23 certified · Median $76,000 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Certified, then withdrawn
Withdrawn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
13
0
0
0
FY2025October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2025
10
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
$61,589
Median
$76,000
75th percentile
$82,848
A year, from 23 certified full-time filings, the lower end of the wage offered.
Job titles
DESIGNER TECHNICAL IArchitects, Except Landscape and Naval · median $69,1307
DESIGNER TECHNICAL IIArchitects, Except Landscape and Naval · median $69,7635
DESIGNER TECHNICAL IIIArchitects, Except Landscape and Naval · median $95,0005
ARCHITECT IArchitects, Except Landscape and Naval · median $68,7954
ARCHITECT 1Architects, Except Landscape and Naval · median $76,0001
Architect IIArchitects, Except Landscape and Naval · median $94,7151
Certified filings by job title, with the occupation (SOC) and the median wage.