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 %
Pakistan 105 $45,282 49.07%
Canada 78 $95,816 39.80%
South Africa 67 $47,937 38.51%
Turkey 36 $61,701 43.37%
United Kingdom 33 $91,273 44.00%
Nigeria 31 $64,922 43.66%
Taiwan 28 $48,188 40.00%
Iran 22 $57,729 40.00%
Germany 22 $86,193 41.51%
Spain 21 $33,375 41.18%

Top Hiring Companies in Wisconsin (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Cvs Rx Services Inc 58 $110,899 89.23%
Modine Manufacturing Company 57 $85,575 87.69%
Amazoncom Services Llc 56 $82,027 88.89%
Sargento Foods Inc 56 $88,236 88.89%
Natsoft Corporation 55 $73,008 87.30%
The Morgridge Institute For Research Inc 54 $61,130 87.10%
Springs Window Fashions Llc 54 $76,920 87.10%
Cavisson Systems Inc 53 $71,904 85.48%
Delasoft Inc 53 $53,785 85.48%
Swanktek Inc 52 $69,023 83.87%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Jandt Farms 2 $30,618 100.00%
Kirk Laborers Association Llc 2 $38,480 100.00%
Evergreens Unlimited Llc 2 $37,274 100.00%
Diversified Seed Producers Llc 2 $37,274 100.00%
Beskar Partners 2 $28,558 100.00%
Pleasant Valley Llc 2 $37,274 100.00%
Beiza Brothers Harvesting Llc 2 $23,827 100.00%
Kratz Farms Llc 2 $37,274 100.00%
Landis J Spickerman 2 $37,274 100.00%
Jacob Searls Cranberry Co 2 $37,274 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Covance Clinical Research Unit Inc 3 $64,785 25.00%
Marian University Inc 3 $48,837 25.00%
Dnt Associates Inc 3 $122,859 25.00%
Us Cellular Corporation 3 $87,889 25.00%
Thermo Fisher Scientific 3 $112,764 27.27%
Brookdale Employee Services Corporate Llc 3 $87,679 27.27%
Flexagon Llc 3 $88,358 27.27%
Mti International Inc 3 $54,960 27.27%
Fiserv Cir Llc 3 $115,468 27.27%
Ascension Logistics Inc 3 $100,221 27.27%

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