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Statisticians salaries in Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN
Auto-summary H-1B filings: DOL disclosure data Prevailing wages: DOL wage year 2026-27
Employers filed 112 certified H-1B applications for statisticians in the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN area (July 2025 to June 2026), from 60 employers.
The middle half of offers were $107,500 to $150,000 a year, with a median of $135,000: 4% above the national median for this job ($129,500).
The most common wage level was Level IV (27% of filings).
The 2026-27 prevailing wage floor here is $88,358 at Level I and $106,184 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) | 26% | $88,358 |
| Level II (qualified) | 26% | $106,184 |
| Level III (experienced) | 21% | $124,010 |
| Level IV (fully competent) | 27% | $141,835 |
Who sponsors statisticians here
| Employer | H-1B filings | Median offer | Green card filings (PERM, this job, US) |
|---|---|---|---|
| AbbVie Inc. | 20 | $142,500 | 8 |
| Northwestern University | 7 | $78,500 | — |
| United Airlines, Inc. | 5 | $129,500 | — |
| Wintrust Financial Corporation | 4 | $118,000 | 1 |
| Aquatic Group LLC | 4 | $182,500 | — |
| The University of Chicago | 3 | $101,500 | — |
| Grubhub Holdings Inc. | 3 | $109,500 | 1 |
| Circana, LLC | 3 | $93,500 | 1 |
| Ernst & Young U.S. LLP | 3 | $125,000 | 12 |
| Deloitte & Touche LLP | 2 | $150,500 | — |
| University of Illinois Chicago | 2 | $90,500 | 1 |
| Norc | 2 | $120,500 | 2 |
| Zoro Tools, Inc. | 2 | $154,500 | 1 |
| Motion Recruitment Partners, LLC | 2 | $144,000 | — |
| Chicago Mercantile Exchange | 2 | $159,000 | — |
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Common titles filed under this occupation: Data Scientist, Biostatistician, Statistician, Quantitative Researcher, Data Analyst, Statistical Analyst, Principal Statistical Programmer, Principal Biostatistician.
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.