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 %
Physicists	594	$66,236	83.90%
Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary	590	$79,773	90.08%
Financial Managers	566	$114,770	89.98%
Financial Specialists, All Other	538	$70,627	86.08%
Business Teachers, Postsecondary	534	$52,287	85.58%
Economists	534	$80,139	88.85%
Computer and Information Research Scientists	521	$94,328	87.27%
Lawyers	511	$101,658	85.74%
Financial Quantitative Analysts	471	$88,047	88.37%
Architectural and Engineering Managers	468	$116,573	88.14%

Occupation	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Occupation	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Sales Managers	56	$119,447	65.88%
Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers	55	$79,952	66.27%
Clergy	54	$29,123	65.06%
Nursing Assistants	53	$28,014	65.43%
Childcare Workers	53	$23,063	65.43%
Lawyers	51	$91,753	66.23%
Helpers--Production Workers	51	$24,668	67.11%
Manicurists and Pedicurists	50	$22,263	65.79%
Home Health Aides	50	$24,073	65.79%
Chefs and Head Cooks	49	$49,974	67.12%

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 %
Algeria	7	$45,870	46.67%
Czech Republic	7	$63,118	46.67%
Denmark	7	$76,252	50.00%
Belgium	7	$62,945	53.85%
Trinidad And Tobago	7	$90,293	53.85%
Azerbaijan	6	$70,003	46.15%
Slovakia	6	$66,969	46.15%
Jamaica	5	$41,678	45.45%
Finland	5	$86,741	45.45%
Bolivia	5	$104,844	50.00%

Top Hiring Companies in Illinois (All Years)

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Continental Casualty Company	195	$110,411	89.86%
Wolters Kluwer United States Inc	195	$94,169	90.28%
Ctc Trading Group Llc	194	$86,551	89.81%
3i Infotech Inc	193	$71,386	89.35%
Savvy Info Systems Inc	192	$69,740	89.30%
Palni Inc	192	$58,471	89.30%
Salesforcecom Inc	191	$102,264	89.25%
Mindtree Limited	191	$67,618	89.67%
Hewitt Associates Llc	190	$68,455	89.20%
Viva Usa Inc	189	$65,190	89.57%

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Neumiller Sproule Llc	2	$30,202	100.00%
Croft Fertilizer Service Inc	2	$36,764	100.00%
C G Farms Inc	2	$36,764	100.00%
Larry Joe Ohern	2	$37,814	100.00%
Ridgely Farms Inc	2	$36,764	100.00%
Paragon Construction Solutions Llc	2	$48,776	100.00%
Glen Loepker Farm	2	$35,714	100.00%
Klokkenga Corporation	2	$37,814	100.00%
Flying Illini Ag Service Llc	2	$48,641	100.00%
Longley Farms Inc	2	$34,382	100.00%

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Bdo Usa Llp	14	$83,001	33.33%
Balyasny Asset Management Lp	14	$99,397	33.33%
Nav Consulting Inc	14	$56,386	33.33%
Synoptek Llc	14	$68,498	34.15%
Peak6 Group Llc	14	$85,928	34.15%
Waukegan Public Schools	13	$36,256	31.71%
Computer Discoveries Inc	13	$75,040	31.71%
Sterling Engineering Inc	13	$79,427	31.71%
Infinium Capital Management	13	$82,553	31.71%
Astellas	13	$83,936	31.71%

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.