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 %
Algeria 7 $45,870 46.67%
Czech Republic 7 $63,118 46.67%
Denmark 7 $76,252 50.00%
Belgium 7 $62,945 53.85%
Trinidad And Tobago 7 $90,293 53.85%
Azerbaijan 6 $70,003 46.15%
Slovakia 6 $66,969 46.15%
Jamaica 5 $41,678 45.45%
Finland 5 $86,741 45.45%
Bolivia 5 $104,844 50.00%

Top Hiring Companies in Illinois (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Northern Illinois University 286 $50,924 89.66%
Innovative Consulting Solutions Llc 281 $86,527 88.36%
International Business Machines Corporation 281 $87,932 89.49%
Sap America Inc 279 $94,660 90.58%
Microsoft Corporation 276 $91,065 89.90%
Information Resources Inc 275 $76,575 90.16%
Illinois Institute Of Technology 275 $52,198 90.46%
Groupon Inc 273 $88,928 91.00%
Dfs Services Llc 272 $87,329 91.58%
Citadel Securities Americas Llc 267 $93,301 90.51%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Prairieland Fs Inc 3 $35,526 100.00%
R Smits Sons The Farm Llc 3 $35,526 100.00%
Rinderer Farms Gp 3 $37,114 100.00%
Ar Construction 3 $30,652 100.00%
Scott Landrey Farms 3 $32,989 100.00%
Eike Farms 3 $35,124 100.00%
Green Glen Nursery Inc 3 $29,009 100.00%
Hugenberg Farms Inc 3 $35,526 100.00%
Daniels Landscaping And Nursery 3 $37,114 100.00%
Masching Agriculture 3 $35,526 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Factset Research Systems Inc 22 $95,657 35.48%
Opus Consulting Solutions Inc 22 $104,922 35.48%
Enfusion Llc 21 $82,500 33.87%
Radiant Global Inc 21 $80,816 34.43%
Southern Illinois Hospital Services 21 $40,710 34.43%
Srt It Incorporated 21 $69,523 34.43%
Vizient Inc 21 $82,611 34.43%
Citibank Na 21 $98,468 34.43%
Pls Financial Services Inc 21 $103,963 34.43%
Vs Carriers 21 $50,915 35.59%

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