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H-1B visa sponsors in Illinois

Employers that certified H-1B labor condition applications at Illinois worksites in FY2026 Q2, with the wages they filed.

Certified filings
7,327
Illinois worksites, FY2026 Q2
Median filed wage
$115,000
per year
Distinct employers
2,096
sponsoring here
Worksite cities
432
in Illinois

Source: US DOL Office of Foreign Labor Certification, LCA disclosure data, FY2026 Q2. Government data is published roughly one quarter in arrears.

Top sponsors in Illinois

Employers ranked by certified filings at Illinois worksites. Names in colour have their own page.

Top cities

CityFilings
Chicago2,702
Riverwoods304
CHICAGO299
Schaumburg219
Naperville202
Bloomington157
Normal148
Lisle131
Aurora130
Peoria113
Deerfield108
Northbrook100

Top occupations

OccupationFilings
Software Developers2,065
Computer Systems Engineers/Architects358
Data Scientists324
Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers306
Information Technology Project Managers283
Computer and Information Systems Managers202
Computer Programmers194
Business Intelligence Analysts175
Computer Systems Analysts173
Occupational Therapists155
Read this before you rely on it. A certified filing is a legally binding wage attestation, but it records what an employer did, not a promise about what they will do next. Published data lags by roughly a quarter. Sponsorship history is evidence, never a guarantee.

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