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 %
Netherlands 14 $98,700 43.75%
Kazakhstan 13 $79,491 40.63%
Turkmenistan 13 $45,909 43.33%
Kenya 13 $87,644 43.33%
Kyrgyzstan 13 $44,022 43.33%
Dominican Republic 12 $80,310 46.15%
Switzerland 12 $99,860 46.15%
Portugal 11 $86,109 42.31%
New Zealand 11 $81,165 47.83%
Hungary 10 $76,496 45.45%

Top Hiring Companies in Illinois (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Ccc Intelligent Solutions Inc 181 $109,117 89.60%
Jump Operations Llc 180 $105,039 89.11%
Molex Llc 180 $87,058 89.11%
Southern Illinois University Carbondale 180 $61,487 89.55%
First Tek Inc 180 $68,618 89.55%
Avant Llc 178 $77,674 89.00%
Vtekh Inc 177 $54,778 88.50%
Rjt Compuquest Inc 177 $64,651 88.50%
Frontier Technologies Llc 176 $73,105 88.44%
Bluecross And Blueshield Association 175 $102,657 88.38%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Rj Pork Llc 2 $26,978 100.00%
Ames Livestock Llc 2 $37,814 100.00%
Frey Produce Frey Brothers 3 2 $22,818 100.00%
H2a Complete Ii Inc 2 2 $33,779 100.00%
The Greenhouse Of Cl Inc 2 $32,448 100.00%
Emvee Enterprises Llc 2 $36,764 100.00%
Overlook Harvesting Company Llc Il Watermanprinceton Detassel 2 $50,783 100.00%
Borgic Custom Pumping Llc 2 $35,714 100.00%
Platz Farm 2 $24,170 100.00%
Darrel Thoma 2 $36,764 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Servicenow Inc 13 $109,802 33.33%
Blueclarion Corporation 13 $96,562 33.33%
Elevate Care Of Northbrook 13 $28,954 33.33%
Bee Sales Co 12 $43,520 30.77%
Tate Lyle Ingredients Americas 12 $102,197 30.77%
Keen Info Tek Inc 12 $76,670 30.77%
Federal Home Loan Bank Of Chicago 12 $81,092 31.58%
Illinois Central Railroad Company 12 $71,618 31.58%
Sms Assist Llc 12 $80,907 31.58%
Bergstrom 12 $88,007 31.58%

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