Salaries / Occupational Therapists / Chicago
Occupational Therapists salaries in Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN
Auto-summary H-1B filings: DOL disclosure data
Employers filed 263 certified H-1B applications for occupational therapists in the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN area (July 2025 to June 2026), from 3 employers.
The middle half of offers were $72,000 to $72,000 a year, with a median of $72,000: 0% above the national median for this job ($72,000).
The most common wage level was Level I (99% of filings).
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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) | 99% | — |
| Level II (qualified) | 1% | — |
| Level III (experienced) | 0% | — |
| Level IV (fully competent) | 0% | — |
We don't carry prevailing wages for this occupation yet; the DOL wage search has them.
Who sponsors occupational therapists here
| Employer | H-1B filings | Median offer | Green card filings (PERM, this job, US) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grandison Management, Inc. | 260 | $72,000 | 6 |
| Functional Pathways of TN, LLC | 2 | $93,500 | — |
| The Stepping Stones Group Llc | 1 | $85,000 | 7 |
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Common titles filed under this occupation: Occupational Therapist, Occupational Therapist & Rehab Director, Director Of Rehabilitation/Occupational Therapist, Occupational Therapist, Senior, Director - Occupational Therapist, Occupational Therapist (Director Of Rehab), Staff Occupational Therapist, Lead Occupational Therapist.
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.