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 %
Physicists 594 $66,236 83.90%
Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary 590 $79,773 90.08%
Financial Managers 566 $114,770 89.98%
Financial Specialists, All Other 538 $70,627 86.08%
Business Teachers, Postsecondary 534 $52,287 85.58%
Economists 534 $80,139 88.85%
Computer and Information Research Scientists 521 $94,328 87.27%
Lawyers 511 $101,658 85.74%
Financial Quantitative Analysts 471 $88,047 88.37%
Architectural and Engineering Managers 468 $116,573 88.14%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Sales Managers 56 $119,447 65.88%
Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers 55 $79,952 66.27%
Clergy 54 $29,123 65.06%
Childcare Workers 53 $23,063 65.43%
Nursing Assistants 53 $28,014 65.43%
Helpers--Production Workers 51 $24,668 66.23%
Lawyers 51 $91,753 67.11%
Home Health Aides 50 $24,073 65.79%
Manicurists and Pedicurists 50 $22,263 65.79%
Chefs and Head Cooks 49 $49,974 67.12%
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 %
Arthur J Gallagher Service Company Llc 116 $113,175 87.88%
The University Of Chicago Booth School Of Business 115 $50,287 87.12%
Capgemini Financial Services Usa Inc Legacy Kanb 115 $73,668 87.79%
Gamma Technologies Llc 115 $86,114 88.46%
Safe Code Soft Technologies Inc 113 $92,344 87.60%
Ice Clear Credit Llc 113 $101,543 87.60%
Jones Lang Lasalle Americas Inc 112 $96,401 87.50%
Leo Burnett Company Inc 112 $64,798 87.50%
Ber It Inc 112 $87,317 88.19%
Elevance Health Inc 111 $119,106 87.40%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
German International School Chicago 7 $43,204 30.43%
Wiztech 7 $73,691 30.43%
Softlabz Corporation 7 $72,544 30.43%
Presence Healthcare Services 7 $91,585 30.43%
Fitch Solutions 7 $93,026 30.43%
Productive Edge Llc 7 $88,801 30.43%
Bank Of China 7 $81,545 30.43%
Midtronics 7 $84,692 31.82%
North American Lighting 7 $68,705 31.82%
4c Insights Inc 7 $91,897 31.82%

Top Industries in Illinois (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %

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