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)

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 %
India 9,745 $242,007 46.63%
China 1,311 $75,213 49.51%
Poland 521 $175,933 47.11%
South Korea 427 $55,341 43.09%
Canada 361 $90,633 37.37%
Philippines 356 $493,600 40.27%
Mexico 333 $65,272 43.42%
Brazil 188 $79,878 47.47%
Ukraine 174 $62,423 47.80%
Pakistan 164 $88,269 47.95%

Top Hiring Companies in Illinois (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Abbvie Inc 1,337 $88,596 69.60%
Lt Technology Services Limited 1,320 $62,476 89.37%
Deloitte Touche Llp 1,315 $68,151 90.32%
Bitwise Inc 1,292 $70,773 92.68%
University Of Illinois 1,286 $52,840 92.52%
Hexaware Technologies Inc 1,279 $71,076 95.59%
Igate Technologies Inc 1,146 $63,357 86.17%
Uchicago Argonne Llc 1,113 $65,109 85.35%
Sears Holdings Management Corporation 1,007 $84,506 80.30%
Cognizant Technology Solutions Us Corporation 960 $70,094 81.22%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Goebberts Farm Inc 12 $33,141 100.00%
Wachstetter Farms Inc 12 $30,552 100.00%
Gdm Seeds Inc 12 $33,781 100.00%
Miller Shore Management Llc 11 $34,058 100.00%
Eckerts Inc 11 $33,524 100.00%
Rodriguez Harvesting Llc 11 $34,821 100.00%
Rendleman Orchards Inc 10 $33,640 100.00%
Donahues Sunshine Farm Llc 10 $24,494 100.00%
Western Illinois Agri Systems Inc 10 $29,777 100.00%
Bluff View Farm Inc 9 $33,137 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Mu Sigma Inc 112 $80,505 47.66%
Belcan Engineering Group Inc 108 $67,313 46.35%
Ge Healthcare Iits Usa Corp 97 $109,060 41.81%
Enova Financial 96 $78,432 41.74%
Andhus Technologies Inc 91 $84,934 45.27%
Citadel Securities Americas Llc 89 $72,343 44.28%
Amdocs Inc 87 $72,470 43.94%
Ww Grainger Inc 85 $81,687 43.15%
Blue Cross Blue Shield Association 85 $99,569 43.81%
Quinnox Inc 85 $95,448 44.27%

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