The University of Chicago H-1B wage filings
Chicago, IL. Filings decided July 2025 to June 2026. Also filed as University of Chicago.
The University of Chicago filed 326 wage applications for H-1B and similar visas from July 2025 to June 2026. The median wage it offered was $80,000, 15.2% above the government's prevailing wage for the same jobs. Its most-filed job was Postdoctoral Scholar (84 filings, median $65,645).
- Filings
- 326
- Positions covered
- 322
- Certified
- 98.8%
- Job titles
- 118
- Worksite cities
- 14
- Filings since FY2020
- 1,726
- Median offer change since FY2020
- +29%
Offered wage since 2020
The University of Chicago's median H-1B wage offer rose 29%, from $62,000 in fiscal 2020 to $80,000 in fiscal 2026 so far. In fiscal 2026 it was 15.1% above the prevailing wage. Its busiest full year was fiscal 2025, with 318 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.
The University of Chicago by fiscal year
| Fiscal year | Filings | Median offered | vs year before | Median prevailing | vs prevailing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 (Oct to Jun) | 248 | $80,000 | +3.0% | $65,264 | +15.1% |
| 2025 | 318 | $77,671 | +3.8% | $63,960 | +25.3% |
| 2024 | 295 | $74,840 | +6.9% | $60,507 | +24.8% |
| 2023 | 277 | $70,000 | +4.1% | $60,362 | +19.5% |
| 2022 | 232 | $67,246 | +2.2% | $59,862 | +12.5% |
| 2021 | 181 | $65,794 | +6.1% | $58,781 | +7.7% |
| 2020 | 175 | $62,000 | n/a | $54,392 | +12.8% |
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 | Median since 2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Postdoctoral Scholar | 84 | $65,645 | +10.0% | +25% since 2020 | |
| Staff Scientist | 28 | $78,749 | +7.0% | +24% since 2020 | |
| Assistant Professor | 27 | $175,000 | +103.4% | +104% since 2020 | |
| Research Professional | 14 | $78,759 | +7.7% | +29% since 2020 | |
| Assistant Instructional Professor | 11 | $78,740 | +7.7% | +34% since 2021 | |
| Research Analyst | 9 | $62,000 | +22.3% | +7% since 2023 | |
| Clinical Associate | 6 | $228,739 | +173.5% | ||
| Clinical Research Coordinator II | 6 | $66,768 | +10.4% | −2% since 2025 | |
| L.E. Dickson Instructor | 6 | $62,870 | at the minimum | +5% since 2020 | |
| Research Assistant Professor | 4 | $110,000 | +36.8% | ||
| Research Scientist | 4 | $84,048 | +11.8% | ||
| Associate Instructional Professor | 3 | $122,930 | at the minimum | ||
| Bioinformatician | 3 | $90,174 | +5.7% | ||
| Postdoctoral Scholar (Postdoctoral Researcher) | 3 | $57,990 | +3.5% | ||
| Assistant Professor of Economics | 2 | $240,000 | +142.2% | ||
| Bioinformatics Specialist | 2 | $110,000 | +70.5% | ||
| Collegiate Assistant Professor | 2 | $86,700 | at the minimum | ||
| Grants and Finance Manager | 2 | $91,000 | +3.3% | ||
| Laboratory Manager | 2 | $79,812 | +0.1% | ||
| Lead Platform Engineer | 2 | $156,171 | +69.5% | ||
| Project Manager | 2 | $77,210 | +0.1% | ||
| Research Analyst II | 2 | $63,000 | +12.2% | ||
| Research Director | 2 | $120,141 | +25.2% | ||
| Research Scientist (Schmidt Postdoctoral Fellow) | 2 | $87,418 | +49.0% | ||
| Research Technician | 2 | $53,303 | +39.7% | ||
| Senior DevOps Engineer | 2 | $100,000 | +13.0% | ||
| Senior Research Technician | 2 | $64,990 | +24.9% | ||
| William H Kruskal Instructor | 2 | $92,150 | +94.7% | ||
| AI and Geospatial Developer for Archaeology and Cultural Her | 1 | $90,000 | +15.3% | ||
| AI in Science Schmidt Postdoctoral Fellow/Research Associate | 1 | $80,000 | +34.0% | ||
| Analytics Manager | 1 | $104,000 | +6.7% | ||
| Animal Health Technician | 1 | $55,000 | +13.4% | ||
| Assistant Director Careers in Business | 1 | $100,000 | +105.4% | ||
| Assistant Director of Employer Engagement | 1 | $80,000 | +21.9% | ||
| Assistant Director of Policy | 1 | $97,000 | +16.6% | ||
| Assistant Professor of Egyptian Archaeology | 1 | $95,004 | +76.9% | ||
| Assistant Professor of Egyptology | 1 | $95,004 | +60.0% | ||
| Assistant Professor of Marketing | 1 | $220,000 | +201.1% | ||
| Associate Director | 1 | $145,656 | +53.1% | ||
| Associate Director, Research Analytics Lead | 1 | $106,090 | +37.2% | ||
Showing the 40 most-filed of 118 job titles.
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Where the jobs are
| Worksite | Filings | Median offered |
|---|---|---|
| Chicago, IL | 312 | $79,342 |
| Lemont, IL | 2 | $75,374 |
| Argyle, TX | 1 | $125,639 |
| Brooklyn, NY | 1 | $87,569 |
| Canfield, OH | 1 | $145,656 |
| Chicagoi, IL | 1 | $61,008 |
| Cumming, GA | 1 | $118,450 |
| Dawsonville, GA | 1 | $115,453 |
| Los Angeles, CA | 1 | $104,000 |
| Oswego, IL | 1 | $119,938 |
| Palatine, IL | 1 | $117,270 |
| Pittsburgh, PA | 1 | $110,592 |
Showing the 12 busiest of 14 worksite cities.
By visa type: 322 H-1B, 4 E-3 (Australia). By outcome: 230 certified, 92 certified and later withdrawn, 4 withdrawn before a decision.
Filings by quarter
Across all employers, filings bunch up in the first half of each year around the annual H-1B lottery, so compare a quarter with the same quarter a year earlier, not with the one before it.
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 The University 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.
- 5 filings are for part-time work. Hourly wages are shown as full-time equivalents (2,080 hours a year) so they can be compared.
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OFLC disclosure data. How we clean and count it.