58 certified · Median $76,711 a year · Chicago, IL
Counts are Labor Condition Applications (LCAs) employers filed with the US Department of Labor. Certified means DOL accepted the LCA, the step before a visa petition: it is not a visa or a hire. Wages are what the employer wrote on it. Data sources
By year
Fiscal year
Certified
Certified, then withdrawn
Withdrawn
Denied
FY2026October 1, 2025 to June 30, 2026
27
8
0
0
FY2025October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2025
31
7
1
0
Every decision, by when it was made. From the US Department of Labor’s LCA disclosure files for FY2025 and FY2026, all listed in Data sources.
Wages
25th percentile
$70,029
Median
$76,711
75th percentile
$93,103
A year, from 58 certified full-time filings, the lower end of the wage offered.
Job titles
Teacher (Bilingual)Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education · median $69,7317
Teacher (Math)Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education · median $80,0997
Teacher (Special Education)Special Education Teachers, Elementary School · median $73,3526
Teacher (World Language - Mandarin)Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education · median $82,8263
School Social WorkerChild, Family, and School Social Workers · median $72,1612
Teacher (Bilingual Spanish)Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education · median $80,8632
Teacher (Elementary)Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education · median $70,1302
Teacher (Physical Education)Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education · median $76,0172
Teacher (Science)Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education · median $79,5202
Teacher (World Language - Spanish)Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education · median $75,7332
Certified filings by job title, with the occupation (SOC) and the median wage.