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 %
Software Developers, Applications 57,428 $82,137 91.17%
Computer Systems Analysts 43,588 $70,026 93.01%
Computer Programmers 26,288 $60,399 90.11%
Computer Occupations, All Other 16,306 $71,696 93.08%
Software Developers, Systems Software 7,938 $88,370 89.92%
Management Analysts 7,810 $82,130 93.16%
Mechanical Engineers 6,594 $71,571 89.11%
Operations Research Analysts 5,558 $76,494 82.81%
Accountants and Auditors 5,354 $60,254 89.16%
Computer and Information Systems Managers 4,120 $129,163 71.89%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse 690 $32,565 279.35%
Agricultural Equipment Operators 512 $33,920 312.20%
Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop 126 $31,623 78.26%
Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals 46 $35,314 54.12%
Construction Laborers 26 $41,537 33.33%
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers 21 $52,506 28.38%
Nursery Workers 11 $31,085 16.18%
First-Line Supervisors of Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Workers 10 $64,395 16.39%
Helpers--Carpenters 8 $37,359 14.04%
Carpenters 4 $53,984 7.14%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Software Developers, Applications 6,694 $201,689 117.11%
Computer Systems Analysts 1,698 $445,103 79.64%
Computer Occupations, All Other 941 $95,453 46.72%
Software Developers, Systems Software 687 $98,111 74.19%
Computer and Information Systems Managers 657 $129,876 107.88%
Management Analysts 597 $101,971 102.05%
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers 569 $53,257 124.24%
Statisticians 514 $68,476 120.66%
Accountants and Auditors 480 $74,291 112.94%
Mechanical Engineers 382 $79,406 102.14%
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 %
Tanzania 3 $62,941 42.86%
Guatemala 3 $85,165 42.86%
Slovenia 3 $67,166 42.86%
Macau 2 $113,797 28.57%
Montenegro 2 $33,571 33.33%
Maldives 2 $90,553 40.00%
Uruguay 2 $65,832 40.00%
Palestine 2 $79,560 40.00%
Haiti 2 $33,842 50.00%
Bahamas 2 $47,970 50.00%

Top Hiring Companies in Illinois (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Osf Saint Francis Medical Center 171 $82,019 90.96%
Randstad Technologies Lp 170 $69,030 90.43%
Cvs Pharmacy Inc 169 $116,331 90.37%
Citadel Securities Americas Services Llc 168 $97,199 89.84%
Saggezza Inc 167 $82,620 90.76%
W W Grainger Inc 167 $67,428 91.26%
Bmo Harris Bank Na 166 $87,765 90.71%
Volt Management Corp 166 $62,728 91.21%
Ul Llc 166 $101,139 91.21%
Numeric Technologies Inc 165 $64,505 90.66%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Evergreen Fs Inc 2 $36,764 100.00%
Everglades Harvesting Inc Il 3 2 $36,764 100.00%
Bonnie Plants Llc 103 2 $35,714 100.00%
Tri County Electrical Contractors Llc 2 $32,458 100.00%
Flores Construction 2 $45,521 100.00%
Gateway Fs 2 $36,764 100.00%
Fairley Enterprises Llc 2 $35,714 100.00%
Ag View Fs Llc 2 $36,764 100.00%
Jenks Family Farms Gp 2 $36,764 100.00%
J Hernandez Harvesting Inc 2 $37,814 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Archer Grey Llc 11 $97,257 30.56%
Crystal Equation Corporation 11 $91,682 30.56%
Astellas Us Llc 11 $104,960 30.56%
Navteq North America Llc 11 $102,947 30.56%
Paylocity Corporation 11 $96,656 30.56%
Videojet Technologies 11 $102,470 30.56%
Qtg Development Inc 11 $92,038 31.43%
Robert Bosch Tool Corporation 11 $101,790 31.43%
Csl Behring 11 $89,882 31.43%
Marvelltechllc 11 $82,706 31.43%

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