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 %
Commercial and Industrial Designers 369 $49,474 90.22%
Software Quality Assurance Engineers and Testers 354 $67,084 94.40%
Chemists 322 $65,118 86.10%
Dentists, General 316 $120,701 84.95%
Business Teachers, Postsecondary 278 $58,334 80.12%
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education 268 $49,359 87.87%
Biomedical Engineers 251 $78,032 89.64%
Financial Analysts 247 $67,760 88.85%
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education 242 $45,652 87.05%
Family and General Practitioners 238 $158,042 86.23%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Mathematical Science Teachers, Postsecondary 45 $48,330 59.21%
Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals 41 $19,896 56.16%
Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary 38 $61,100 97.44%
Database Administrators 38 $91,071 100.00%
Personal Care Aides 37 $23,877 97.37%
Economics Teachers, Postsecondary 35 $63,074 92.11%
Dentists, General 35 $131,659 94.59%
Accountants and Auditors 31 $68,250 86.11%
Electronics Engineers, Except Computer 30 $82,371 85.71%
Network and Computer Systems Administrators 28 $75,245 82.35%
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 %
Morocco 2 $42,307 40.00%
Sweden 2 $56,634 40.00%
Honduras 2 $79,352 40.00%
Switzerland 2 $57,179 50.00%
Bahamas 2 $150,842 50.00%
Latvia 2 $62,743 50.00%
Denmark 2 $100,182 50.00%
Ethiopia 2 $127,232 50.00%
Nicaragua 2 $26,479 50.00%
Bosnia And Herzegovina 2 $39,884 66.67%

Top Hiring Companies in Wisconsin (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Infosys Limited 6,101 $66,269 99.90%
Tata Consultancy Services Limited 1,700 $58,810 99.53%
Cognizant Technology Solutions Us Corp 1,669 $76,195 97.83%
Wipro Limited 1,300 $62,520 89.97%
Capgemini America Inc 1,207 $71,199 88.10%
Accenture Llp 1,093 $72,647 86.06%
Marshfield Clinic 825 $119,916 67.73%
Milwaukee Board Of School Directors 802 $47,364 71.48%
University Of Wisconsin Madison 743 $47,031 79.30%
University Of Wisconsin System 708 $56,728 88.17%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Northern Family Farms Llp 31 $26,773 100.00%
Sunrise Orchards Inc 23 $30,934 100.00%
Rodriguez Harvesting Llc 22 $33,603 100.00%
J P Harvest Inc 22 $32,293 100.00%
Sacia Enterprises Inc 21 $32,879 100.00%
Legacy Labor Inc 21 $34,730 100.00%
Robert H Heath Farms Inc 19 $30,812 100.00%
Baumann Farms Llp 18 $29,085 100.00%
Fergusons Morningside Orchard Llc 18 $31,440 100.00%
Fca Harvesting Inc 16 $31,566 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Experis Us Inc 335 $80,375 26.11%
Badger Bus Lines Inc 275 $22,097 32.20%
Wilderness Resorts Waterparks Inc 230 $20,967 30.54%
Uw Provision Company Inc 160 $26,215 47.76%
Medical College Of Wisconsin 155 $81,404 48.14%
The Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Company 134 $99,316 48.73%
University Of Wisconsin System 119 $59,847 51.74%
Ge Medical Systems Llc 92 $91,524 41.82%
American Family Mutual Insurance Company Si 66 $105,502 33.00%
Senior Management Inc 65 $24,642 34.76%

Top Industries in Wisconsin (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Support Activities For Forestry 1 $65,541 100.00%
Offices Of Notaries 1 $45,427 100.00%
Other Miscellaneous Manufacturing 1 $114,899 100.00%
Meat And Meat Product Merchant Wholesalers 1 $50,586 100.00%
Other Construction Material Merchant Wholesalers 1 $0 100.00%
Fertilizer And Compost Manufacturing 1 $69,534 100.00%
Periodical Publishers 1 $88,005 100.00%
Other Noncitrus Fruit Farming 1 $113,422 100.00%
Carbon And Graphite Product Manufacturing 1 $65,021 100.00%
Dental Laboratories 1 $69,306 100.00%
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