Chicago Transit Authority — 21 certified H-1B filings (FY2016–FY2026)
- 1
- Filings · FY2025
- $105k
- Median base · FY2025
- Financial Systems Business Analyst
- Top role · 5 all-time
- IL
- Top state · 21 all-time
Chicago Transit Authority filed 1 certified H-1B LCAs in FY2025, with a median base salary of $105k and the middle 50% of offers between $105k and $105k. Across all years it has 21 certified filings since FY2016, most often for Financial Systems Business Analyst in Illinois.
How much does Chicago Transit Authority 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. $105k median in FY2025. Base pay only — hover a year for its figures.
How has Chicago Transit Authority's H-1B hiring changed by year?
4 certified filings in FY2016 → 3 in FY2026. The change column is each year against the one before.
| Fiscal year | Filings | vs prior FY | Median base |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2026 | 3 | +200% | $120k |
| FY2025 | 1 | 0% | $105k |
| FY2024 | 1 | −67% | $120k |
| FY2023 | 3 | +200% | $80k |
| FY2022 | 1 | −67% | $115k |
| FY2020 | 3 | +200% | $93k |
| FY2019 | 1 | 0% | $115k |
| FY2018 | 1 | −67% | $75k |
| FY2017 | 3 | −25% | $79k |
| FY2016 | 4 | — | $85k |
Which wage levels does Chicago Transit Authority file?
DOL prevailing-wage levels I–IV approximate experience tiers (I = entry, IV = fully competent). 50% of Chicago Transit Authority'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 14 filings with a wage level · all years
- Level I14.3%2
- Level II35.7%5
- Level IV50.0%7
What jobs does Chicago Transit Authority 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Financial Systems Business Analyst | 5 | $105k |
| Senior Revenue & Operations Research Analyst | 3 | $79k |
| Senior Manager, Service Planning | 2 | $120k |
| Service Planner - Bus | 2 | $72k |
| Signal Engineer I | 1 | $77k |
| Sr. Manager, Networks | 1 | $120k |
| Structural Engineer II | 1 | $85k |
| Structural Engineer III | 1 | $93k |
| Lead Revenue & Operations Strategist | 1 | $100k |
| Service Planner II - Bus | 1 | $85k |
Where does Chicago Transit Authority 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 | 21 | $93k |
What has Chicago Transit Authority filed recently?
Every certified LCA on record for Chicago Transit Authority: job title, worksite, prevailing-wage level and the offered base salary.
| FY | Job title | Base salary |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Senior Manager, Service Planning | $135,000 |
| 2026 | Senior Network Engineer | $120,182 |
| 2026 | Sr. Manager, Networks | $120,182 |
| 2025 | Financial Systems Business Analyst | $105,373 |
| 2024 | Senior Manager, Service Planning | $120,000 |
| 2023 | Service Planner II - Bus | $85,000 |
| 2023 | Occupation Safety Officer | $80,000 |
| 2023 | Service Planner - Bus | $72,000 |
| 2022 | Financial Systems Business Analyst | $115,000 |
| 2020 | Lead Revenue & Operations Strategist | $100,000 |
| 2020 | Structural Engineer III | $92,712 |
| 2020 | Service Planner - Bus | $72,000 |
| 2019 | Financial Systems Business Analyst | $115,000 |
| 2018 | Business Intelligence Developer | $75,000 |
| 2017 | Senior Revenue & Operations Research Analyst | $79,000 |
| 2017 | Senior Revenue & Operations Research Analyst | $70,000 |
| 2017 | Structural Engineer II | $85,000 |
| 2016 | Senior Revenue & Operations Research Analyst | $85,000 |
| 2016 | Financial Systems Business Analyst | $105,000 |
| 2016 | Financial Systems Business Analyst | $105,000 |
| 2016 | Signal Engineer I | $77,064 |
Common questions about Chicago Transit Authority's H-1B filings
- How much does Chicago Transit Authority pay H-1B workers?
- Chicago Transit Authority's median certified H-1B base salary is $105k (FY2025), from 1 filings. See the full salary distribution and percentiles above.
- How many H-1B workers does Chicago Transit Authority sponsor?
- Chicago Transit Authority has 21 certified H-1B Labor Condition Applications on record (FY2016–FY2026).
- What jobs does Chicago Transit Authority sponsor for H-1B?
- Chicago Transit Authority's most-sponsored H-1B roles include Financial Systems Business Analyst, Senior Revenue & Operations Research Analyst, Senior Manager, Service Planning, Service Planner - Bus.
- Where does Chicago Transit Authority hire H-1B workers?
- Chicago Transit Authority'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 →