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Nuclear Engineer at UChicago Argonne LLC: H-1B salaries
23 labor condition applications for the job title Nuclear Engineer at UChicago Argonne LLC. Median offered base salary $84,094; middle half $82,451–$94,486.
Applications (LCAs)23
Median offered salary$84,094
Middle half of salaries$82,451–$94,486
10th–90th percentile$82,451–$94,486
By fiscal year
| Fiscal year | LCAs | Median salary |
|---|---|---|
| FY2023 | 10 | $82,451 |
| FY2024 | 1 | $82,451 |
| FY2025 | 6 | $90,063 |
| FY2026 | 6 | $94,486 |
Applications
| Base salary | Location | Submitted | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $94,486–$157,477 Level II | Lemont, IL | Apr 14, 2026 | May 4, 2026 | Certified |
| $94,486–$157,477 Level II | Lemont, IL | Apr 7, 2026 | May 4, 2026 | Certified |
| $94,486–$157,477 Level II | Lemont, IL | Mar 19, 2026 | Apr 20, 2026 | Certified, then withdrawn |
| $94,486–$157,477 Level II | Lemont, IL | Mar 5, 2026 | Apr 13, 2026 | Certified |
| $94,486–$157,477 Level II | Lemont, IL | Feb 10, 2026 | Mar 30, 2026 | Certified |
| $94,486–$157,477 Level II | Lemont, IL | Jan 22, 2026 | May 21, 2026 | Certified, then withdrawn |
| $90,063–$154,399 Level III | Lemont, IL | Mar 25, 2025 | May 5, 2025 | Certified |
| $90,063–$154,399 Level II | Lemont, IL | Mar 20, 2025 | Aug 21, 2025 | Certified |
| $90,063–$154,399 Level II | Lemont, IL | Feb 13, 2025 | May 2, 2025 | Certified |
| $90,063–$154,399 Level II | Lemont, IL | Feb 4, 2025 | Mar 17, 2025 | Certified |
| $98,924–$182,936 Level II | Lemont, IL | Nov 6, 2024 | Jan 13, 2025 | Certified |
| $84,094–$151,362 Level II | Lemont, IL | Oct 22, 2024 | Nov 18, 2024 | Certified |
| $82,451–$148,408 Level II | Lemont, IL | Oct 6, 2023 | Oct 30, 2023 | Certified |
| $82,451–$148,408 Level II | Lemont, IL | Sep 21, 2023 | Oct 16, 2023 | Certified |
| $82,451–$148,408 Level II | Lemont, IL | Jun 8, 2023 | Jul 24, 2023 | Certified |
| $82,451–$148,408 Level II | Lemont, IL | May 18, 2023 | Jul 3, 2023 | Certified |
| $82,451–$148,408 Level II | Lemont, IL | Apr 10, 2023 | May 8, 2023 | Certified |
| $82,451–$148,408 Level III | Lemont, IL | Mar 29, 2023 | Sep 28, 2023 | Certified |
| $82,451–$148,408 Level III | Lemont, IL | Mar 16, 2023 | Sep 14, 2023 | Certified, then withdrawn |
| $82,451–$148,408 Level II | Lemont, IL | Feb 16, 2023 | May 21, 2023 | Certified |
| $82,451–$148,408 Level II | Lemont, IL | Feb 16, 2023 | Mar 20, 2023 | Certified |
| $80,059–$144,103 Level II | Lemont, IL | Dec 2, 2022 | Jan 9, 2023 | Certified |
| $80,059–$144,103 Level II | Lemont, IL | Jul 26, 2022 | Aug 29, 2022 | Certified, then withdrawn |
Other jobs at UChicago Argonne LLC
- Postdoctoral Appointee$68,371
- Assistant Physicist$83,272
- Assistant Computational Scientist$90,063
- Assistant Computer Scientist$90,063
- Energy Systems Analyst$90,063
- Computational Scientist$98,924
- Assistant Scientist$89,980
- Research Scientist$90,063
- Computational Transportation Engineer$84,250
- Argonne Scholar$78,648
- Assistant Chemist$82,451
- Physicist$101,837
- Energy Systems Engineer$87,078
- Assistant Beamline Scientist$89,690
- Mechanical Engineer$83,824
- Materials Scientist$109,922
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).