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Computer Systems Analysts salaries in Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN
Auto-summary H-1B filings: DOL disclosure data Prevailing wages: DOL wage year 2026-27
Employers filed 477 certified H-1B applications for computer systems analysts in the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN area (July 2025 to June 2026), from 221 employers.
The middle half of offers were $82,000 to $127,000 a year, with a median of $100,000: 9% below the national median for this job ($110,000).
The most common wage level was Level II (43% of filings).
The 2026-27 prevailing wage floor here is $71,531 at Level I and $89,315 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) | 5% | $71,531 |
| Level II (qualified) | 43% | $89,315 |
| Level III (experienced) | 28% | $107,078 |
| Level IV (fully competent) | 24% | $124,862 |
Who sponsors computer systems analysts here
| Employer | H-1B filings | Median offer | Green card filings (PERM, this job, US) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tata Consultancy Services Limited | 39 | $81,500 | 197 |
| Accenture LLP | 30 | $140,500 | 121 |
| Sumeru Technologies Llc | 29 | $100,000 | — |
| SAP America, Inc. | 19 | $178,000 | 57 |
| IBM Corporation | 18 | $100,000 | 92 |
| Capgemini America Inc | 18 | $104,500 | 57 |
| Compunnel Software Group, Inc | 13 | $100,000 | 61 |
| Zurich American Insurance Company | 11 | $125,000 | 11 |
| Focus Core Inc | 10 | $81,500 | 1 |
| Infosys Limited | 8 | $81,500 | — |
| Quadrant Technologies LLC | 6 | $81,500 | 20 |
| Wipro Limited | 6 | $102,000 | 76 |
| Virtusa Corporation | 6 | $137,000 | 81 |
| Ariba, Inc. | 4 | $166,000 | 8 |
| Hexaware Technologies, Inc. | 4 | $82,500 | 19 |
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Common titles filed under this occupation: Computer Systems Analyst, Systems Analyst, Business Analyst, Analyst, Business Systems Analyst, Packaged App Development Assoc Manager, Packaged App Development Manager, Techno Functional Consultant L2.
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.