22 certified · Median $111,721 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Certified, then withdrawn
Withdrawn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
5
7
0
0
FY2025October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2025
17
8
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
$95,212
Median
$111,721
75th percentile
$118,560
A year, from 22 certified full-time filings, the lower end of the wage offered.
Job titles
RF Engineer IIElectrical Engineers · median $119,2804
Operations Support Engineer “ Tier 2Electrical Engineers · median $94,9352
RF EngineerElectrical Engineers · median $98,8612
IT EngineerComputer Systems Engineers/Architects · median $75,0001
Network Consulting Engineer IIIElectrical Engineers · median $113,2141
Network EngineerElectrical Engineers · median $95,8481
Operations Support Engineer-Tier IDatabase Administrators · median $79,0001
Quality Assurance Analyst IISoftware Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers · median $105,0001
RF Engineer IIIElectrical Engineers · median $100,2401
RF Engineer IVElectrical Engineers · median $117,0421
Certified filings by job title, with the occupation (SOC) and the median wage.