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%
Graphic Designers 26 $47,334 48.15%
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand 26 $21,796 48.15%
Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners 26 $22,763 49.06%
Accountants 25 $52,205 48.08%
Carpenters 25 $76,927 49.02%
Biochemists and Biophysicists 24 $57,653 48.98%
Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants 24 $52,095 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 %
Thoughtworks Inc 481 $81,406 86.20%
Tekorg Inc 466 $78,854 86.14%
Mckinsey Company Inc United States 463 $89,847 87.03%
Larsen Toubro Infotech Limited 461 $66,149 88.65%
Photon Infotech Inc 449 $80,652 88.56%
Amazoncom Services Llc 447 $90,124 89.58%
Google Llc 447 $93,513 90.49%
Bank Of America Na 446 $85,524 90.47%
Globallogicinc 442 $101,843 90.20%
Hsbc Bank Usa Na 438 $79,944 90.12%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Signet Builders Inc 6 $25,924 100.00%
Douglas H Slagel 6 $30,607 100.00%
Rudin Brothers Llc 6 $35,419 100.00%
Daniel Burnett Farms 6 $34,133 100.00%
Abk Company 6 $39,950 100.00%
Schafer Farm Leasing Llc 6 $32,701 100.00%
Ab Ag Services Llc 6 $36,008 100.00%
Philip D Walters 6 $35,526 100.00%
Ml Farm Systems Inc 6 $26,007 100.00%
Schlicht Farms Enterprises 6 $32,663 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Numeric Technologies 40 $92,051 32.00%
Caresoft Global Inc 40 $80,471 33.90%
The Options Clearing Corporation 40 $92,789 33.90%
Servo Tech Inc 40 $71,020 34.19%
Harward Technologies Llc 40 $110,763 35.09%
Katalyst Technologies Inc 39 $96,209 34.21%
Citadel Americas Llc 39 $73,162 34.82%
Relativity Oda Llc 39 $112,774 35.14%
Hyatt Corporation 38 $102,008 34.86%
Applications Software Technology Llc 38 $87,387 35.19%

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