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 %
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 %
Reliable Software Resources Inc 82 $53,295 89.13%
Pricewaterhousecoopers Advisory Services Llc 81 $95,391 89.01%
Lt Technology Services Ltd 81 $48,611 91.01%
Adam Information Technologies Llc 80 $67,600 90.91%
Hsus Ginseng Enterprises Inc 80 $41,659 93.02%
Catalent Pharma Solutions 80 $66,502 94.12%
Ntt Data Inc 80 $78,996 95.24%
University Of Wisconsin Platteville 79 $55,597 94.05%
International Business Machines Corporation 78 $83,166 92.86%
Z3 Technologies Inc 77 $54,741 95.06%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Mike J Klein 3 $35,506 100.00%
Jim D Jandt 3 $28,427 100.00%
Jandt Farms Llc 3 $35,506 100.00%
Walker Bros Ag Llc 3 $37,676 100.00%
Mariani Nurseries 3 $30,625 100.00%
Kinnard Farms Inc 3 $36,546 100.00%
Comstock Trees And Service Inc 3 $27,283 100.00%
Mulberry Lane Farm Inc 3 $35,506 100.00%
Botello Harvesting Llc 3 $37,676 100.00%
Weltzien Poultry Farms 2 $37,274 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
The Bon Ton Department Stores Inc 4 $97,666 23.53%
Wisconsin Granite Depot Llc 4 $60,944 23.53%
Affiliated Engineers Inc 4 $98,639 23.53%
Ingersoll Rand Company 4 $83,803 25.00%
American Metal Technologies Llc 4 $70,226 25.00%
Poclain Hydraulics 4 $93,517 25.00%
Paysys International Inc 4 $98,577 25.00%
River City Lawnscape Inc 4 $21,840 25.00%
Jacks Maintenance Service Inc 4 $22,568 25.00%
Happy Nails Spa Llc 4 $28,475 25.00%

Top Industries in Wisconsin (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Other Crop Farming 20 $32,181 100.00%
Nursery And Floriculture Production 19 $33,791 100.00%
Potato Farming 19 $35,705 100.00%
Miscellaneous Nondurable Goods Merchant Wholesalers 18 $33,594 100.00%
Other Poultry Production 17 $31,419 100.00%
Fruit And Tree Nut Farming 17 $33,002 100.00%
Apiculture 16 $28,938 100.00%
Other Food Crops Grown Under Cover 15 $32,510 100.00%
Oilseed And Grain Combination Farming 14 $34,595 100.00%
Food Crops Grown Under Cover 14 $33,570 100.00%

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