Illinois H-1B salaries

Employers filed 62,470 certified H-1B applications for jobs in Illinois between Jan 2023 and Jun 2026. Half paid more than $106,558 a year.

Median salary offered: $106,558
Middle half earn: $85,000 to $137,000
Top 10% earn over: $171,400
Certified filings: 62,470

Bigger dots mean more filings; darker blue means higher pay.

Top employers

Employer	Filings	Median	Middle half
Ernst & Young U.S. LLP	1,914	$140,180	$106,000 – $190,267
Cognizant Technology Solutions US Corp	1,802	$104,728	$88,150 – $112,965
Grandison Management, Inc.	1,661	$72,114	$70,408 – $80,330
Tata Consultancy Services Limited	1,217	$83,616	$78,354 – $90,667
Capgemini America Inc	1,042	$120,000	$100,000 – $131,911
DFS Corporate Services LLC	938	$108,012	$103,000 – $145,000
Northwestern University	780	$70,200	$63,852 – $89,981
The University of Chicago	767	$77,822	$65,000 – $97,787
Caterpillar Inc.	725	$107,099	$93,974 – $126,589
Medline Industries, LP.	662	$135,156	$120,551 – $148,720
Infosys Limited	610	$88,150	$82,202 – $107,640
University of Illinois	594	$80,000	$62,810 – $105,000
Rivian Automotive, LLC	584	$119,046	$104,604 – $139,232
Accenture LLP	531	$121,800	$103,000 – $145,250
Deloitte Consulting LLP	518	$148,300	$108,098 – $182,600
AbbVie Inc.	429	$143,443	$129,000 – $161,000
Discover Products Inc	367	$117,000	$105,500 – $138,715
The Northern Trust Company	353	$141,762	$127,754 – $160,000
HTC Global Services Inc.	345	$90,813	$78,582 – $100,006
IBM Corporation	337	$107,640	$93,736 – $124,999
JPMorgan Chase & Co.	321	$148,600	$133,400 – $163,500
University of Illinois Chicago	311	$88,003	$68,828 – $129,865
UChicago Argonne LLC	310	$84,094	$70,758 – $94,486
Deere & Company	302	$129,210	$116,000 – $140,000
Pricewaterhousecoopers Advisory Services LLC	301	$188,000	$151,000 – $200,000
HCL America Inc	278	$97,713	$82,846 – $115,918
Google LLC	276	$147,000	$127,000 – $167,625
Capital One Services, LLC	255	$144,560	$108,012 – $149,745
Deloitte Tax LLP	226	$76,544	$61,152 – $104,693
Boston Consulting Group, Inc.	223	$190,000	$124,400 – $190,000
Compunnel Software Group, Inc	222	$107,000	$99,000 – $116,000
Fermi Forward Discovery Group, LLC	220	$85,300	$77,126 – $99,362
Amazon.com Services LLC	219	$142,000	$104,800 – $154,750
L&T Technology Services Limited	217	$89,274	$80,000 – $96,000
Bitwise Inc.	201	$105,850	$95,000 – $120,000
OSF Healthcare System	191	$71,121	$67,902 – $77,098
PayPal, Inc.	190	$141,730	$125,000 – $156,615
Deloitte & Touche LLP	189	$94,494	$74,277 – $137,051
Northwestern Memorial HealthCare	188	$85,083	$74,110 – $115,243
OSF Multi-Specialty Group	180	$324,598	$284,366 – $380,000
Amazon Web Services, Inc.	179	$159,600	$137,266 – $177,600
Hexaware Technologies, Inc.	174	$90,532	$78,354 – $107,640
Yash Technologies, Inc	170	$110,000	$98,000 – $125,000
Chicago Mercantile Exchange Inc.	157	$128,000	$110,000 – $145,000
Health Care Service Corporation	157	$120,765	$98,259 – $130,707
Wipro Limited	156	$88,150	$82,659 – $98,259
Abbott Laboratories	155	$122,000	$100,000 – $143,666
Zurich American Insurance Company	154	$140,000	$125,000 – $150,000
Rush University Medical Center	150	$83,558	$71,657 – $114,395
Motorola Solutions, Inc.	146	$118,186	$89,362 – $138,679

Top job titles

Job title	Filings	Median	Middle half
Software Developer	2,537	$105,706	$96,054 – $109,000
Software Engineer	2,060	$106,558	$93,945 – $124,850
Physical Therapist	940	$80,330	$72,134 – $83,658
Senior Software Engineer	856	$132,201	$122,312 – $149,000
Occupational Therapist	790	$71,968	$69,722 – $72,114
Manager JC50 - Computer Systems Engineers/Architects	644	$107,640	$98,259 – $112,965
Assistant Professor	622	$105,002	$83,775 – $140,000
Data Engineer	567	$101,608	$90,032 – $116,703
Architect	438	$88,150	$78,354 – $88,150
Postdoctoral Scholar	425	$64,058	$61,008 – $68,604
Senior Associate JC60 -Computer Systems Engineers/Architects	416	$82,846	$78,354 – $88,150
Manager	380	$171,000	$139,901 – $190,250
Business Analyst	379	$87,360	$75,000 – $96,928
Application Engineer	374	$106,558	$103,000 – $108,012
Data Scientist	364	$100,000	$89,690 – $120,000
Data Analyst	320	$85,614	$74,277 – $95,076
Programmer Analyst	297	$79,706	$78,021 – $90,813
Analyst	295	$90,667	$83,616 – $90,667
Project Manager	260	$98,259	$83,950 – $116,969
Developer	258	$77,709	$74,360 – $79,706
Research Associate	253	$67,933	$65,000 – $74,088
Computer Programmer	248	$79,500	$74,360 – $85,648
Consultant	235	$137,200	$98,010 – $190,000
Senior Associate	223	$144,000	$117,650 – $175,000
Senior Consultant	221	$120,000	$102,690 – $150,000
Lead Software Engineer	217	$144,560	$123,000 – $153,317
Associate	214	$128,500	$98,000 – $185,636
Mechanical Engineer	214	$87,574	$81,248 – $95,680
Senior Software Developer	205	$115,000	$106,558 – $130,102
Senior Data Engineer	202	$139,243	$111,559 – $153,567
Senior Manager JC45 - Computer Systems Engineers/Architects	193	$132,434	$118,186 – $137,758
Java Developer	192	$102,690	$85,363 – $106,694
Principal Application Engineer	189	$148,971	$145,000 – $149,781
Applications Consultant 3	187	$130,707	$128,000 – $135,000
Programmer/ Developer 2	181	$94,554	$91,225 – $100,000
DevOps Engineer	171	$103,000	$89,048 – $108,077
Project Engineer	170	$90,740	$80,000 – $105,000
Senior Data Scientist	169	$142,210	$119,558 – $158,738
Senior Manager	165	$202,779	$160,000 – $216,000
Quantitative Researcher	163	$175,000	$150,000 – $200,000
Application Developer	151	$102,690	$90,397 – $108,722
Systems Engineer	146	$89,226	$80,300 – $99,786
Postdoctoral Research Associate	143	$60,000	$56,838 – $65,000
Database Administrator	136	$86,694	$85,176 – $95,000
Staff Software Engineer	134	$148,070	$139,001 – $159,312
Research Assistant Professor	132	$86,691	$75,000 – $98,766
Technical Lead	130	$96,914	$83,010 – $110,000
Embedded Software Engineer	129	$93,600	$85,363 – $104,000
Senior Engineer	128	$116,035	$100,800 – $134,835
Design Engineer	127	$86,100	$75,692 – $95,087

Cities

City	Filings	Median	Middle half
Chicago, IL	25,603	$111,700	$86,100 – $148,664
Schaumburg, IL	2,305	$102,812	$89,690 – $124,000
Riverwoods, IL	2,233	$110,500	$102,690 – $138,715
Naperville, IL	2,164	$109,096	$91,350 – $139,984
Bloomington, IL	1,506	$98,862	$86,528 – $110,060
Aurora, IL	1,212	$112,965	$94,390 – $143,603
Peoria, IL	978	$95,536	$76,928 – $127,587
Lisle, IL	966	$104,146	$87,452 – $125,975
Normal, IL	898	$113,004	$98,716 – $135,580
Chillicothe, IL	881	$95,680	$85,280 – $108,638
Deerfield, IL	867	$101,962	$83,616 – $127,877
Buffalo Grove, IL	802	$117,875	$99,840 – $145,000
Evanston, IL	746	$90,448	$68,840 – $130,000
Oak Brook, IL	609	$108,160	$87,610 – $137,280
Waukegan, IL	603	$107,640	$88,150 – $130,000
North Chicago, IL	573	$116,000	$88,150 – $139,000
Champaign, IL	552	$95,000	$75,066 – $130,752
Urbana, IL	549	$81,000	$63,000 – $107,640
Springfield, IL	543	$89,610	$77,366 – $114,000
Hoffman Estates, IL	536	$107,281	$94,000 – $131,007
Northbrook, IL	503	$125,044	$93,030 – $148,512
Bolingbrook, IL	480	$112,965	$87,282 – $144,709
Arlington Heights, IL	479	$98,842	$81,744 – $115,000
Lake Forest, IL	457	$125,000	$99,840 – $149,247
Des Plaines, IL	401	$102,690	$83,158 – $124,401
Batavia, IL	397	$84,906	$71,656 – $99,362
Rosemont, IL	362	$107,000	$86,100 – $134,228
Lemont, IL	337	$84,094	$70,758 – $94,486
Decatur, IL	327	$85,308	$74,235 – $120,000
Elgin, IL	314	$110,000	$85,389 – $138,475
Mettawa, IL	307	$122,117	$96,429 – $150,000
Downers Grove, IL	296	$108,077	$86,300 – $141,175
Plainfield, IL	289	$125,000	$106,558 – $148,949
Mundelein, IL	288	$113,100	$98,259 – $138,927
Wheeling, IL	284	$107,640	$89,922 – $132,434
Vernon Hills, IL	284	$115,510	$98,952 – $140,686
Rockford, IL	274	$107,954	$82,270 – $275,000
Moline, IL	265	$118,400	$96,000 – $133,800
East Peoria, IL	264	$86,476	$76,211 – $100,074
Lincolnshire, IL	247	$108,077	$91,175 – $130,404

By year

Year filed	Filings	Median
2023	4,404	$103,000
2024	22,000	$103,000
2025	22,673	$106,600
2026	13,393	$108,077