We now have Quarter 3 H1B visa FY 2022 data and Quarter 3 PERM visa FY 2022 data.

Illinois Foreign Labor Visa Stats (All Years)

Total Visas	% of all Visas	Average Wage	Visa Type
319,190	90.06%	$75,157	H-1B
29,110	8.21%	$159,752	PERM
3,404	0.96%	$93,605	E-3 Australian
2,722	0.77%	$22,078	H-2A

As of May 2022, Illinois has seen a total of 354,426 visa workers across all visa types. The most common visa class in Illinois is the H-1B visa with 319,190 H-1B visas on record over all years accounting for 90.06% of Illinois's total visas. The second most prevalent visa is the PERM visa with 29,110 PERM visas on record over all years accounting for 8.21% of Illinois's total visas.

Top Occupations in Illinois (All Years)

Occupation	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Software Developers, Applications	60,421	$84,028	92.30%
Computer Systems Analysts	39,890	$69,994	93.21%
Computer Programmers	23,403	$60,039	90.20%
Computer Occupations, All Other	14,107	$71,242	93.05%
Software Developers, Systems Software	7,016	$92,502	56.02%
Database Administrators	5,929	$76,603	78.46%
Mechanical Engineers	5,692	$69,808	89.53%
Management Analysts	5,394	$81,644	92.95%
Operations Research Analysts	4,771	$74,464	92.34%
Financial Analysts	3,647	$73,934	88.93%

Illinois Employees Over Time

Illinois has been in the H1B Visa program since 2011 where 16,014 employees were hired. Illinois peaked in 2022 with 37,263 employees, and the recent trend shows the average number of employees on an incline.

Top Countries with Workers in Illinois From PERM Program (All Years)

Country	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
India	12,145	$212,783	57.70%
China	1,743	$75,399	62.18%
Poland	736	$138,131	62.75%
South Korea	563	$53,051	53.82%
Canada	470	$93,085	52.11%
Mexico	429	$61,466	54.58%
Philippines	369	$482,710	50.00%
Brazil	216	$86,030	56.54%
Pakistan	211	$88,511	66.35%
Ukraine	188	$66,349	62.67%

Top Hiring Companies in Illinois (All Years)

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Infosys Limited	13,676	$68,874	99.64%
Tata Consultancy Services Limited	11,791	$66,142	99.40%
Capgemini America Inc	9,344	$79,244	95.66%
Cognizant Technology Solutions Us Corp	7,002	$83,462	76.22%
Deloitte Consulting Llp	5,980	$79,398	83.33%
Accenture Llp	5,576	$75,729	91.64%
Ernst Young Us Llp	5,507	$77,850	96.66%
Ibm India Private Limited	2,965	$65,521	53.42%
Wipro Limited	2,905	$69,505	80.60%
Tekorg Inc	2,888	$78,873	91.22%

Top Industries in Illinois (All Years)

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Custom Computer Programming Services	117,312	$71,038	87.77%
Computer Systems Design Services	22,967	$77,752	92.87%
Colleges Universities And Professional Schools	11,534	$52,435	80.02%
Administrative Management And General Management Consulting Services	7,268	$88,439	90.30%
Engineering Services	7,211	$65,698	94.61%
Offices Of Certified Public Accountants	6,193	$75,922	97.84%
Other Computer Related Services	5,234	$73,677	89.24%
General Medical And Surgical Hospitals	3,686	$88,450	89.62%
Credit Card Issuing	3,561	$82,457	91.90%
Consumer Lending	3,024	$95,450	95.42%

Illinois Wage Comparison to Other States (All Years)

The chart below compares The average wage in Illinois to that of the top 9 states with the highest overall average H1-B wage. The average wage in Illinois over all years is $75,157. The state with the highest average wage of H1-B workers for all states is CA with an average wage of $100,858.