H1B Salary Data

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Employers filed 36,931 labor condition applications for jobs in Chicago, IL in fiscal years 2023–2026. Median offered base salary: $110,000.

Applications (LCAs)36,931
Median offered salary$110,000
Middle half of salaries$85,500–$147,000
10th–90th percentile$71,080–$187,786

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Top sponsors

EmployerLCAsMedian salary
Ernst & Young U.S. LLP2,513$134,360
The University of Chicago1,095$75,000
Capgemini America Inc789$114,067
Deloitte Consulting LLP613$139,901
Tata Consultancy Services Limited595$82,752
Northwestern University595$68,604
Cognizant Technology Solutions US Corp578$98,259
JPMorgan Chase & Co.435$145,000
Infosys Limited427$88,150
Accenture LLP416$121,742
Pricewaterhousecoopers Advisory Services LLC396$185,000
Google LLC362$144,000
Boston Consulting Group, Inc.301$190,000
University of Illinois Chicago292$88,003
Deloitte Tax LLP259$73,299
University of Illinois at Chicago253$73,438
Deloitte & Touche LLP235$86,684
Rush University Medical Center224$81,820
The Northern Trust Company221$134,118
Chicago Mercantile Exchange Inc.220$125,000
PayPal, Inc.219$140,000
Amazon Web Services, Inc.206$153,600
TransUnion LLC197$113,235
Amazon.com Services LLC196$133,400
Health Care Service Corporation189$114,067
Northwestern Memorial HealthCare186$80,964
Grandison Management, Inc.186$72,114
Hexaware Technologies, Inc.185$85,100
Caterpillar Inc.184$125,184
McKinsey & Company, Inc. United States175$182,900
McDonald's Corporation167$155,000
CCC Intelligent Solutions, Inc166$108,742
Akuna Capital, LLC162$140,000
Morningstar, Inc.160$109,555
The Options Clearing Corporation155$135,845
Compunnel Software Group, Inc155$108,000
IBM Corporation152$108,722
Elevance Health, Inc.139$133,469
Expedia, Inc.137$127,754
Chicago Public Schools134$73,352
A.T. Kearney, Inc.133$212,000
Motorola Solutions, Inc.129$114,067
Huron Consulting Services, LLC126$150,000
Citadel Securities Americas Services LLC114$250,000
SkyWest Airlines113$195,582
University of Chicago Medical Center108$82,148
Cook County Health107$67,635
Kpmg LLP105$133,100
Capital One Services, LLC104$148,949
Avant, LLC104$96,760
CTC Trading Group, LLC103$200,000
Cisco Systems, Inc.102$112,000
CIBC Bank USA101$112,000
DRW Holdings, LLC98$147,500
Salesforce, Inc.97$168,795
Optiver Services US LLC95$150,000
Microsoft Corporation93$165,280
SLK America Inc90$85,000
IMC Americas, Inc.90$200,000
Motorola Mobility LLC88$102,690

Occupations

OccupationLCAsMedian salary
Software Developers8,602$127,754
Data Scientists2,663$110,738
Computer Systems Engineers/Architects2,631$100,365
Accountants and Auditors1,539$92,000
Financial and Investment Analysts1,313$130,000
Computer and Information Systems Managers1,185$183,269
Management Analysts1,181$157,000
Computer Systems Analysts1,152$92,061
Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers1,130$95,000
Operations Research Analysts1,115$129,500
Financial Quantitative Analysts827$135,845
Computer Programmers749$87,000
Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists610$65,000
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists496$85,000
Information Security Analysts481$120,000
Database Administrators466$121,306
Civil Engineers451$90,875
Statisticians410$115,000
Architects, Except Landscape and Naval361$70,000
Database Architects347$136,885
Physicians, All Other342$82,255
Financial Risk Specialists259$124,671
Network and Computer Systems Administrators253$88,213
Molecular and Cellular Biologists240$72,500
Software Developers, Applications229$92,539
Lawyers227$200,000
Marketing Managers222$150,000
Electrical Engineers201$110,300
Economists201$125,000
Sales Engineers196$129,427

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Salaries are the lower end of the wage offered on each application, converted to a yearly amount; statistics use certified full-time applications only. An LCA is not a visa approval and one LCA can cover several positions. Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OFLC LCA Disclosure Data, fiscal years 2023–2026 (latest decision Jun 30, 2026).