11 certified · Median $115,000 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Certified, then withdrawn
Withdrawn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
6
0
0
0
FY2025October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2025
5
0
0
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
$98,500
Median
$115,000
75th percentile
$146,000
A year, from 11 certified full-time filings, the lower end of the wage offered.
Job titles
Engineering ManagerManufacturing Engineers · median $115,0001
Lead Manufacturing Process EngineerManufacturing Engineers · median $115,0001
Manager, Equipment Development TeamManufacturing Engineers · median $165,0001
Manager, Manufacturing Process EngineerManufacturing Engineers · median $145,0001
Project Quality LeadValidation Engineers · median $97,0001
QUALITY GROUP LEADValidation Engineers · median $147,0001
Senior Advanced EngineerBioengineers and Biomedical Engineers · median $156,2701
Senior Manufacturing EngineerManufacturing Engineers · median $85,4671
Senior Manufacturing Process EngineerManufacturing Engineers · median $120,0001
Senior Quality EngineerIndustrial Engineers · median $100,0001
Certified filings by job title, with the occupation (SOC) and the median wage.