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 %
Cost Estimators 283 $57,060 87.62%
Database Architects 277 $87,737 86.02%
Construction Managers 272 $77,573 86.35%
Managers, All Other 269 $82,212 85.94%
Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Workers, All Other 253 $57,126 83.77%
Data Warehousing Specialists 251 $82,959 83.95%
Pediatricians, General 240 $107,509 83.33%
Foreign Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary 238 $45,669 84.40%
Materials Engineers 231 $73,904 84.62%
Compliance Officers 228 $59,916 85.71%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive 31 $37,031 53.45%
Computer Network Architects 30 $115,377 51.72%
Engineers, All Other 29 $83,698 50.00%
Surgeons 29 $166,502 50.88%
Managers, All Other 29 $104,015 51.79%
Biomedical Engineers 29 $74,392 51.79%
Coaches and Scouts 29 $4,208,250 52.73%
Occupational Therapists 28 $5,721,209 50.91%
Cost Estimators 28 $57,533 51.85%
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education 28 $47,662 51.85%
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 %
Comcast Cable Communications Llc 80 $98,335 86.96%
Eclinicalworks Llc 80 $73,822 86.96%
Motorola Mobility Inc 80 $71,300 86.96%
Opticsplanet Inc 80 $80,662 86.96%
Dynamics Resources Inc 79 $70,574 85.87%
Collabera Inc 79 $83,258 85.87%
Zoro Tools Inc 79 $76,067 86.81%
Cyberbridge International Inc 79 $70,990 86.81%
Vastek Inc 79 $71,155 86.81%
Gooyah Technologies Inc 79 $72,051 86.81%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Rwe Renewables Services Llc 5 $87,497 31.25%
Solving It International Inc 5 $97,893 31.25%
Wabtec Us Rail Inc 5 $106,089 31.25%
Headlands Tech Organization Llc 5 $76,253 31.25%
South Truck Service Inc 5 $60,474 31.25%
Manning Silverman Ltd 5 $39,308 31.25%
Pc Logistics Group Inc 5 $57,258 31.25%
Donnelley Financial Solutions 5 $116,459 31.25%
Streamline Healthcare Solutions Llc 5 $63,802 31.25%
Cmc Materials Inc 5 $90,401 31.25%

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