Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago H-1B wage filings
Chicago, IL. Last filed in fiscal 2026. Figures cover every filing since fiscal 2020; none in the latest 12 months reach five.
Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago filed 14 wage applications for H-1B and similar visas from fiscal 2021 to fiscal 2026. The median wage it offered was $195,000, 62.8% above the government's prevailing wage for the same jobs. Its most-filed job was Economist (11 filings, median $185,000).
- Filings since FY2021
- 14
- Positions covered
- 14
- Certified
- 100.0%
- Job titles
- 4
- Worksite cities
- 3
- Last filed
- FY2026
Offered wage since 2021
Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago made 14 filings across 5 fiscal years since 2021, too few in most years to track the wage year by year. Its busiest full year was fiscal 2021, with 4 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.
Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago by fiscal year
| Fiscal year | Filings | Median offered | vs year before | Median prevailing | vs prevailing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 (Oct to Jun) | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| 2025 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| 2024 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| 2023 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| 2022 | 4 | $190,000 | +2.7% | $116,730 | +62.8% |
| 2021 | 4 | $185,000 | n/a | $108,108 | +112.0% |
Offered wage by job title
Middle half of offered wagesMedian offered wageMedian prevailing wage
| Job title | Filings | Median offered | Offered range and prevailing wage | vs prevailing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Economist | 11 | $185,000 | +58.5% | |
| Knowledge Leader – Senior Economist & Research Advisor | 1 | $350,000 | +126.1% | |
| Sr Econ and Economic Advisor | 1 | $215,700 | +40.5% | |
| Senior Economist | 1 | $200,000 | +90.2% | |
No job title on this page matches. Only the most-filed titles are listed.
Where the jobs are
| Worksite | Filings | Median offered |
|---|---|---|
| Chicago, IL | 12 | $195,000 |
| Seattle, WA | 1 | $185,000 |
| Venice, CA | 1 | $350,000 |
By visa type: 14 H-1B. By outcome: 13 certified, 1 certified and later withdrawn.
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 Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago 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.
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OFLC disclosure data. How we clean and count it.