Illinois State University — 217 certified H-1B filings (FY2016–FY2026)
- 31
- Filings · FY2025
- $86k
- Median base · FY2025
- Assistant Professor
- Top role · 110 all-time
- IL
- Top state · 217 all-time
Illinois State University filed 31 certified H-1B LCAs in FY2025 (up 82% from the year before), with a median base salary of $86k and the middle 50% of offers between $71k and $105k. That is 18% below the market median for the same job titles. Across all years it has 217 certified filings since FY2016, most often for Assistant Professor in Illinois.
How much does Illinois State University 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. $86k median in FY2025. Base pay only — hover a year for its figures.
How has Illinois State University's H-1B hiring changed by year?
10 certified filings in FY2016 → 21 in FY2026. The change column is each year against the one before.
| Fiscal year | Filings | vs prior FY | Median base |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2026 | 21 | −32% | $80k |
| FY2025 | 31 | +82% | $86k |
| FY2024 | 17 | −50% | $74k |
| FY2023 | 34 | +36% | $74k |
| FY2022 | 25 | +127% | $78k |
| FY2021 | 11 | −45% | $68k |
| FY2020 | 20 | +33% | $75k |
| FY2019 | 15 | −25% | $78k |
| FY2018 | 20 | +54% | $72k |
| FY2017 | 13 | +30% | $83k |
| FY2016 | 10 | — | $83k |
Which wage levels does Illinois State University file?
DOL prevailing-wage levels I–IV approximate experience tiers (I = entry, IV = fully competent). 6% of Illinois State University'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 179 filings with a wage level · all years
- Level I86.6%155
- Level II7.8%14
- Level III3.9%7
- Level IV1.7%3
What jobs does Illinois State University sponsor for H-1B?
The most-filed job titles across all years (DOL titles, employer pay-grade codes stripped), with base-salary percentiles. Open a title for Illinois State University's pay on that role by year, wage level and worksite.
| Job title | Filings | Median base |
|---|---|---|
| Assistant Professor | 110 | $77k |
| Information Technology Technical Associate | 15 | $74k |
| Assistant Professor of Marketing | 7 | $127k |
| Assistant Professor in Computer Science | 5 | $100k |
| Associate Professor | 4 | $68k |
| Instrument Manager/Instructor | 3 | $62k |
| Assistant Professor of Accounting | 3 | $150k |
| Assistant Professor of Business Information Systems | 3 | $121k |
| Assistant Professor of Early Childhood Education | 3 | $67k |
| Assistant Director | 2 | $68k |
Where does Illinois State University 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 | 217 | $78k |
What has Illinois State University filed recently?
The 50 most recent of 217 certified LCAs: job title, worksite, prevailing-wage level and the offered base salary.
Common questions about Illinois State University's H-1B filings
- How much does Illinois State University pay H-1B workers?
- Illinois State University's median certified H-1B base salary is $86k (FY2025), from 31 filings. See the full salary distribution and percentiles above.
- How many H-1B workers does Illinois State University sponsor?
- Illinois State University has 217 certified H-1B Labor Condition Applications on record (FY2016–FY2026).
- What jobs does Illinois State University sponsor for H-1B?
- Illinois State University's most-sponsored H-1B roles include Assistant Professor, Information Technology Technical Associate, Assistant Professor of Marketing, Assistant Professor in Computer Science.
- Where does Illinois State University hire H-1B workers?
- Illinois State University'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 →