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 %
Software Developers, Applications 57,428 $82,137 91.17%
Computer Systems Analysts 43,588 $70,026 93.01%
Computer Programmers 26,288 $60,399 90.11%
Computer Occupations, All Other 16,306 $71,696 93.08%
Software Developers, Systems Software 7,938 $88,370 89.92%
Management Analysts 7,810 $82,130 93.16%
Mechanical Engineers 6,594 $71,571 89.11%
Operations Research Analysts 5,558 $76,494 82.81%
Accountants and Auditors 5,354 $60,254 89.16%
Computer and Information Systems Managers 4,120 $129,163 71.89%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Software Developers, Applications 6,694 $201,689 117.11%
Computer Systems Analysts 1,698 $445,103 79.64%
Computer Occupations, All Other 941 $95,453 46.72%
Software Developers, Systems Software 687 $98,111 74.19%
Computer and Information Systems Managers 657 $129,876 107.88%
Management Analysts 597 $101,971 102.05%
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers 569 $53,257 124.24%
Statisticians 514 $68,476 120.66%
Accountants and Auditors 480 $74,291 112.94%
Mechanical Engineers 382 $79,406 102.14%
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 %
Georgia 18 $53,991 43.90%
Greece 18 $100,956 46.15%
Sri Lanka 17 $73,288 43.59%
Indonesia 17 $72,195 44.74%
Syria 16 $104,592 43.24%
Peru 16 $89,421 43.24%
Burma (myanmar) 16 $35,429 44.44%
Ghana 16 $88,462 45.71%
Moldova 15 $61,465 42.86%
Ethiopia 15 $91,945 42.86%

Top Hiring Companies in Illinois (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Rush University Medical Center 719 $66,838 84.19%
Deloitte Tax Llp 710 $65,506 84.73%
Motorola Solutions Inc 691 $88,967 84.37%
Verinon Technology Solutions Ltd 685 $66,076 90.01%
Kpmg Llp 679 $75,618 90.90%
Caremark Llc 673 $92,604 91.94%
Navistar Inc 650 $86,006 90.91%
Abbott Laboratories 637 $84,080 89.09%
Ntt Data Inc 620 $80,349 86.83%
Motorola Mobility Llc 597 $87,455 91.01%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Toms Farm Market And Greenhouses Inc 8 $23,894 100.00%
Fecke Farms 8 $34,757 100.00%
D Dowson Farms 8 $31,232 100.00%
Agrico Labor Llc 8 $31,375 100.00%
Bonnie Plants Inc 8 $27,815 100.00%
Premier Packing Llc 8 $36,098 100.00%
Dambacher Farms Partnership 8 $31,512 100.00%
Echo Valley Orchard Llc 8 $24,203 100.00%
D K Harvesting Inc 8 $35,948 100.00%
Bailey Family Farm 7 $33,360 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Trinuc Llc 61 $87,138 36.31%
Sharpedge Solutions Inc 59 $91,667 35.54%
Planet Logistics Inc 55 $65,520 33.33%
Hospira Inc 49 $97,896 29.88%
Teklink International Inc 49 $76,182 30.63%
Navigant Consulting Inc 49 $86,302 30.82%
United Airlines Inc 49 $83,640 32.89%
Tekinvaderz Llc 49 $85,129 33.33%
Aperion Care Wilmington 48 $22,542 32.65%
S R International Inc 47 $85,175 32.19%

Top Industries in Illinois (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Power Boiler And Heat Exchanger Manufacturing 2 $66,040 100.00%
All Other Wood Product Manufacturing 2 $39,832 100.00%
Photographic Services 2 $70,502 100.00%
Nonscheduled Chartered Passenger Air Transportation 2 $96,835 100.00%
Motor Vehicle Body And Trailer Manufacturing 2 $71,719 100.00%
Ethyl Alcohol Manufacturing 2 $75,743 100.00%
Explosives Manufacturing 2 $90,210 100.00%
Special Needs Transportation 2 $84,896 100.00%
Fire Protection 2 $50,836 100.00%
Ready Mix Concrete Manufacturing 2 $57,533 100.00%
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %

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