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 %
Customer Service Representatives 1 $25,834 50.00%
Water Resource Specialists 1 $55,869 100.00%
Industrial Engineering Technologists 1 $70,200 100.00%
Electro-Mechanical Technicians 1 $56,264 100.00%
Cardiovascular Technologists and Technicians 1 $82,243 100.00%
Shipping, Receiving, and Traffic Clerks 1 $35,984 100.00%
Transportation Inspectors 1 $33,322 100.00%
Fitness and Wellness Coordinators 1 $53,955 100.00%
Nurse Midwives 1 $99,944 100.00%
Environmental Compliance Inspectors 1 $50,669 100.00%
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 %
Abbvie Inc 1,337 $88,596 69.60%
Lt Technology Services Limited 1,320 $62,476 89.37%
Deloitte Touche Llp 1,315 $68,151 90.32%
Bitwise Inc 1,292 $70,773 92.68%
University Of Illinois 1,286 $52,840 92.52%
Hexaware Technologies Inc 1,279 $71,076 95.59%
Igate Technologies Inc 1,146 $63,357 86.17%
Uchicago Argonne Llc 1,113 $65,109 85.35%
Sears Holdings Management Corporation 1,007 $84,506 80.30%
Cognizant Technology Solutions Us Corporation 960 $70,094 81.22%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Goebberts Farm Inc 12 $33,141 100.00%
Wachstetter Farms Inc 12 $30,552 100.00%
Gdm Seeds Inc 12 $33,781 100.00%
Miller Shore Management Llc 11 $34,058 100.00%
Eckerts Inc 11 $33,524 100.00%
Rodriguez Harvesting Llc 11 $34,821 100.00%
Rendleman Orchards Inc 10 $33,640 100.00%
Donahues Sunshine Farm Llc 10 $24,494 100.00%
Western Illinois Agri Systems Inc 10 $29,777 100.00%
Bluff View Farm Inc 9 $33,137 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Mu Sigma Inc 112 $80,505 47.66%
Belcan Engineering Group Inc 108 $67,313 46.35%
Ge Healthcare Iits Usa Corp 97 $109,060 41.81%
Enova Financial 96 $78,432 41.74%
Andhus Technologies Inc 91 $84,934 45.27%
Citadel Securities Americas Llc 89 $72,343 44.28%
Amdocs Inc 87 $72,470 43.94%
Ww Grainger Inc 85 $81,687 43.15%
Blue Cross Blue Shield Association 85 $99,569 43.81%
Quinnox Inc 85 $95,448 44.27%

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