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 %
Biological Technicians 223 $36,215 84.15%
Validation Engineers 222 $71,340 84.09%
Architectural and Civil Drafters 220 $42,516 86.61%
Chief Executives 219 $169,530 86.90%
Industrial Production Managers 214 $94,742 86.29%
Environmental Engineers 209 $65,780 84.62%
Economics Teachers, Postsecondary 189 $62,292 78.75%
Bioinformatics Scientists 189 $63,363 84.75%
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education 188 $53,129 86.64%
Computer Hardware Engineers 169 $76,376 78.24%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Food Scientists and Technologists 27 $78,827 50.00%
Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners 26 $22,763 48.15%
Graphic Designers 26 $47,334 48.15%
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand 26 $21,796 49.06%
Carpenters 25 $76,927 48.08%
Accountants 25 $52,205 49.02%
Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants 24 $52,095 48.98%
Biochemists and Biophysicists 24 $57,653 51.06%
Chief Executives 24 $173,778 52.17%
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers 23 $38,011 50.00%
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 %
Randstad Technologies Llc 215 $87,822 86.69%
Tcg Digital Solutions Llc 215 $74,263 87.04%
Microexcel Inc 213 $63,171 87.65%
Triesten Technologies Llc 213 $62,098 89.50%
Lead It Corporation 213 $63,601 89.50%
Chicago Public Schools 212 $61,194 89.45%
Skidmore Owings Merrill Llp 211 $57,231 89.41%
Computer Sciences Corporation 211 $71,575 90.56%
Reliable Software Resources Inc 211 $61,325 90.56%
Wolfram Research Inc 210 $57,929 90.13%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Prairierth Farm 3 $29,876 100.00%
Green Jobs Organics Llc 3 $25,078 100.00%
Neumiller Farms Trucking Inc 3 $34,826 100.00%
Melvin Melvin And Voyles 3 $24,003 100.00%
Milieu Design Llc 3 $35,526 100.00%
El Cerrito Farm Llc 3 $35,526 100.00%
Sny Farms Inc 3 $29,876 100.00%
Mk Fruits And Veggies 3 $32,989 100.00%
The Fields On Caton Farm Inc 3 $33,939 100.00%
Precision Pumping Inc 3 $35,526 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Top Ten Express Corp 17 $54,288 34.69%
School Of The Art Institute Of Chicago 16 $37,086 32.65%
Roosevelt University 16 $37,845 32.65%
Citicorp Credit Services Inc Usa 16 $94,902 32.65%
Ericsson Inc 16 $79,650 32.65%
Hutchison Enterprises Inc Home Instead Senior Car 16 $21,850 33.33%
Cloudquest Technologies Llc 16 $84,882 33.33%
Imc Financial Marketsan Imc Americas Inc Company 16 $76,883 33.33%
Standard Poors Financial Services Llc 16 $63,046 33.33%
Transmarket Operations Llc 16 $65,150 33.33%

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