Ddb Chicago — 15 certified H-1B filings (FY2016–FY2023)
- 2
- Filings · FY2023
- $90k
- Median base · FY2023
- Strategy Director
- Top role · 3 all-time
- IL
- Top state · 15 all-time
Ddb Chicago filed 2 certified H-1B LCAs in FY2023, with a median base salary of $90k and the middle 50% of offers between $90k and $120k. That is 18% below the market median for the same job titles. Across all years it has 15 certified filings since FY2016, most often for Strategy Director in Illinois.
How much does Ddb 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. $90k median in FY2023. Base pay only — hover a year for its figures.
How has Ddb Chicago's H-1B hiring changed by year?
3 certified filings in FY2016 → 2 in FY2023. The change column is each year against the one before.
| Fiscal year | Filings | vs prior FY | Median base |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2023 | 2 | 0% | $90k |
| FY2022 | 2 | +100% | $110k |
| FY2021 | 1 | −50% | $82k |
| FY2019 | 2 | −50% | $85k |
| FY2018 | 4 | +300% | $50k |
| FY2017 | 1 | −67% | $50k |
| FY2016 | 3 | — | $65k |
Which wage levels does Ddb Chicago file?
DOL prevailing-wage levels I–IV approximate experience tiers (I = entry, IV = fully competent). 67% of Ddb 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 12 filings with a wage level · all years
- Level I16.7%2
- Level II16.7%2
- Level III8.3%1
- Level IV58.3%7
What jobs does Ddb 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Strategy Director | 3 | $110k |
| Copywriter | 3 | $60k |
| Senior Strategist | 2 | $82k |
| Strategist | 2 | $55k |
| Information Analyst | 1 | $50k |
| Ddb Chicago Inc. | 1 | $110k |
| Strategic Planning Director | 1 | $140k |
| Data Insight Specialist | 1 | $40k |
| Designer | 1 | $65k |
Where does Ddb 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 | 15 | $75k |
What has Ddb Chicago filed recently?
Every certified LCA on record for Ddb Chicago: job title, worksite, prevailing-wage level and the offered base salary.
| FY | Job title | Base salary |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Strategy Director | $90,000 |
| 2023 | Strategy Director | $120,000 |
| 2022 | Strategy Director | $110,000 |
| 2022 | Ddb Chicago Inc. | $110,000 |
| 2021 | Senior Strategist | $82,000 |
| 2019 | Senior Strategist | $85,000 |
| 2019 | Strategic Planning Director | $140,000 |
| 2018 | Copywriter | $75,000 |
| 2018 | Data Insight Specialist | $40,000 |
| 2018 | Information Analyst | $49,800 |
| 2018 | Copywriter | $60,000 |
| 2017 | Copywriter | $50,000 |
| 2016 | Designer | $65,000 |
| 2016 | Strategist | $55,000 |
| 2016 | Strategist | $75,000 |
Common questions about Ddb Chicago's H-1B filings
- How much does Ddb Chicago pay H-1B workers?
- Ddb Chicago's median certified H-1B base salary is $90k (FY2023), from 2 filings. See the full salary distribution and percentiles above.
- How many H-1B workers does Ddb Chicago sponsor?
- Ddb Chicago has 15 certified H-1B Labor Condition Applications on record (FY2016–FY2023).
- What jobs does Ddb Chicago sponsor for H-1B?
- Ddb Chicago's most-sponsored H-1B roles include Strategy Director, Copywriter, Senior Strategist, Strategist.
- Where does Ddb Chicago hire H-1B workers?
- Ddb 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 (FY2016–FY2023). An LCA is not an approved visa; pay figures are base salary and exclude bonus and equity. Methodology →