City of Chicago

11 certified · Median $90,060 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 yearCertifiedCertified, then withdrawnWithdrawnDenied
FY2026October 1, 2025 to June 30, 20265000
FY2025October 1, 2024 to September 30, 20256000

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
$82,818
Median
$90,060
75th percentile
$106,722

A year, from 11 certified full-time filings, the lower end of the wage offered.

Job titles

  • Principal Operations AnalystOperations Research Analysts · median $82,7523
  • Assistant DirectorComputer and Information Systems Managers · median $129,9361
  • Civil Engineer VCivil Engineers · median $111,0001
  • Legislative Budget AnalystBudget Analysts · median $90,0601
  • Policy AnalystPolitical Scientists · median $98,8321
  • Senior Performance AnalystOperations Research Analysts · median $82,8841
  • Senior Security EngineerInformation Security Engineers · median $127,5841
  • Service OwnerSoftware Developers · median $102,4441
  • Tax AuditorAccountants and Auditors · median $81,6361

Certified filings by job title, with the occupation (SOC) and the median wage.

Places

  • Chicago, IL11

Certified filings by the first worksite.

Filings 11