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%
Pediatricians, General 18 $146,916 94.74%
Sales Engineers 18 $97,003 94.74%
Food Scientists and Technologists 18 $69,525 94.74%
Education Teachers, Postsecondary 18 $43,285 100.00%
Civil Engineers 18 $72,931 100.00%
Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks 17 $22,485 94.44%
Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary 15 $53,127 83.33%
Animal Scientists 15 $58,231 88.24%
Chemists 15 $67,468 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 %
Microinfo Inc 14 $57,952 87.50%
Sapphire Software Solutions Inc 14 $76,138 87.50%
Mercy Health System Corporation 14 $179,296 87.50%
Verona Area School District 14 $45,172 87.50%
William S Middleton Memorial Veterans Hospital 14 $139,126 87.50%
Data Core Systems Inc 14 $53,715 87.50%
Strategic Resources International Inc 14 $62,474 87.50%
Sriven Systems Of Tx Inc 14 $60,081 87.50%
Logical Paradigm Llc 14 $48,229 87.50%
Aptiva Corp 14 $69,215 87.50%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
The Madison Group Polymer Processing Research Cor 1 $73,112 50.00%
Waupaca Foundry Inc 1 $91,728 50.00%
Tkp Llc Dba Hungry Sumo 1 $30,139 50.00%
Krone Na Inc 1 $53,248 50.00%
Stella Chewys 1 $77,043 50.00%
Inguran Llc Dba Stgenetics 1 $46,342 50.00%
Clark Of Milwaukee Inc 1 $46,114 50.00%
Aig Travel Assist Inc 1 $49,816 50.00%
Smartuq Llc 1 $75,629 50.00%
Specialty Tapes Llc 1 $61,589 50.00%

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