kpmg Llp 118 $95,784 50.00%
Expedia Inc 117 $95,062 49.79%

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