125 certified · Median $70,117 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Certified, then withdrawn
Withdrawn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
62
0
0
0
FY2025October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2025
63
0
0
1
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
$64,969
Median
$70,117
75th percentile
$75,790
A year, from 110 certified full-time filings, the lower end of the wage offered.
Job titles
DesignerArchitects, Except Landscape and Naval · median $73,15433
Designer IIArchitects, Except Landscape and Naval · median $66,85117
Designer IArchitects, Except Landscape and Naval · median $63,04310
Designer IIIArchitects, Except Landscape and Naval · median $82,95110
Interior DesignerInterior Designers · median $65,37410
Project DesignerArchitects, Except Landscape and Naval · median $80,2055
ArchitectArchitects, Except Landscape and Naval · median $71,7814
Interior Designer IIIInterior Designers · median $75,5874
Urban DesignerArchitects, Except Landscape and Naval · median $75,6604
Project ArchitectArchitects, Except Landscape and Naval · median $87,5893
Certified filings by job title, with the occupation (SOC) and the median wage.