Worksite city · Champaign-Urbana, IL wage area
H-1B salaries in Urbana, IL
16% of new-employment offers here reach Level IV; 36% get a single lottery entry.
240certified H-1B LCAs with a worksite here, Jul 2025 to Jun 2026
$79,120median offer
16%of new-employment offers reach Level IV
25new-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 $47k to $193k
Lottery entries
25 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary | 18 | $119,230 |
| Software Developers | 16 | $91,459 |
| Physicists | 14 | $66,269 |
| Chemists | 9 | $59,752 |
| Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary | 9 | $143,208 |
| Economics Teachers, Postsecondary | 9 | $166,630 |
| Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary | 9 | $119,289 |
| Soil and Plant Scientists | 8 | $63,000 |
| Biological Scientists, All Other | 8 | $66,214 |
| Veterinarians | 8 | $45,000 |
| Mechanical Engineers | 7 | $57,117 |
| Materials Scientists | 7 | $59,470 |
| Mathematical Science Teachers, Postsecondary | 7 | $105,000 |
| Biochemists and Biophysicists | 6 | $60,704 |
| Physicians, All Other | 6 | $345,000 |
Top employers
| Employer | Certified LCAs | Median salary |
|---|---|---|
| University of Illinois | 200 | $76,174 |
| Carle Health Care, Incorporated | 8 | $345,000 |
| The Carle Foundation | 5 | $71,344 |
| All other employers | 27 | – |