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 %
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%
France 82 $90,005 44.09%
Italy 82 $91,149 46.59%
Taiwan 77 $2,256,190 44.00%

Top Hiring Companies in Illinois (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Ciber Global Llc 146 $75,483 91.25%
Gantec Publishing Solutions Llc 146 $71,352 91.82%
Fiserv Solutions Llc 145 $95,006 91.19%
Fresenius Kabi Usa Llc 144 $81,786 91.14%
Us Bank National Association 144 $105,205 91.14%
Citadel Enterprise Americas Llc 143 $99,766 91.08%
Citadel Americas Llc 142 $95,902 90.45%
Cquent Systems Inc 141 $64,482 90.97%
Milliman Inc 141 $88,984 90.97%
Digital Minds Technologies Inc 141 $60,638 90.97%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Robson Farms 1 $37,814 100.00%
Lefringhouse Construction 1 $33,051 100.00%
Ifc Kitchen And Farming Inc 1 $24,960 100.00%
Sc Agco Llc 1 $35,714 100.00%
Trey Hare Custom Spraying Inc 1 $37,814 100.00%
Everglades Harvesting Inc Il 4 1 $35,714 100.00%
Harbach Family Partnership 1 $37,814 100.00%
Prairie Wind Family Farm Llc 1 $33,051 100.00%
D K Harvesting Inc In Il 1 $33,051 100.00%
Harry Mccune 1 $33,280 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Technology People Inc 9 $98,368 31.03%
Cleo Communications Us Llc 9 $91,122 31.03%
Truqua Enterprises Llc 9 $99,387 31.03%
Hr Pundits Inc 9 $89,498 31.03%
Annapurna Inc Dba Nepal House 9 $32,332 31.03%
The Pampered Chef Ltd 9 $112,341 31.03%
Keybank National Association 9 $61,540 31.03%
Railcar Management Llc 9 $110,510 31.03%
Logoplaste Usa Inc 9 $120,418 32.14%
Marvelous Technologies Inc 9 $109,211 32.14%

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