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 %
Environmental Restoration Planners 1 $55,120 50.00%
Childcare Workers 1 $19,302 50.00%
Medical Assistants 1 $35,526 50.00%
Construction and Related Workers, All Other 1 $47,736 50.00%
Nurse Anesthetists 1 $148,595 50.00%
Food Processing Workers, All Other 1 $32,885 50.00%
Dermatologists 1 $235,019 50.00%
Millwrights 1 $50,086 50.00%
Tax Examiners and Collectors, and Revenue Agents 1 $54,080 50.00%
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School 1 $57,533 50.00%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
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 %
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 %
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