H1B Report
State comparison

PW vs Illinois

H-1B filing geography compared side-by-side. Volume, national share, top sponsoring employers and most-filed occupations. Built from the same DOL LCA data that drives every page on H1B Report.

State A
PW
PWRank #57
State B
Illinois
ILRank #5

Key metrics

National share is each state’s portion of total US H-1B filings.

MetricPWIllinois
Total filings10428,170▲
National share %0.00%4.59%▲
Rank nationally#57#5▲
Top sponsorVEROTECH SOLUTIONS,LLCINFOSYS LIMITED
Top sponsor share12.5%4.4%
Top occupationSoftware DevelopersSoftware Developers

Filings by fiscal year

Year-over-year H-1B demand in each state.

PW
Time series: 17 points from FY2010 to FY2026
Time series
PeriodValue
FY20100
FY20110
FY20122
FY20130
FY20140
FY20152
FY20162
FY20172
FY20180
FY20191
FY20201
FY20210
FY20220
FY20230
FY20240
FY20250
FY20260
Illinois
Time series: 17 points from FY2010 to FY2026
Time series
PeriodValue
FY201017,542
FY201118,596
FY201222,351
FY201324,513
FY201427,412
FY201532,770
FY201635,186
FY201732,082
FY201831,959
FY20194,058
FY202027,702
FY202139,044
FY202229,930
FY202327,890
FY202423,732
FY202525,222
FY20268,181

Top 5 sponsors — PW

Top 5 sponsors — Illinois

Top 5 occupations — PW

Top 5 occupations — Illinois

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