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 %
Computer Systems Analysts 11,655 $67,272 95.02%
Software Developers, Applications 10,516 $77,732 91.43%
Computer Programmers 4,376 $56,925 92.15%
Computer Occupations, All Other 3,916 $60,978 93.68%
Mechanical Engineers 1,746 $69,663 87.04%
Software Developers, Systems Software 1,513 $82,203 91.59%
Physicians and Surgeons, All Other 1,140 $116,668 91.64%
Electrical Engineers 929 $76,778 86.26%
Management Analysts 890 $73,975 94.38%
Network and Computer Systems Administrators 858 $61,536 90.99%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse 558 $32,169 587.37%
Agricultural Equipment Operators 160 $34,428 177.78%
Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop 61 $30,038 108.93%
Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals 58 $31,597 105.45%
Construction Laborers 19 $42,532 57.58%
Nursery Workers 17 $29,516 53.13%
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers 12 $46,441 38.71%
Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service Technicians 8 $38,615 29.63%
Graders and Sorters, Agricultural Products 6 $36,254 22.22%
Chefs and Head Cooks 5 $29,378 20.00%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Software Developers, Applications 983 $1,115,511 84.31%
Packers and Packagers, Hand 375 $19,298 43.10%
Team Assemblers 243 $29,737 40.84%
Software Developers, Systems Software 205 $87,436 40.92%
Computer Systems Analysts 197 $738,504 40.29%
Internists, General 164 $134,394 35.89%
Combined Food Preparation and Serving Workers, Including Fast Food 136 $17,762 30.22%
Computer and Information Systems Managers 127 $127,863 41.50%
Computer Occupations, All Other 117 $81,773 46.43%
Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment 116 $21,456 60.42%
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 %
Satyam Computer Services Limited 42 $60,906 89.36%
Molson Coors Beverage Company Usa Llc 42 $96,398 91.30%
Coforge Limited 42 $89,483 91.30%
Bop Llc 41 $68,488 89.13%
Global Information Technology Inc 41 $73,071 89.13%
Covance Clinical Research Unit Inc 41 $61,343 91.11%
Cgi Technologies And Solutions Inc 41 $73,233 91.11%
Tavant Technologies Inc 40 $74,991 88.89%
Oracle America Inc 40 $91,482 90.91%
Nest Technologies Corporation 40 $55,582 90.91%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Mayflower Greenhouse Inc 1 $22,422 100.00%
Nl Harvestinginc 1 $38,480 100.00%
Agricultural Growth Relief Association Inc 1 $55,806 100.00%
Blaha Pheasant Farms 1 $28,163 100.00%
Sweet Mountain Farm Llc 1 $23,769 100.00%
Medmeridian 1 $36,067 100.00%
Beijing Tong Ren Tang Health Usa 1 $29,952 100.00%
Brads Bees Honey Inc 1 $31,970 100.00%
Helena Agri Enterprises Llc 1 $36,067 100.00%
Van Der Geest Dairy Cattleinc 1 $21,986 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Presto Absorbent Products Inc 2 $79,758 25.00%
Benmar Fabrication Llc 2 $48,526 25.00%
Blackthorne Capital Management Llc 2 $82,077 25.00%
American Orthodontics 2 $72,218 25.00%
Cardinal Glass Industries Inc 2 $73,768 25.00%
Johnsonville Sausage Llc 2 $62,640 28.57%
Cardiac Science Corporation 2 $125,060 28.57%
Mars It Corp 2 $89,086 28.57%
Natus Medical Incorporated 2 $117,146 28.57%
World Council Of Credit Unions 2 $54,319 28.57%

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