City of Chicago — 23 certified H-1B filings (FY2017–FY2026)
- 6
- Filings · FY2025
- $99k
- Median base · FY2025
- Principal Operations Analyst
- Top role · 5 all-time
- IL
- Top state · 23 all-time
City of Chicago filed 6 certified H-1B LCAs in FY2025, with a median base salary of $99k and the middle 50% of offers between $83k and $128k. That is 3% above the market median for the same job titles. Across all years it has 23 certified filings since FY2017, most often for Principal Operations Analyst in Illinois.
How much does City of Chicago 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. $99k median in FY2025. Base pay only — hover a year for its figures.
How has City of Chicago's H-1B hiring changed by year?
2 certified filings in FY2017 → 5 in FY2026. The change column is each year against the one before.
| Fiscal year | Filings | vs prior FY | Median base |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2026 | 5 | −17% | $83k |
| FY2025 | 6 | 0% | $99k |
| FY2024 | 6 | +500% | $107k |
| FY2023 | 1 | 0% | $78k |
| FY2022 | 1 | 0% | $83k |
| FY2021 | 1 | 0% | $96k |
| FY2020 | 1 | −50% | $60k |
| FY2017 | 2 | — | $49k |
Which wage levels does City of Chicago file?
DOL prevailing-wage levels I–IV approximate experience tiers (I = entry, IV = fully competent). 18% of City of Chicago'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 22 filings with a wage level · all years
- Level I13.6%3
- Level II68.2%15
- Level III18.2%4
What jobs does City of Chicago 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Principal Operations Analyst | 5 | $83k |
| Staff Asst to the Alderman - Zoning and Urban Development | 2 | $49k |
| Senior Security Engineer | 2 | $128k |
| Civil Engineer V | 1 | $111k |
| Data Scientist | 1 | $120k |
| IT Security Specialist | 1 | $96k |
| Legislative Budget Analyst | 1 | $90k |
| Performance Analyst | 1 | $74k |
| Policy Analyst | 1 | $99k |
| Recovery Team Program Manager | 1 | $107k |
Where does City of Chicago 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 | 23 | $83k |
What has City of Chicago filed recently?
Every certified LCA on record for City of Chicago: job title, worksite, prevailing-wage level and the offered base salary.
| FY | Job title | Base salary |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Civil Engineer V | $111,000 |
| 2026 | Tax Auditor | $81,636 |
| 2026 | Senior Performance Analyst | $82,884 |
| 2026 | Principal Operations Analyst | $82,884 |
| 2026 | Legislative Budget Analyst | $90,060 |
| 2025 | Service Owner | $102,444 |
| 2025 | Policy Analyst | $98,832 |
| 2025 | Assistant Director | $129,936 |
| 2025 | Principal Operations Analyst | $80,472 |
| 2025 | Principal Operations Analyst | $82,752 |
| 2025 | Senior Security Engineer | $127,584 |
| 2024 | Recovery Team Program Manager | $106,620 |
| 2024 | Senior Security Analyst | $116,640 |
| 2024 | Performance Analyst | $73,800 |
| 2024 | Senior Security Engineer | $127,584 |
| 2024 | Data Scientist | $120,144 |
| 2024 | Principal Operations Analyst | $78,132 |
| 2023 | Civil Engineer III | $77,772 |
| 2022 | Principal Operations Analyst | $82,764 |
| 2021 | IT Security Specialist | $96,228 |
| 2020 | 43rd Ward Director of Zoning and Business Development | $60,000 |
| 2017 | Staff Asst to the Alderman - Zoning and Urban Development | $49,188 |
| 2017 | Staff Asst to the Alderman - Zoning and Urban Development | $49,188 |
Common questions about City of Chicago's H-1B filings
- How much does City of Chicago pay H-1B workers?
- City of Chicago's median certified H-1B base salary is $99k (FY2025), from 6 filings. See the full salary distribution and percentiles above.
- How many H-1B workers does City of Chicago sponsor?
- City of Chicago has 23 certified H-1B Labor Condition Applications on record (FY2017–FY2026).
- What jobs does City of Chicago sponsor for H-1B?
- City of Chicago's most-sponsored H-1B roles include Principal Operations Analyst, Staff Asst to the Alderman - Zoning and Urban Development, Senior Security Engineer, Civil Engineer V.
- Where does City of Chicago hire H-1B workers?
- City of Chicago'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 (FY2017–FY2026). An LCA is not an approved visa; pay figures are base salary and exclude bonus and equity. Methodology →