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 %
Egypt 24 $108,879 39.34%
Uzbekistan 23 $49,627 43.40%
Singapore 23 $83,330 43.40%
Jordan 23 $78,894 44.23%
Belarus 22 $76,544 44.00%
Cambodia 21 $25,654 44.68%
Lebanon 20 $14,222,819 42.55%
Lithuania 20 $57,170 46.51%
Chile 20 $84,292 46.51%
Hong Kong 20 $66,687 47.62%

Top Hiring Companies in Illinois (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Latentview Analytics Corporation 52 $68,403 91.23%
Adrian Smith Gordon Gill Architecture Llp 52 $55,267 91.23%
Thought Bang Inc 52 $49,604 91.23%
Agile Health Technologies Inc 52 $54,730 91.23%
Kip Information Technologies Inc 52 $63,479 91.23%
Global Resource Management Inc 51 $68,294 89.47%
Softweb Solutions Inc 51 $67,531 89.47%
Midwestern University 51 $82,979 89.47%
Candor Group Inc 51 $60,444 89.47%
Cf Industries Employee Services Llc 51 $113,635 89.47%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Dakota Systems Inc 3 $79,532 30.00%
Iss Usa Inc 3 $58,732 30.00%
Ann Robert H Lurie Childrens Hospital Of Chicag 3 $55,183 33.33%
Catalina Marketing Corp 3 $43,105 33.33%
Patrick Engineering Inc 3 $85,946 33.33%
Liberty Mutual Group Inc 3 $95,902 33.33%
Gvw Group Llc 3 $77,119 33.33%
Nail Fairy Inc 3 $23,303 33.33%
Black Veatch Corporation 3 $90,360 33.33%
Xm Data Strategies Inc 3 $47,819 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