Chicago Public Schools — 167 certified H-1B filings (FY2016–FY2026)
- 31
- Filings · FY2025
- $75k
- Median base · FY2025
- Teacher (Bilingual)
- Top role · 10 all-time
- IL
- Top state · 167 all-time
Chicago Public Schools filed 31 certified H-1B LCAs in FY2025, with a median base salary of $75k and the middle 50% of offers between $66k and $95k. That is 13% above the market median for the same job titles. Across all years it has 167 certified filings since FY2016, most often for Teacher (Bilingual) in Illinois.
How much does Chicago Public Schools pay H-1B workers?
Certified base salary by fiscal year: each box is the p25–p75 range, the heavy line the median, the whiskers reach p10–p90. $75k median in FY2025. Base pay only — hover a year for its figures.
How has Chicago Public Schools's H-1B hiring changed by year?
3 certified filings in FY2016 → 27 in FY2026. The change column is each year against the one before.
| Fiscal year | Filings | vs prior FY | Median base |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2026 | 27 | −13% | $77k |
| FY2025 | 31 | 0% | $75k |
| FY2024 | 31 | +82% | $76k |
| FY2023 | 17 | +21% | $62k |
| FY2022 | 14 | +75% | $70k |
| FY2021 | 8 | +33% | $67k |
| FY2020 | 6 | −45% | $66k |
| FY2019 | 11 | +38% | $70k |
| FY2018 | 8 | −27% | $62k |
| FY2017 | 11 | +267% | $55k |
| FY2016 | 3 | — | $64k |
Which wage levels does Chicago Public Schools file?
DOL prevailing-wage levels I–IV approximate experience tiers (I = entry, IV = fully competent). 17% of Chicago Public Schools's filings sit at Level III–IV. A heavy I–II skew reads as entry-level or contractor-style hiring; a heavy IV skew as senior in-house roles — and higher levels earn more lottery entries.
Share of 47 filings with a wage level · all years
- Level I51.1%24
- Level II31.9%15
- Level III10.6%5
- Level IV6.4%3
What jobs does Chicago Public Schools sponsor for H-1B?
The most-filed job titles across all years (DOL titles, employer pay-grade codes stripped), with base-salary percentiles.
| Job title | Filings | Median base |
|---|---|---|
| Teacher (Bilingual) | 10 | $70k |
| Teacher (Math) | 8 | $77k |
| Teacher (Special Education) | 8 | $73k |
| Teacher | 7 | $60k |
| Bilingual Teacher | 5 | $64k |
| Teacher (Elementary) | 4 | $69k |
| Senior Hrit Analyst | 4 | $95k |
| Special Education Teacher | 4 | $61k |
| Teacher (Physical Education) | 4 | $72k |
| Data Analyst | 3 | $74k |
Where does Chicago Public Schools hire H-1B workers?
Worksite states on the certified filings, all years. Deeper pink = more filings; hover a state for its figures.
| State | Filings | Median base |
|---|---|---|
| IL | 167 | $72k |
What has Chicago Public Schools filed recently?
The 50 most recent of 167 certified LCAs: job title, worksite, prevailing-wage level and the offered base salary.
Common questions about Chicago Public Schools's H-1B filings
- How much does Chicago Public Schools pay H-1B workers?
- Chicago Public Schools's median certified H-1B base salary is $75k (FY2025), from 31 filings. See the full salary distribution and percentiles above.
- How many H-1B workers does Chicago Public Schools sponsor?
- Chicago Public Schools has 167 certified H-1B Labor Condition Applications on record (FY2016–FY2026).
- What jobs does Chicago Public Schools sponsor for H-1B?
- Chicago Public Schools's most-sponsored H-1B roles include Teacher (Bilingual), Teacher (Math), Teacher (Special Education), Teacher.
- Where does Chicago Public Schools hire H-1B workers?
- Chicago Public Schools's top H-1B worksite states are IL.
- Does a certified LCA mean an H-1B visa was approved?
- No. A Labor Condition Application (LCA) is the Department of Labor attestation an employer must have certified before filing an H-1B petition with USCIS. It records the job, worksite and offered wage, but not whether the petition was filed, selected in the lottery, or approved. Filing counts measure intent to sponsor, not headcount.
- What salary do these figures show?
- The base annual wage offered on the certified LCA, converted to a yearly amount. Bonus, equity, overtime and benefits are not included, so total compensation is typically higher. Figures are medians and percentiles over certified filings; wages above $5,000,000 a year are excluded as data-entry errors.
- What do prevailing-wage levels I–IV mean?
- The Department of Labor assigns each LCA an OES wage level from I (entry) to IV (fully competent) for the occupation and area. Under the FY2027 wage-weighted H-1B lottery rule, a higher level earns more selection entries, so an employer's level mix is a proxy for how senior its sponsored roles are.
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Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification — certified LCA disclosure data through June 2026 (FY2016–FY2026). An LCA is not an approved visa; pay figures are base salary and exclude bonus and equity. Methodology →