H-1B Salaries in Chicago, IL

8,231 certified full-time H-1B filings for worksites in Chicago, Illinois, decided Jul 1, 2025 – Jun 30, 2026.

$119,600Median salary

$90,00025th percentile

$153,31775th percentile

8,231Filings

Top H-1B employers in Chicago, IL

Employer	Filings	Median	Middle 50%
Ernst & Young U.S.	402	$169,900	$118,184 – $214,155
The University of Chicago	219	$81,000	$67,824 – $110,000
University of Illinois Chicago	131	$90,032	$68,279 – $123,000
Deloitte Consulting	121	$153,317	$108,077 – $185,000
Northwestern University	108	$70,000	$64,356 – $78,145
Grandison Management	104	$71,968	$71,968 – $85,634
Cognizant Technology Solutions US	99	$107,640	$101,667 – $107,640
PricewaterhouseCoopers Advisory Services	99	$190,000	$167,000 – $208,000
JPMorgan Chase & Co.	92	$154,100	$136,062 – $167,900
Capgemini America	89	$133,760	$122,000 – $139,050
Infosys	85	$82,846	$82,846 – $107,640
Accenture	78	$141,700	$128,725 – $168,275
Google	77	$146,000	$125,000 – $168,000
PayPal	73	$145,000	$130,500 – $160,000
Tata Consultancy Services	71	$82,846	$79,268 – $86,382
Boston Consulting Group	70	$190,000	$145,000 – $193,750
Deloitte Tax	70	$105,200	$76,544 – $113,500
McDonald's	68	$164,715	$150,000 – $184,552
Deloitte & Touche	66	$89,000	$76,544 – $116,500
Amazon Web Services	62	$161,100	$135,000 – $183,135

Job title	Filings	Median	Middle 50%
Software Engineer	366	$120,000	$108,077 – $150,000
Software Developer	178	$108,078	$90,922 – $120,000
Senior Software Engineer	140	$142,650	$130,707 – $157,250
Manager	105	$166,000	$149,795 – $190,000
Data Scientist	84	$119,800	$97,375 – $134,150
Associate	82	$147,500	$91,250 – $192,000
Postdoctoral Scholar	82	$65,645	$63,960 – $69,525
Senior Associate	75	$154,000	$140,000 – $182,000
Data Engineer	73	$123,360	$96,928 – $141,440
Assistant Professor	68	$137,000	$99,121 – $163,000
Senior Data Scientist	68	$148,164	$135,906 – $160,000
Occupational Therapist	67	$71,968	$71,968 – $71,968
Senior Consultant	62	$115,556	$108,077 – $145,428
Quantitative Researcher	62	$175,000	$150,000 – $200,000
Data Analyst	57	$85,280	$74,277 – $96,928
Consultant	56	$132,975	$96,928 – $190,000
Project Manager	56	$120,287	$93,097 – $133,945
Senior Manager	50	$202,779	$193,781 – $217,000
Physical Therapist	42	$85,634	$85,634 – $85,634
Manager JC50 Computer Systems Engineers/Architects	39	$107,640	$107,640 – $107,640

At least 5 filings in Chicago, IL.

Employer	Filings	Median
Rush Medical Group	8	$292,500
The Mount Sinai Community Foundation	5	$285,000
Olam Americas	7	$275,018
IMC Americas	32	$250,000
Spotify USA	5	$242,530
L.E.K. Consulting	9	$241,500
Meta Platforms	5	$232,652
Northwestern Medical Faculty Foundation	10	$232,500
Cornerstone Research	8	$232,500
Sidley Austin (US)	8	$225,000
Roland Berger	6	$215,000
Bain & Company	15	$212,000
A.T. Kearney	11	$212,000
Polar Operations	39	$200,000
Optiver Services US	21	$200,000

Level I20% · 1,602

Level II36% · 2,793

Level III21% · 1,681

Level IV22% · 1,763

Prevailing-wage level the employer selected (I = entry, IV = fully competent).