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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Illinois Foreign Labor Visa Stats (All Years)

Total Visas % of all Visas Average Wage Visa Type
328,359 91.53% $77,136 H-1B
25,222 7.03% $170,962 PERM
3,529 0.98% $97,739 E-3 Australian
1,637 0.46% $32,808 H-2A

As of May 2023, Illinois has seen a total of 358,747 visa workers across all visa types. The most common visa class in Illinois is the H-1B visa with 328,359 H-1B visas on record over all years accounting for 91.53% of Illinois's total visas. The second most prevalent visa is the PERM visa with 25,222 PERM visas on record over all years accounting for 7.03% of Illinois's total visas.

Top Occupations in Illinois (All Years)

Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Auditors 121 $69,203 91.67%
Manufacturing Engineers 119 $66,292 90.15%
Logistics Analysts 115 $56,151 90.55%
Budget Analysts 109 $59,799 87.20%
Landscape Architects 104 $51,763 85.95%
Education Teachers, Postsecondary 104 $47,380 85.95%
Human Resources Managers 103 $100,776 87.29%
Registered Nurses 101 $65,457 86.32%
Judicial Law Clerks 100 $47,849 86.21%
Teachers and Instructors, All Other 98 $47,687 84.48%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Illinois Employees Over Time
Illinois has been in the H1B Visa program since 2011 where 14,981 employees were hired. Illinois peaked in 2016 with 29,364 employees, and has since been on a decline with the most recent number of employees being 3,790 in 2025.

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

Country # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Egypt 24 $108,879 39.34%
Uzbekistan 23 $49,627 43.40%
Singapore 23 $83,330 43.40%
Jordan 23 $78,894 44.23%
Belarus 22 $76,544 44.00%
Cambodia 21 $25,654 44.68%
Lebanon 20 $14,222,819 42.55%
Lithuania 20 $57,170 46.51%
Chile 20 $84,292 46.51%
Hong Kong 20 $66,687 47.62%

Top Hiring Companies in Illinois (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Virtualan Software Llc 15 $86,211 88.24%
Isolve Technology Inc 15 $84,777 88.24%
Flexon Technologies Inc 15 $76,448 88.24%
Hashi Solutions Llc 15 $83,839 88.24%
Incedo Inc 15 $102,877 88.24%
Doordash Inc 15 $117,406 88.24%
Saviynt Inc 15 $114,572 88.24%
Vaish Technologies Llc 15 $92,697 88.24%
Confluent Inc 15 $109,436 88.24%
Pwc Us Consulting Llp 15 $127,344 88.24%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Slab Masters Dba Helitech Waterproofing 1 $70,429 50.00%
Phillips 66 1 $60,778 50.00%
Nortech Packaging Llc Dba Tishma Technologies Llc 1 $61,464 50.00%
Lbl Strategies Ltd 1 $73,362 50.00%
United Transport Service Inc 1 $57,574 50.00%
Polina Reyngold 1 $26,645 50.00%
Lincoln Park Equities Llc 1 $32,552 50.00%
Howard Greenview Medical Clinic 1 $67,101 50.00%
Sc2 1 $78,915 50.00%
International Educational Center Inc 1 $44,616 50.00%

Top Industries in Illinois (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Custom Computer Programming Services 116,575 $72,225 89.53%
Computer Systems Design Services 25,137 $80,325 93.26%
Management Scientific And Technical Consulting Services 16,562 $77,011 94.84%
Colleges Universities And Professional Schools 11,398 $54,276 76.57%
Computer Systems Design And Related Services 9,122 $76,904 88.80%
Engineering Services 8,170 $68,289 89.11%
Administrative Management And General Management Consulting Services 7,423 $90,400 95.02%
Offices Of Certified Public Accountants 7,280 $79,797 97.59%
Management Consulting Services 6,136 $77,593 96.49%
Other Computer Related Services 5,387 $75,637 89.10%
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Farm Labor Contractors And Crew Leaders 554 $33,460 100.00%
Crop Harvesting Primarily By Machine 165 $32,363 100.00%
Support Activities For Crop Production 143 $43,304 100.00%
Vegetable And Melon Farming 142 $33,833 100.00%
Oilseed And Grain Combination Farming 92 $33,609 100.00%
Oilseed And Grain Farming 88 $33,424 100.00%
Other Crop Farming 80 $35,201 100.00%
Other Noncitrus Fruit Farming 67 $27,172 100.00%
Greenhouse Nursery And Floriculture Production 65 $36,532 100.00%
Nursery And Tree Production 43 $32,847 100.00%
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Custom Computer Programming Services 11,847 $173,113 100.00%
Computer Systems Design Services 2,627 $91,387 100.00%
Computer Systems Design And Related Services 2,027 $93,058 100.00%
Management Scientific And Technical Consulting Services 1,876 $84,379 100.00%
Colleges Universities And Professional Schools 1,827 $52,397 100.00%
Other Computer Related Services 1,449 $85,961 100.00%
Administrative Management And General Management Consulting Services 1,380 $99,680 100.00%
Engineering Services 1,253 $410,290 100.00%
General Freight Trucking 817 $54,041 100.00%
Management Consulting Services 762 $99,261 100.00%

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 $77,136. 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