Salaries / Computer Occupations, All Other / Chicago
Computer Occupations, All Other salaries in Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN
Auto-summary H-1B filings: DOL disclosure data Prevailing wages: DOL wage year 2026-27
Employers filed 1,493 certified H-1B applications for computer occupations, all other in the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN area (July 2025 to June 2026), from 437 employers.
The middle half of offers were $83,000 to $132,500 a year, with a median of $107,500: 9% below the national median for this job ($118,500).
The most common wage level was Level II (38% of filings).
The 2026-27 prevailing wage floor here is $60,528 at Level I and $84,781 at Level II.
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Wage levels
DOL sets four wage levels by experience. The share of filings at each level, and the minimum the employer must pay for that level here.
| Level | Share of filings | Prevailing wage (minimum) |
|---|---|---|
| Level I (entry) | 2% | $60,528 |
| Level II (qualified) | 38% | $84,781 |
| Level III (experienced) | 34% | $109,013 |
| Level IV (fully competent) | 26% | $133,266 |
Who sponsors computer occupations, all other here
| Employer | H-1B filings | Median offer | Green card filings (PERM, this job, US) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cognizant Technology Solutions Us Corp | 386 | $107,500 | — |
| Infosys Limited | 163 | $83,000 | — |
| Tata Consultancy Services Limited | 84 | $83,000 | — |
| Hcl America Inc | 32 | $111,500 | — |
| Capgemini America Inc | 27 | $134,500 | 1 |
| Accenture LLP | 23 | $168,000 | — |
| ZS Associates, Inc. | 20 | $161,500 | — |
| Wipro Limited | 16 | $107,500 | — |
| Medline Industries, LP. | 15 | $160,000 | — |
| IBM Corporation | 14 | $137,500 | — |
| Hexaware Technologies, Inc. | 12 | $107,500 | — |
| GlobalLogic Inc. | 12 | $107,500 | — |
| Infinite Computer Solutions, Inc. | 12 | $113,000 | — |
| Compunnel Software Group, Inc | 11 | $95,000 | — |
| AbbVie Inc. | 9 | $153,000 | — |
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Common titles filed under this occupation: Manager Jc50 - Computer Systems Engineers/Architects, Technology Consultant 2, Architect, Senior Associate Jc60 -Computer Systems Engineers/Architects, Senior Manager Jc45 - Computer Systems Engineers/Architects, Project Manager, It Project Manager, Product Manager.
About this data
Offers are the wages employers put on certified Labor Condition Applications (LCAs) for H-1B workers: Certified H-1B LCAs decided July 2025 to June 2026. An LCA is filed before a petition, so not every filing became a job, and pay excludes bonus and stock. Annual pay; hourly offers are multiplied by 2,080. Pages appear only where there were at least 100 filings. Source: DOL disclosure data and OFLC wage data. Not legal or financial advice.