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 %
Headstrong Services Llc 951 $74,031 84.31%
Compunnel Software Group Inc 949 $80,476 93.50%
Transunion Llc 901 $85,627 92.03%
The Northern Trust Company 893 $108,998 91.97%
Jpmorgan Chase Co 839 $106,832 86.67%
Capgemini Financial Services Usa Inc 830 $67,897 89.06%
Fermi Research Alliance Llc 764 $67,922 83.32%
Tech Mahindra Americas Inc 758 $73,483 83.94%
Pricewaterhousecoopers Llp 749 $71,096 83.04%
Grandison Management Inc 725 $66,129 83.62%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Steidinger Farms Inc 9 $30,403 100.00%
Eckert Orchards Inc 9 $24,905 100.00%
John S Bruntjen 9 $33,372 100.00%
Kruckeberg Ops Llc 9 $34,117 100.00%
Timothy Clay 9 $33,213 100.00%
Integrity Builders Supply Inc 9 $38,095 100.00%
Wheelin Squealin Llc 9 $30,296 100.00%
Professional Swine Employment Llc 9 $31,968 100.00%
Scharf Farm Inc 9 $29,083 100.00%
Overlook Harvesting Company Llc 8 $31,302 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Grubhub Holdings Inc 84 $89,348 45.65%
Fermi Research Alliance Llc 77 $71,819 42.31%
Google Llc 73 $88,664 40.33%
Automotive Robotics Inc 71 $82,628 39.23%
Abis Technologies Inc 70 $73,556 39.55%
Grainger Management Llc 70 $81,299 39.77%
Populus Group Llc 68 $41,095,061 38.86%
Unicom Technologies Inc 67 $91,778 38.73%
Fortune International Llc 67 $21,961 39.41%
Zurich American Insurance Company 62 $103,765 36.47%

Top Industries in Illinois (All Years)

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