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UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO

IL · Educational Services

B · 79
Cap-exempt

Approval History

Initial Approvals
880
Initial Denials
3
Continuing Approvals
723
Continuing Denials
15
Initial approval rate99.7%
Overall approval rate98.9%

Year-over-Year Initial Approval Rate

Fiscal YearInitial Approval Rate
FY2010100.0%
FY2011100.0%
FY2014100.0%
FY201597.9%
FY2017100.0%
FY2019Too few records
FY2020100.0%
FY202199.2%
FY2022100.0%
FY2023100.0%
FY2026Too few records

Wage Data

Median Annual Wage
$80,000
Wage Range (P25 to P75)
$66,441 to $100,852
Premium over Prevailing Wage
+15.4%

Wage Level Distribution

Level I71
Level II52
Level III15
Level IV20

Base salary only. Excludes equity, bonuses, and other compensation.

Wage Distribution

Salary Band Distribution

808060604040202000<$80k<$80k$80-100k$80-100k$100-120k$100-120k$120-150k$120-150k$150-200k$150-200k$200k+$200k+

Green Card / PERM Sponsorship

Certified
9
Denied
0
Withdrawn
5
Certification rateToo few records
Median offered wage$122,410

PERM labor certification is the first step of the EB-2/EB-3 green card process. Certification does not guarantee a green card.

Recent LCA Filings

Decision DateJob TitleWageLevelWorksiteLCA Status
Animal Health Technician$55,000IChicago, ILCertified
Director and Chief Curator$152,500IVChicago, ILCertified - Withdrawn
Research Scientist$84,048IIChicago, ILCertified - Withdrawn
Bioinformatician$87,569IIBrooklyn, NYCertified
Systems Administrator II$80,000IIChicago, ILCertified
Research Analyst II$63,000IChicago, ILCertified - Withdrawn
Research Analyst II$63,000IChicago, ILCertified - Withdrawn
Finance Administrator$80,000IIChicago, ILCertified - Withdrawn
Assistant Professor$110,000IIChicago, ILCertified
Assistant Professor$300,000IIChicago, ILCertified
Research Assistant Professor$110,000IIChicago, ILCertified
Senior Director, Accelerators and Investments$192,000IVChicago, ILCertified
Director and Chief Curator (Assoc Director & Chief Curator)$152,500IVChicago, ILCertified
Lead Administrator - BIS User Interface Architectures$135,593IVChicago, ILCertified
Assistant Instructional Professor$60,000IChicago, ILCertified
Research Scientist$84,048IIChicago, ILCertified
Senior Application Developer$129,780IVChicago, ILCertified
Clinical Associate$218,166IIIChicago, ILCertified
Research Scientist$79,560IIChicago, ILCertified
Senior Software Developer$119,938IVOswego, ILCertified
Postdoctoral Scholar$62,232IChicago, ILCertified
Postdoctoral Scholar$80,000IChicago, ILCertified
Project Manager$77,210IIChicago, ILCertified - Withdrawn
Postdoctoral Scholar$72,000IChicago, ILCertified
Postdoctoral Scholar$67,500IChicago, ILCertified

Top Job Titles

Staff Scientist
7 positions · $76,491 median
Assistant Professor
4 positions · $166,356 median
Postdoctoral Scholar
4 positions · $66,326 median
Postdoctoral Scholar
4 positions · $74,500 median
Postdoctoral Scholar
4 positions · $70,000 median
Postdoctoral Scholar
4 positions · $63,326 median
Postdoctoral Scholar
4 positions · $59,309 median
L.E. Dickson Instructor
3 positions · $62,497 median
Postdoctoral Scholar
3 positions · $67,824 median
Postdoctoral Scholar
3 positions · $57,990 median

Top Work Locations

Chicago, IL
155 positions
Dawsonville, GA
1 positions
Lemont, IL
1 positions
Los Angeles, CA
1 positions
Oswego, IL
1 positions
Palatine, IL
1 positions
Pittsburgh, PA
1 positions
Brooklyn, NY
1 positions
Sun Prairie, WI
1 positions

LCA filings represent intended hires and prevailing-wage filings, not actual hires or headcount.

USCIS data through FY2023 · DOL LCA data through FY2026Q2

Methodology and data sources

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