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 %
Mathematical Science Teachers, Postsecondary 47 $41,813 64.38%
Cooks, Restaurant 47 $30,304 65.28%
Family and General Practitioners 46 $6,242,426 65.71%
Medical and Health Services Managers 45 $82,808 65.22%
Industrial Production Managers 45 $102,872 65.22%
Chemical Engineers 44 $89,732 64.71%
Chemists 43 $71,379 64.18%
Economists 43 $77,740 64.18%
Construction Managers 42 $81,464 63.64%
Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary 39 $53,866 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 %
Amount Inc 93 $81,459 88.57%
Nav Consulting Inc 92 $89,298 87.62%
Abbvie Us Llc 92 $98,293 87.62%
Servicenow Inc 92 $105,036 87.62%
Staples Inc 91 $97,774 86.67%
Cyber Korp Inc 91 $68,950 87.50%
Fis Management Services Llc 91 $94,407 87.50%
Gannu Software Inc 91 $78,594 88.35%
Hub Group Inc 90 $110,184 87.38%
Techie Brains Incorporated 90 $70,956 87.38%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Wang Engineering Inc 5 $68,357 27.78%
Credit Suisse Securities Usa Llc 5 $80,413 27.78%
Project Leadership Associates 5 $96,250 27.78%
Lyndex Nikken Inc 5 $63,270 27.78%
Avery Dennison Corporation 5 $72,184 27.78%
Northwestern Memorial Hospital 5 $59,692 27.78%
The Joint Commission 5 $86,981 27.78%
Informatica Corporation 5 $69,044 27.78%
Tradehelm Inc 5 $79,943 27.78%
Rockford Health Physicians 5 $126,689 27.78%

Top Industries in Illinois (All Years)

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