Worksite city · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN wage area
H-1B salaries in North Chicago, IL
32% of new-employment offers here reach Level IV; 41% get a single lottery entry.
215certified H-1B LCAs with a worksite here, Jul 2025 to Jun 2026
$120,000median offer
32%of new-employment offers reach Level IV
76new-employment LCAs
Source U.S. Dept. of Labor, OFLC disclosure files Covers decisions Jul 2025 to Jun 2026 Release FY2026 Q3, published Aug 7, 2026 Wage levels OFLC 2026-27
Wage levels for the top jobs here
same scale for every row · black mark: median offerunder Level ILevel IIIIIIIV and upmedian offerscale $48k to $174k
Lottery entries
76 new-employment LCAs1 entry · Level I2 · Level II3 · Level III4 · Level IVunder Level I, still 1 entry
How this is calculated
New-employment H-1B LCAs only, the filings behind most cap petitions; extensions, transfers and amendments do not go through the lottery, and cap-exempt universities and nonprofit research organizations are left out. Each offered salary (low end of the range) is compared with the OFLC Level I to IV wages for its occupation and worksite area, wage year 2026-27; a filing with several worksites counts at its lowest level, as the rule requires. Numbers on the right are LCAs. Full methodology.
Jobs and employers
Jul 2025 to Jun 2026Top jobs
| Job | Certified LCAs | Median salary |
|---|---|---|
| Computer Occupations, All Other | 32 | $107,640 |
| Data Scientists | 21 | $97,000 |
| Software Developers | 20 | $114,000 |
| Statisticians | 20 | $144,215 |
| Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists | 16 | $145,000 |
| Chemists | 13 | $135,000 |
| Biological Scientists, All Other | 11 | $95,476 |
| Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education | 8 | $55,827 |
| Operations Research Analysts | 7 | $107,000 |
| Mechanical Engineers | 7 | $104,000 |
| Industrial Engineers | 6 | $93,074 |
| Compliance Officers | 4 | $80,140 |
| Project Management Specialists | 4 | $95,817 |
| Database Architects | 4 | $123,000 |
| Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers | 4 | $115,765 |
Top employers
| Employer | Certified LCAs | Median salary |
|---|---|---|
| AbbVie Inc. | 106 | $142,180 |
| Cognizant Technology Solutions US Corp | 19 | $107,640 |
| Tata Consultancy Services Limited | 12 | $82,846 |
| North Chicago Community Unit School District 187 | 11 | $56,787 |
| Zifo Technologies Inc. | 8 | $83,988 |
| Compunnel Software Group, INC | 4 | $115,250 |
| The Fountain Group, LLC | 4 | $84,240 |
| Kyyba, Inc. | 4 | $95,680 |
| Amur Technologies, INC. | 3 | $96,928 |
| Intellectt Inc | 3 | $108,160 |
| All other employers | 41 | – |