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Lawyers in Chicago, IL: H-1B salaries

227 labor condition applications for this occupation with a work site in Chicago, IL. Median offered base salary $200,000; middle half $121,035–$234,874.

Applications (LCAs)227

Median offered salary$200,000

Middle half of salaries$121,035–$234,874

10th–90th percentile$87,589–$326,000

By wage level

Wage level	Median salary
Level I (entry)	$100,000
Level II (qualified)	$171,018
Level III (experienced)	$230,000
Level IV (fully competent)	$255,000

The Department of Labor sets four prevailing wage levels for each occupation and area, from Level I (entry) to Level IV (fully competent). The employer picks the level that matches the job's requirements.

Employers

Employer	LCAs	Median salary
Z. Wang & Associates, P.C.	12	$100,000
Mayer Brown LLP	12	$225,000
Sidley Austin (US) LLP	12	$225,000
Kirkland & Ellis LLP	11	$235,000
Latham & Watkins LLP	10	$247,500
Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP	5	$225,000
Arch & Lake LLP	5	$215,000
Children's Legal Center	4	$92,726
Mandarich Law Group, LLP	4	$100,000
White & Case LLP	3	$225,000
Netease Information Technology Corporation	3	$199,920
Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP	3	$225,000
Crowell & Moring LLP	3	$185,848
Baker & McKenzie LLP	3	$250,000
Chicago Transit Authority	3	$145,000
Gerald Cipolla & Associates	3	$79,269
Paul Hastings LLP	3	$225,000
Norton Rose Fulbright US LLP	3	$438,360
P&M Law Firm, LLC	3	$160,000
Demidchik Law Firm	3	$234,874
Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer LLP	2	$262,500
Immigration Project, Inc.	2	$72,093
Huang & Hu PC	2	$77,134
Masuda, Funai, Eifert & Mitchell, Ltd.	2	$130,838
Amount, Inc.	2	$187,750
Health Care Service Corporation	2	$124,790
Jones Day	2	$214,698
Ginsberg Jacobs LLC	2	$152,250
Marshall, Gerstein & Borun LLP	2	$180,000
Lempia Summerfield Katz LLC	2	$165,000
Sidley Austin LLP	2	$260,000
ActiveCampaign, LLC	2	$183,009
Winston & Strawn LLP	2	$220,000
Flener IP Law LLC	2	$83,429
Coates US Inc.	2	$224,450
project44, LLC	2	$165,000
RSM US LLP	2	$142,500
Liston & Tsantilis PC	2	$79,269
Leydig, Voit & Mayer, Ltd.	2	$182,500
Old National Bank	2	$200,000

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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).