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 %
Machinists 1 $35,339 100.00%
Transportation Workers, All Other 1 $31,262 100.00%
Investment Fund Managers 1 $106,246 100.00%
Technical Directors/Managers 1 $51,522 100.00%
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers 1 $65,000 100.00%
Entertainers and Performers, Sports and Related Workers, All Other 1 $183,040 100.00%
Building Cleaning Workers, All Other 1 $35,859 100.00%
Telemarketers 1 $29,162 100.00%
Anthropologists 1 $37,690 100.00%
Tax Preparers 1 $25,938 100.00%
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 %
Lesotho 1 $74,443 50.00%
Yugoslavia 1 $33,176 50.00%
Benin 1 $43,846 50.00%
Antigua And Barbuda 1 $83,782 50.00%
Mauritania 1 $74,070 50.00%
Cote D'ivoire 1 $43,700 100.00%
Liberia 1 $68,058 100.00%
Bahrain 1 $24,430 100.00%
Malawi 1 $65,520 100.00%
Democratic Republic Of Congo 1 $53,643 100.00%

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)

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