H-1B and green card employer
The University of Chicago
Chicago, IL NAICS 611310 Cap-exempt
The University of Chicago is cap-exempt: its new H-1B hires skip the lottery.
318certified H-1B LCAs, Jul 2025 to Jun 2026
$80,000median offer · middle half $66k to $100k
5%244 vs. 233 LCAs, Oct 2025 to Jun 2026 vs. a year earlier
17certified green card (PERM) cases, FY2026 to Jun 2026
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
Lottery entries at The University of Chicago's offers
The University of Chicago files mostly as a college or university or as a nonprofit research organization. Those employers are exempt from the H-1B cap, so their hires do not go through the lottery and no entry mix is shown.
What The University of Chicago offers
318 certified LCAs, Jul 2025 to Jun 2026$50k$100k$150k$200k$250k$300k
Level IIIIIIIVunder Level I = 5 LCAs = 5 LCAs
$10,000 bands, coloured by the level each salary reaches for its own job and area.
By fiscal year
October to September · hatched: FY2026 to Jun 2026Certified H-1B LCAs
244 FY2026 to Jun 2026
Median offer
$80,000 FY2026
Certified green card cases
17 FY2026 to Jun 2026
Jobs and worksites
Jul 2025 to Jun 2026Top jobs
| Job | Certified LCAs | Median salary |
|---|---|---|
| Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists | 37 | $75,000 |
| Biological Scientists, All Other | 32 | $73,000 |
| Data Scientists | 19 | $80,340 |
| Biochemists and Biophysicists | 19 | $67,000 |
| Chemists | 17 | $66,000 |
| Software Developers | 15 | $119,938 |
| Physicists | 15 | $77,126 |
| Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary | 12 | $173,856 |
Top worksite cities
| City | Certified LCAs | Median salary |
|---|---|---|
| Chicago, IL | 304 | $79,071 |
Green card (PERM) labor certifications
by fiscal year of decision| Fiscal year | Certified | Denied | Median offer |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2023 | 3 | 0 | $160,000 |
| FY2024 | 20 | 0 | $101,218 |
| FY2025 | 16 | 0 | $112,500 |
| FY2026 to Jun 2026 | 17 | 0 | $210,000 |
Review takes about a year, so a pause in filing shows up a year later. Medians only for years with 3 or more certifications.
Recent certified LCAs
latest 25 · salary is the low end of the offered range| Job title | Salary | Entries |
|---|---|---|
| Research, Analyst | $60,000 | |
| Clinical Research Coordinator | $65,000 | |
| Research Scientist 1 | $77,000 | |
| Postdoctoral Scholar | $80,000 | |
| Research Analyst | $80,340 | |
| Director, Planning | $152,388 | |
| Assistant Professor | $94,000 | |
| Assistant Professor | $399,999 | |
| Visiting Professor | $104,936 | |
| Senior Data Engineer | $125,639 | |
| Research Professional | $74,048 | |
| Research Professional | $68,456 | |
| Gynecological/Obstetric Imaging Data Research Analyst | $81,000 | |
| Executive Director | $110,760 | |
| Postdoctoral Scholar | $83,000 | |
| Postdoctoral Scholar | $67,000 | |
| Assistant Professor | $175,000 | |
| Research Professional | $65,500 | |
| Postdoctoral Scholar | $67,824 | |
| Staff Scientist | $80,392 | |
| Collegiate Assistant Professor | $86,700 | |
| Staff Scientist | $84,594 | |
| Research Scientist | $79,560 | |
| Postdoctoral Scholar (Postdoctoral Researcher) | $56,880 | |
| Postdoctoral Scholar | $70,000 |