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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Wisconsin Foreign Labor Visa Stats (All Years)

Total Visas % of all Visas Average Wage Visa Type
65,319 90.30% $73,122 H-1B
5,643 7.80% $270,284 PERM
995 1.38% $32,131 H-2A
376 0.52% $85,021 E-3 Australian

As of May 2023, Wisconsin has seen a total of 72,333 visa workers across all visa types. The most common visa class in Wisconsin is the H-1B visa with 65,319 H-1B visas on record over all years accounting for 90.30% of Wisconsin's total visas. The second most prevalent visa is the PERM visa with 5,643 PERM visas on record over all years accounting for 7.80% of Wisconsin's total visas.

Top Occupations in Wisconsin (All Years)

Wisconsin Employees Over Time
Wisconsin has been in the H1B Visa program since 2011 where 3,147 employees were hired. Wisconsin peaked in 2016 with 5,940 employees, and has since been on a decline with the most recent number of employees being 688 in 2025.

Top Countries with Workers in Wisconsin From PERM Program (All Years)

Country # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
India 1,415 $769,772 45.81%
China 238 $67,608 32.87%
Colombia 233 $29,247 36.29%
South Korea 214 $29,542 35.85%
Philippines 181 $28,140 35.91%
Nepal 159 $30,304 39.07%
Mexico 138 $54,329 38.98%
Brazil 131 $36,211 41.46%
Bangladesh 128 $27,042 41.29%
Vietnam 111 $28,008 45.49%

Top Hiring Companies in Wisconsin (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Lhp Software Llc 10 $69,027 90.91%
Salesforce Inc 10 $97,978 90.91%
Tata Technologies Inc 10 $68,226 90.91%
Innovizant Llc 10 $75,246 90.91%
Meridian Software Solutions Inc 10 $75,803 90.91%
Dfs Corporate Services Llc 10 $91,304 90.91%
Cisco Systems Inc 10 $86,651 90.91%
Compucom Systems Inc 10 $74,323 90.91%
Gulfstream Aerospace Services Corporation 10 $97,987 90.91%
Aption Llc 10 $76,749 90.91%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %

Top Industries in Wisconsin (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Social Advocacy Organizations 4 $38,600 80.00%
Credit Bureaus 4 $103,124 80.00%
Other Individual And Family Services 4 $46,051 80.00%
Security Systems Services 4 $58,349 80.00%
Department Stores 4 $110,167 80.00%
Translation And Interpretation Services 4 $41,746 80.00%
Used Car Dealers 4 $39,299 100.00%
Cut Stone And Stone Product Manufacturing 4 $48,033 100.00%
Dairy Product Except Dried Or Canned Merchant Wholesalers 4 $69,290 100.00%
Psychiatric And Substance Abuse Hospitals 4 $114,523 100.00%
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %

Wisconsin Wage Comparison to Other States (All Years)

The chart below compares The average wage in Wisconsin to that of the top 9 states with the highest overall average H1-B wage. The average wage in Wisconsin over all years is $73,122. 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