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 %
Graphic Designers 464 $45,972 88.05%
Food Scientists and Technologists 456 $66,431 86.86%
Chemical Engineers 451 $82,336 87.91%
Computer Network Architects 442 $95,949 90.20%
Mathematical Science Teachers, Postsecondary 437 $44,833 91.04%
General and Operations Managers 403 $94,396 84.84%
Medical and Health Services Managers 401 $75,271 85.14%
Family and General Practitioners 398 $130,110 85.41%
Biomedical Engineers 378 $68,878 82.53%
Occupational Therapists 354 $58,468 79.55%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Cooks, Restaurant 47 $30,304 64.38%
Mathematical Science Teachers, Postsecondary 47 $41,813 65.28%
Family and General Practitioners 46 $6,242,426 65.71%
Industrial Production Managers 45 $102,872 65.22%
Medical and Health Services Managers 45 $82,808 65.22%
Chemical Engineers 44 $89,732 64.71%
Economists 43 $77,740 64.18%
Chemists 43 $71,379 64.18%
Construction Managers 42 $81,464 63.64%
First-Line Supervisors of Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Workers 39 $41,339 60.00%
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 %
Saks Technologies Inc 16 $83,304 88.89%
Ektha Solutions Inc 16 $88,583 88.89%
Decatur 2012 Llc 16 $96,464 88.89%
Milwaukee Electric Tool Corporation 16 $92,196 88.89%
Teklabs Inc 16 $82,208 88.89%
Hybris Us Corp 16 $88,057 88.89%
Sri Technologies Inc 16 $96,452 88.89%
Astute Llc 16 $99,259 88.89%
Ingenious Heads Llc 16 $91,547 88.89%
United Info Services Inc 16 $96,705 88.89%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Geremarie Corporation 1 $99,341 33.33%
Sunjoy Group Inc 1 $111,218 33.33%
Willam Frick Company 1 $89,315 33.33%
Glen Orthodontics Pc 1 $42,328 33.33%
First Choice Baciks Deli Inc 1 $28,579 33.33%
Forest And Buds New Hope Church 1 $45,053 33.33%
Global Pungmul Institute 1 $30,098 33.33%
Plastic Power Extrusions Corp 1 $63,856 33.33%
Louis C Cordogan Inc 1 $43,992 33.33%
Metropolitan Neopediatrix Sc 1 $115,253 33.33%

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