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 %
United Kingdom 153 $893,452 49.68%
Mongolia 118 $37,064 48.56%
Nepal 102 $64,989 43.78%
Turkey 101 $63,045 45.70%
Russia 99 $70,535 45.21%
Vietnam 92 $51,164 42.79%
Germany 90 $78,964 45.45%
Italy 82 $91,149 44.09%
France 82 $90,005 46.59%
Taiwan 77 $2,256,190 44.00%

Top Hiring Companies in Illinois (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Zebra Technologies Corporation 187 $95,619 88.63%
Persistent Systems Inc 186 $68,064 88.57%
Cyberbridge International 186 $85,639 89.00%
Mastech Inc A Mastech Holdings Inc Company 186 $84,158 89.00%
Lt Technology Services Llc 185 $76,146 90.24%
Softcon Usa Inc 185 $66,894 90.24%
Robert Bosch Llc 185 $98,453 90.24%
Baxter Healthcare Corporation 184 $96,686 90.20%
Cnh Industrial America Llc 183 $90,171 90.15%
Cdw Llc 181 $103,341 89.16%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
K W Nursery Co Inc 2 $35,714 100.00%
Odonovan Son Inc 2 $36,764 100.00%
F Otto Rentschler 2 $36,764 100.00%
Sharecropper Farms Llc 2 $35,433 100.00%
Ng Heimos Greenhouse Inc 2 $26,222 100.00%
The Greenhouse Of C L Inc 2 $28,548 100.00%
Pmh Farm Co 2 $36,764 100.00%
West Central Fs Inc 2 $36,764 100.00%
Belltown Farms Hudson Llc 2 $36,764 100.00%
Clara Joyce Flowers Llc 2 $36,764 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Eresources Consultants Inc 13 $78,462 31.71%
Hydro Inc 13 $77,160 31.71%
Eby Brown Company Llc 13 $82,115 32.50%
Alixpartners Llp 13 $95,942 32.50%
Discover Bank 13 $96,225 32.50%
Thyssenkrupp Crankshaft Company Llc 13 $80,917 32.50%
Vw Credit Inc 13 $113,219 32.50%
Vertex Consulting Services Inc 13 $92,298 32.50%
Avant Llc 13 $76,670 33.33%
Hexar It Solutions Inc 13 $86,051 33.33%

Top Industries in Illinois (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %

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