Salaries / Physical Therapists / Chicago
Physical Therapists salaries in Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN
Auto-summary H-1B filings: DOL disclosure data Prevailing wages: DOL wage year 2026-27
Employers filed 165 certified H-1B applications for physical therapists in the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN area (July 2025 to June 2026), from 18 employers.
The middle half of offers were $85,500 to $85,500 a year, with a median of $85,500: 1% above the national median for this job ($85,000).
The most common wage level was Level I (95% of filings).
The 2026-27 prevailing wage floor here is $88,400 at Level I and $99,382 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) | 95% | $88,400 |
| Level II (qualified) | 3% | $99,382 |
| Level III (experienced) | 2% | $110,344 |
| Level IV (fully competent) | 0% | $121,326 |
Who sponsors physical therapists here
| Employer | H-1B filings | Median offer | Green card filings (PERM, this job, US) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grandison Management, Inc. | 143 | $85,500 | — |
| Ati Holdings, Llc | 4 | $91,500 | — |
| Select Rehabilitation LLC | 2 | — | — |
| Dynamic Physical Therapy, Inc. | 2 | — | — |
| Northwestern Memorial HealthCare | 1 | $85,500 | — |
| Home Health of Illinois, LLC | 1 | $109,000 | — |
| Ignite Medical Resort McHenry | 1 | $90,000 | — |
| Home Therapy Services P.C. | 1 | — | — |
| Rush University Medical Center | 1 | $81,500 | — |
| America at Home Healthcare and Nursing Services, Ltd. | 1 | $123,500 | — |
| Rehab Maxx Therapy Services, Llc | 1 | $85,500 | — |
| Trilogy Management Services, LLC | 1 | $108,000 | — |
| Fox Rehabilitation Services IL LLC | 1 | $97,500 | — |
| OSF Healthcare System | 1 | $95,000 | — |
| Sports and Ortho, PC | 1 | $90,500 | — |
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Common titles filed under this occupation: Physical Therapist, Staff Physical Therapist, Clinic Director - Physical Therapist, Senior Physical Therapist, Physical Therapists, Director Of Rehabilitation/Physical Therapist, Physical Therapist I, Lead Physical 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.