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 %
Food Scientists and Technologists 228 $61,740 84.13%
Statisticians 220 $64,145 81.78%
Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education 213 $45,491 82.88%
Web Developers 207 $49,917 82.47%
Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary 206 $62,235 93.64%
Biochemists and Biophysicists 190 $47,975 87.56%
Engineers, All Other 177 $62,602 84.29%
Physical Therapists 176 $67,984 84.21%
Electronics Engineers, Except Computer 173 $75,875 86.93%
Architectural and Engineering Managers 159 $112,044 81.96%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Statisticians 27 $66,635 79.41%
Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria 26 $27,374 86.67%
Marketing Managers 24 $119,573 80.00%
Food Servers, Nonrestaurant 22 $20,002 78.57%
Family and General Practitioners 22 $150,358 78.57%
Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary 21 $57,830 75.00%
Biomedical Engineers 20 $77,764 76.92%
Animal Breeders 19 $50,165 73.08%
Industrial Production Managers 19 $106,504 90.48%
Foreign Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary 19 $45,357 95.00%
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 %
Kohls Inc 66 $105,876 89.19%
Larsen Toubro Technology Services Ltd 65 $47,103 90.28%
System Soft Technologies Llc 64 $64,724 88.89%
Frontier Technologies Llc 63 $70,037 92.65%
Generac Power Systems Inc 63 $87,234 94.03%
Ness Usa Inc 63 $68,302 94.03%
Microsoft Corporation 62 $82,770 93.94%
Pricewaterhousecoopers Llp 62 $62,767 93.94%
General Electric Company 58 $98,022 89.23%
V Soft Consulting Group Inc 58 $65,503 89.23%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Habitat Environmental Services Inc 2 $37,274 100.00%
Honey Land Farms Ii Llc 2 $29,952 100.00%
Bader Brothers Enterprises 2 $37,274 100.00%
Rivers Edge Dairy Llc 2 $31,294 100.00%
Can Am Pepper Company Usa Lp 2 $26,520 100.00%
Bushmans Inc 2 $16,101 100.00%
Northwoods Evergreen Wire 2 $30,285 100.00%
Steiner Farms Llc 2 $37,274 100.00%
Debroux Custom Work Llc 2 $37,274 100.00%
Midwest Grain Bins Llc 2 $42,307 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Huf North America Automotive Parts Manufacturing C 3 $85,748 23.08%
Gea Process Engineering Inc 3 $88,868 23.08%
United Community Center 3 $40,883 23.08%
County Of Milwaukee 3 $87,943 23.08%
Villager Sports Town Corporation 3 $62,393 23.08%
Purpora Engineering 3 $91,160 23.08%
Cashedge Inc 3 $106,413 23.08%
Eaton Corporation 3 $99,868 25.00%
Dell Software Inc 3 $65,811 25.00%
Cielo Inc 3 $118,442 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