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 %
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists 153 $49,571 80.95%
Civil Engineers 150 $65,277 82.42%
Mathematical Science Teachers, Postsecondary 141 $48,634 78.77%
Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary 134 $61,954 76.57%
Pediatricians, General 132 $145,104 82.50%
Information Security Analysts 129 $78,577 82.17%
Chemical Engineers 120 $74,303 77.92%
Biological Technicians 117 $35,283 79.59%
Psychiatrists 113 $145,633 77.93%
Physicists 111 $75,120 81.02%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Foreign Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary 19 $45,357 95.00%
Education Teachers, Postsecondary 18 $43,285 94.74%
Sales Engineers 18 $97,003 94.74%
Food Scientists and Technologists 18 $69,525 94.74%
Pediatricians, General 18 $146,916 100.00%
Civil Engineers 18 $72,931 100.00%
Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks 17 $22,485 94.44%
Animal Scientists 15 $58,231 83.33%
Chemists 15 $67,468 88.24%
Management Analysts 15 $76,975 88.24%
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 %
Am Logic Corporation 49 $48,916 87.50%
Covance Laboratories Inc 48 $72,049 87.27%
3i Infotech Inc 48 $61,312 88.89%
Blue 7 Solutions Llc 48 $62,736 88.89%
Anu Software Consultants Inc 47 $79,602 88.68%
University Of Wisconsin La Crosse 47 $46,946 88.68%
Cummins Inc 47 $60,809 88.68%
Robert W Baird Co Incorporated 47 $79,541 90.38%
Sc Johnson Son Inc 47 $97,350 90.38%
Eaton Corporation 46 $94,445 90.20%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Philip Johnson 2 $37,284 100.00%
Helena Agri Enterprise Llc 1 $36,067 100.00%
Lakeside Foods Inc 1 $38,480 100.00%
Beijing Tong Ren Tang Health Usa Inc 1 $28,163 100.00%
Johnsons Nursery Inc 1 $36,067 100.00%
Emmert And Sons 1 $28,163 100.00%
Integrity Builders Supply Inc 1 $27,165 100.00%
Prime Agriculture Services Llc 1 $38,480 100.00%
Lake Indianhead Honey Farms Llc 1 $36,067 100.00%
Caloosa Harvestingllc 1 $30,618 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Apogee Medical Group Wisconsin Sc 3 $208,000 30.00%
Macfarlane Pheasants Inc 3 $47,077 30.00%
Trane Technologies Company 3 $79,248 30.00%
Phillipsmedisize Llc 3 $76,891 30.00%
Badger Granite 3 $36,774 33.33%
First Data Technologies Inc 3 $106,101 33.33%
Blue Yonder Inc 3 $82,742 33.33%
Qbe Insurance Corporation 3 $103,286 33.33%
Wacker Neuson America Corporation 3 $74,755 33.33%
Genex Cooperative 3 $47,278 33.33%

Top Industries in Wisconsin (All Years)

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