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)

Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Rehabilitation Counselors 5 $34,083 71.43%
Paralegals and Legal Assistants 5 $45,223 71.43%
Human Factors Engineers and Ergonomists 5 $74,822 71.43%
Geneticists 5 $57,300 71.43%
Astronomers 5 $52,216 71.43%
Social Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary, All Other 5 $45,614 83.33%
Psychologists, All Other 4 $52,416 66.67%
Clinical Data Managers 4 $79,290 66.67%
Industrial-Organizational Psychologists 4 $105,430 66.67%
Multimedia Artists and Animators 4 $37,461 66.67%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
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 %
Ingersoll Rand Company 34 $68,791 89.47%
Prime Consulting Llc 34 $81,035 91.89%
Spx Transformer Solutions Inc 34 $81,998 91.89%
The University Of Wisconsin Madison 33 $45,332 89.19%
Management Health Systems Llc 33 $41,843 89.19%
Rapidit Inc 33 $68,261 89.19%
Kohler Co 33 $79,296 89.19%
Itelligence Inc 33 $88,011 89.19%
Intelliprise Llc 33 $74,775 91.67%
Arora Infotech Inc 32 $68,041 88.89%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Ks Kolbenschmidt Us Inc 2 $62,109 33.33%
Safc Inc 2 $78,312 33.33%
West Agro 2 $71,303 33.33%
Express Scripts Services Company 2 $83,169 33.33%
Quinn David Associates Llc 2 $70,034 33.33%
Hsa Bank 2 $94,557 33.33%
Tds Telecommunications Llc 2 $98,259 33.33%
Familia Dental Janesville Llc 2 $134,566 33.33%
Broannutone Llc 2 $75,847 33.33%
Unico Llc 2 $64,917 33.33%

Top Industries in Wisconsin (All Years)

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
All visa, employer, attorney, and salary data was obtained from the OFLC website.
All NAICS data was obtained from the NAICS website.    All SOC data was obtained from the O*Net database.