H-1B wage filings in Palatine, IL
Jobs with a worksite in Palatine, Illinois. Filings decided July 2025 to June 2026.
54 wage applications for H-1B and similar visas named Palatine, IL as the worksite from July 2025 to June 2026, from 37 employers. The median offered wage was $108,077, 0.4% above the government's prevailing wage for those jobs in the area. The most-filed job was Software Engineer (5).
- Filings
- 54
- Positions covered
- 170
- Employers
- 37
- Median offered
- $108,077
- Median prevailing wage
- $107,640
- Filings since FY2020
- 370
- Median offer change since FY2020
- +35%
Offered wage since 2020
The median wage offered for jobs in Palatine, IL rose 35%, from $82,000 in fiscal 2020 to $111,056 in fiscal 2026 so far. In fiscal 2026 it was 0.5% above the prevailing wage. Filings peaked in fiscal 2025, with 84 filings.
Middle half of offered wagesMedian offered wageMedian prevailing wageFilings per year
Fiscal years run October to September. Fiscal 2026 is still running: these figures cover October 2025 to June 2026.
Palatine, IL by fiscal year
| Fiscal year | Filings | Median offered | vs year before | Median prevailing | vs prevailing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 (Oct to Jun) | 43 | $111,056 | +4.2% | $107,859 | +0.5% |
| 2025 | 84 | $106,558 | +3.8% | $106,558 | at the minimum |
| 2024 | 57 | $102,690 | +2.7% | $95,576 | at the minimum |
| 2023 | 48 | $100,000 | +6.8% | $94,016 | at the minimum |
| 2022 | 59 | $93,600 | −5.3% | $90,397 | +2.5% |
| 2021 | 37 | $98,842 | +20.5% | $90,397 | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 42 | $82,000 | n/a | $73,944 | at the minimum |
Employers filing for jobs in Palatine
Middle half of offered wagesMedian offered wageMedian prevailing wage
Showing the 25 employers with the most filings of 37. Employers with fewer than 5 filings in total are counted but not named.
Most-filed job titles in Palatine
| Job title | Filings | Median offered | Offered range and prevailing wage | vs prevailing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Software Engineer | 5 | $106,558 | at the minimum | |
| Data Engineer | 3 | $112,923 | +1.8% | |
| Software Developer | 3 | $106,558 | at the minimum | |
| Assistant Editor | 2 | $62,400 | +0.4% | |
| Business Analyst | 2 | $119,920 | +6.3% | |
| Lead Business Analyst | 2 | $84,000 | +8.3% | |
| Occupational Therapist | 2 | $71,968 | at the minimum | |
| Sr Developer Analyst IT | 2 | $130,109 | +4.9% | |
| 2nd Grade Spanish Bilingual Teacher | 1 | $65,924 | at the minimum | |
| 3rd Grade Spanish Bilingual Teacher | 1 | $69,635 | at the minimum | |
| Assc Dir Mgr-Software Eng | 1 | $173,398 | +13.1% | |
| Business Intelligence and Analytics, Specialist | 1 | $117,270 | at the minimum | |
| Computer and Information Systems Managers | 1 | $194,688 | +12.3% | |
| Director, Software Engineering | 1 | $193,269 | +26.1% | |
| Dual Language Kindergarten Teacher | 1 | $65,924 | at the minimum | |
| Graphic Designer | 1 | $66,747 | at the minimum | |
| Logistics Analyst | 1 | $77,000 | +0.8% | |
| Manager | 1 | $107,640 | at the minimum | |
| Manager, Global Operational Procurement | 1 | $112,112 | +17.0% | |
| Manager Origination | 1 | $143,489 | +17.8% | |
| Physical Therapist | 1 | $85,634 | at the minimum | |
| Principal Software Development Engineer | 1 | $182,619 | +19.1% | |
| Programmer Analyst | 1 | $79,706 | at the minimum | |
| Scrum Master/Project Manager | 1 | $100,000 | +20.7% | |
| Sr Analyst Business Systems Finance | 1 | $140,000 | +17.1% | |
Seniority of the jobs filed
The government assigns each job one of four wage levels. A higher level means a higher legal minimum.
What these numbers are
- They are wages employers attested to on Labor Condition Applications (Form ETA-9035), not paychecks. Bonuses and stock are not included.
- A filing is not a visa or a hire. One filing can cover several positions, and some are later withdrawn. Wage figures use certified filings only.
- The prevailing wage is the minimum the employer must pay for that job in that area, set from government wage surveys.
- The city is the worksite on the filing, which can be a client's office or a remote worker's home, not the employer's headquarters.
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OFLC disclosure data. How we clean and count it.