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Computer and Information Research Scientists in Chicago, IL: H-1B salaries

130 labor condition applications for this occupation with a work site in Chicago, IL. Median offered base salary $140,000; middle half $105,162–$166,296.

Applications (LCAs)130

Median offered salary$140,000

Middle half of salaries$105,162–$166,296

10th–90th percentile$100,000–$197,000

By wage level

Wage level	Median salary
Level I (entry)	$102,500
Level II (qualified)	$110,000
Level III (experienced)	$140,000
Level IV (fully competent)	$168,425

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
Motorola Mobility LLC	11	$104,229
Elevance Health, Inc.	7	$138,965
The University of Chicago	7	$102,000
Amazon Web Services, Inc.	6	$162,200
Amazon.com Services LLC	6	$159,000
Epsilon Data Management LLC	6	$165,908
Amazon Development Center U.S., Inc.	5	$126,684
PayPal, Inc.	4	$138,252
Google LLC	4	$162,500
Affirm, Inc.	3	$170,000
Motorola Solutions, Inc.	3	$117,603
CTC Trading Group, LLC	3	$225,000
Reveal Data Corporation	3	$110,000
Toyota Technological Institute at Chicago	3	$100,000
Digitas, Inc.	2	$140,000
Cars.com	2	$206,860
Optiver Services US LLC	2	$137,286
Groupon, Inc.	2	$143,250
Autodesk, Inc.	2	$154,840
Network Perception, Inc.	2	$152,250
Relativity ODA LLC	2	$160,500
Cofactor AI	2	$105,123
Algorithmic Research Group, LLC	2	$139,797
Milliman, Inc.	2	$143,850
Teladoc Health, Inc.	2	$147,243
Tempus Labs, Inc.	1	$130,000
Board of Trustees, Univ of IL, behalf of Discovery Partners Institute	1	$90,230
SimBioSys, Inc.	1	$92,020
Vail Systems, Inc.	1	$105,000
Levi Strauss & Co.	1	$147,010
Spotify USA, Inc.	1	$206,040
SparkCognition, Inc.	1	$120,000
University of Illinois	1	$87,194
Walgreen Co.	1	$175,000
Illinois Institute of Technology	1	—
NVIDIA Corporation	1	$148,000
Walker & Dunlop, LLC	1	$135,000
University of Illinois at Chicago	1	$110,000
Axon Enterprise, Inc.	1	$105,000
Augmented Intelligence Technologies, Inc.	1	$215,000

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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).