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Chicago, IL H-1B salaries

Employers filed 25,603 certified H-1B applications for jobs in Chicago, IL between Jan 2023 and Jun 2026. Half paid more than $111,700 a year.

Median salary offered: $111,700
Middle half earn: $86,100 to $148,664
Top 10% earn over: $188,421
Certified filings: 25,603

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Top employers

Employer	Filings	Median	Middle half
Ernst & Young U.S. LLP	1,660	$135,852	$102,988 – $185,800
The University of Chicago	754	$77,911	$65,000 – $97,530
Capgemini America Inc	495	$122,000	$102,745 – $135,000
Deloitte Consulting LLP	434	$140,294	$108,098 – $176,150
Tata Consultancy Services Limited	424	$83,616	$78,354 – $88,150
Northwestern University	411	$68,964	$63,316 – $80,000
Cognizant Technology Solutions US Corp	384	$104,728	$88,150 – $115,461
JPMorgan Chase & Co.	315	$148,600	$134,600 – $163,900
Accenture LLP	300	$125,400	$103,000 – $145,800
Pricewaterhousecoopers Advisory Services LLC	299	$188,000	$151,000 – $200,000
University of Illinois Chicago	277	$87,635	$68,722 – $123,000
Google LLC	273	$146,000	$127,000 – $167,500
Infosys Limited	265	$88,150	$82,368 – $107,640
Boston Consulting Group, Inc.	223	$190,000	$124,400 – $190,000
Deloitte Tax LLP	203	$73,299	$59,790 – $104,386
PayPal, Inc.	190	$141,730	$125,000 – $156,615
Grandison Management, Inc.	175	$72,114	$71,968 – $81,058
The Northern Trust Company	165	$135,000	$116,750 – $150,000
Chicago Mercantile Exchange Inc.	157	$128,000	$110,000 – $145,000
Deloitte & Touche LLP	153	$93,800	$73,299 – $134,325
Amazon Web Services, Inc.	151	$155,000	$134,800 – $175,400
Caterpillar Inc.	150	$127,754	$103,657 – $148,580
Rush University Medical Center	148	$83,558	$71,657 – $111,846
Hexaware Technologies, Inc.	146	$89,298	$78,354 – $106,600
McDonald's Corporation	139	$155,000	$131,098 – $175,217
Health Care Service Corporation	137	$119,558	$98,259 – $130,707
Northwestern Memorial HealthCare	136	$84,479	$74,110 – $112,658
TransUnion LLC	130	$118,872	$100,136 – $142,210
Amazon.com Services LLC	129	$133,300	$104,800 – $155,400
The Options Clearing Corporation	127	$136,739	$111,750 – $159,100
McKinsey & Company, Inc. United States	123	$190,000	$145,000 – $208,000
Expedia, Inc.	114	$126,810	$106,558 – $148,949
CCC Intelligent Solutions, Inc	113	$117,582	$102,690 – $139,110
IBM Corporation	113	$117,957	$99,840 – $162,777
Compunnel Software Group, Inc	108	$108,000	$102,062 – $118,140
Chicago Public Schools	103	$74,907	$67,110 – $85,705
Akuna Capital, LLC	100	$144,200	$132,925 – $154,500
Elevance Health, Inc.	95	$140,419	$126,554 – $159,460
Motorola Solutions, Inc.	94	$118,186	$84,708 – $138,679
Morningstar, Inc.	91	$118,987	$100,250 – $141,074
Huron Consulting Services, LLC	90	$150,168	$130,000 – $169,500
University of Illinois at Chicago	88	$70,000	$61,000 – $95,118
Cook County Health	82	$67,635	$64,059 – $77,467
Capital One Services, LLC	79	$148,949	$144,560 – $162,100
University of Chicago Medical Center	79	$84,282	$78,684 – $90,638
DRW Holdings, LLC	77	$145,000	$124,446 – $153,317
A.T. Kearney, Inc.	76	$212,000	$157,000 – $212,000
CIBC Bank USA	74	$115,000	$98,762 – $142,500
SLK America Inc	71	$82,368	$81,872 – $98,250
Cisco Systems, Inc.	71	$114,670	$106,729 – $130,900

Top job titles

Job title	Filings	Median	Middle half
Software Engineer	768	$114,400	$102,690 – $140,000
Software Developer	564	$106,961	$102,690 – $123,614
Senior Software Engineer	392	$137,879	$123,614 – $153,317
Manager	341	$171,500	$140,000 – $191,700
Postdoctoral Scholar	303	$64,356	$61,428 – $69,000
Senior Associate	220	$144,280	$121,350 – $175,750
Associate	210	$132,000	$98,000 – $185,636
Assistant Professor	206	$125,418	$90,000 – $150,000
Consultant	204	$185,000	$102,690 – $190,000
Data Engineer	197	$106,558	$93,974 – $128,128
Data Scientist	186	$110,457	$93,974 – $130,000
Senior Consultant	170	$118,656	$106,558 – $151,975
Analyst	168	$90,667	$83,616 – $100,000
Quantitative Researcher	160	$175,000	$150,000 – $200,000
Architect	155	$88,150	$78,354 – $88,150
Data Analyst	151	$84,406	$74,277 – $96,117
Senior Manager	137	$202,779	$182,801 – $216,000
Senior Data Scientist	123	$142,827	$122,500 – $160,000
Manager JC50 - Computer Systems Engineers/Architects	122	$107,640	$98,259 – $112,965
Business Analyst	110	$86,216	$74,277 – $96,928
Research Associate	108	$70,000	$64,257 – $74,132
Lead Software Engineer	101	$148,949	$139,700 – $156,000
Occupational Therapist	100	$71,968	$71,968 – $72,114
Senior Data Engineer	97	$147,500	$135,000 – $160,000
Developer	96	$79,706	$76,216 – $102,690
Project Manager	93	$107,744	$83,429 – $124,093
Associate, Software Engineer III	93	$139,000	$131,800 – $148,600
Research Assistant Professor	92	$80,700	$75,000 – $100,025
Computer Programmer	88	$78,353	$74,360 – $87,000
Physical Therapist	86	$82,278	$81,058 – $85,634
Tax Consultant	85	$57,262	$54,974 – $68,910
Programmer/ Developer 2	84	$94,500	$90,985 – $101,000
Senior Associate JC60 -Computer Systems Engineers/Architects	83	$82,846	$78,354 – $88,150
Applications Consultant 3	81	$131,500	$128,300 – $137,000
DevOps Engineer	72	$107,000	$99,560 – $112,645
Tax Senior	71	$76,544	$73,299 – $95,053
Java Developer	70	$102,690	$91,250 – $108,077
Director	68	$227,000	$176,796 – $260,000
Financial Analyst	67	$102,000	$80,000 – $128,000
Project Engineer	64	$84,198	$74,918 – $95,102
Software Engineer II	61	$130,000	$110,000 – $146,490
Vice President, Lead Software Engineer	60	$157,750	$154,175 – $164,750
Senior Software Developer	60	$110,962	$104,500 – $128,902
Software Development Engineer	57	$123,614	$106,558 – $127,754
Accountant	55	$65,000	$57,262 – $92,500
Associate Attorney	54	$148,075	$88,052 – $225,000
Senior Engineer	52	$134,890	$98,960 – $148,814
Staff Scientist	51	$77,482	$71,312 – $84,797
Technical Architect	50	$106,558	$78,354 – $120,514
Trader	49	$150,000	$130,000 – $200,000

By year

Year filed	Filings	Median
2023	1,689	$110,000
2024	9,148	$110,000
2025	9,220	$110,732
2026	5,546	$117,957