H-1B Filings
6
Established sponsor. DOL labor condition applications on file.
Public Administration IL DOL H-1B OSHA ITA
City of Chicago: H-1B Sponsorship Profile
City of Chicago in IL (Public Administration) is a sponsorship-and-safety profile: 6 H-1B LCAs plus an employer-specific OSHA injury record, with no WARN notices in this corpus.
City of Chicago (IL): · 6 H-1B LCAs at a $98,832 disclosed median · OSHA Grade F (DART 6.87)
According to DOL OFLC H-1B disclosures, OSHA ITA injury logs, and state WARN Act notices, City of Chicago in IL carries 6 H-1B wage filings on record, a $98,832 median wage (below the $124,488 national median), a weak F OSHA safety grade and no WARN layoff notices on file. Every figure is a federal filing, not an estimate; see methodology for coverage limits.
- 6 H-1B LCAs
- $98,832 median wage
- Grade F OSHA
The record at a glance
Compared with the rest of PlainEmployers' federal employer corpus, H-1B filing volume ranks #7,640 of 51,370 sponsors in this corpus (about the 83rd percentile), and disclosed median wage sits at the 27th percentile of 272,125 credible H-1B wage rows.
- 83rd pct
- H-1B filing rank
- 27th pct
- median wage rank
- 10%
- safer on DART than
- 14%
- cleaner WARN history than
Figures above come from DOL H-1B LCAs and this employer's OSHA injury log; no WARN notices are on file here.
F
Federal workforce composite
26/100
4 of 4 federal tracks · City of Chicago
A weighted composite of DOL H-1B sponsorship and pay, OSHA establishment injury records, and WARN Act layoff notices, not culture, benefits, or "is this a good place to work." Missing tracks drop out and their weight redistributes so sparse records are not silently deflated.
Sponsorship scale A-
6 H-1B LCAs
#7,640 of 51,370 sponsors · 83rd percentile by volume (DOL OFLC)
Disclosed pay F
$98,832 median
27th percentile of 272,125 credible H-1B wage rows
Workplace safety F
OSHA Grade F · DART 6.87
Safer than 10% of 214,554 employers with an OSHA ITA record
Layoff stability F
0 WARN notices
Cleaner WARN history than 14% of 304,376 tracked employers (state workforce agencies)
Weights (redistributed when a track is N/A): Sponsorship scale (H-1B volume) 15% · Disclosed pay (H-1B wage percentile) 25% · Workplace safety (OSHA DART percentile) 35% · Layoff stability (WARN percentile) 25%. Sources: DOL OFLC · OSHA ITA · state WARN filings.
Median H-1B Salary
$98,832
Below national median. Across 6 disclosed positions
OSHA Safety Grade
Grade F · DART 6.87
Riskier than industry average. vs 2.31 same 2-digit NAICS sector (OSHA ITA 2022–2023, hours-weighted)
Where City of Chicago's H-1B wage sits nationally
Median disclosed wage vs. all US employers with H-1B filings
$98,832 Top 73% higher than 27% of 272,125 US employers
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Source DOL Office of Foreign Labor Certification, H-1B Disclosure Data · August 2026
Government Data Summary
| Field | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Employer Name | City of Chicago | DOL OFLC / OSHA |
| Industry | Public Administration | NAICS / DOL |
| State | IL | U.S. Federal Records |
| H-1B Filings | 6 | DOL OFLC LCA Disclosure |
| H-1B Median Salary | $98,832 | DOL OFLC LCA Disclosure |
| OSHA Safety Grade | F | OSHA ITA |
| OSHA DART Rate | 6.87 | OSHA ITA Establishment Records |
| Tracks not on file | WARN notices | Empty by design, not estimated |
City of Chicago's values above reflect the most recent DOL Labor Condition Applications, OSHA Injury Tracking Application records on file for this employer in IL (Public Administration). In this corpus, H-1B filing volume ranks #7,640 of 51,370 sponsors in this corpus (about the 83rd percentile); disclosed median wage sits at the 27th percentile of 272,125 credible H-1B wage rows; OSHA DART rate is safer than roughly 10% of 214,554 employers with an establishment injury record.
H-1B Salary Data
| Job Title | Median |
|---|---|
| Recovery Team Program Manager | $106,620 |
| Service Owner | $102,444 |
| Policy Analyst | $98,832 |
| Legislative Budget Analyst | $90,060 |
| Senior Performance Analyst | $82,884 |
| Principal Operations Analyst | $82,884 |
What the Data Says About City of Chicago
Signature stat: filing momentum
Momentum is the headline: FY2025 filings (2) rose 100% from FY2024 (1), one of the sharper year-over-year jumps in the corpus.
Worse than sector norm
The establishment DART rate is 6.9, above the 2.3 sector norm (Grade F) across 2,278 reportable injuries on file.
Heavy H-1B sponsor
City of Chicago in IL (Public Administration) filed 6 H-1B labor condition applications at a $98,832 disclosed median — a top-tercile sponsorship footprint in this corpus.
No WARN filings
No WARN Act mass-layoff notices are on file for City of Chicago among Public Administration employers we track.
Below-median disclosed pay
Disclosed pay runs low: $98,832 median trails 73% of wage rows and sits under the $124,488 national median.
OSHA Safety Record
Grade F DART Rate: 6.87 (same-NAICS-sector avg: 2.31)
This employer DART rate (lower is safer)
Same NAICS-sector average
City of Chicago's DART rate (days away/restricted/transferred per 100 FTE) vs the hours-weighted 2-digit NAICS sector average from OSHA ITA 2022–2023 (Public Administration).
Total reported injuries on file: 2,278.
Where City of Chicago sits
This employer among Public Administration H-1B peers
Across the 27 Public Administration sponsors in this corpus with both an H-1B filing count and a credible disclosed-wage median, City of Chicago files more petitions than 15% of them and discloses a higher median wage than 42%, the selective, below-median pay quadrant. Filing volume is hiring scale, not pay; the axes are independent DOL OFLC disclosures (6 filings · $98,832 median here).
Each muted dot is one public administration peer from a filings-stratified sample of 26; the brand marker is City of Chicago. Source: DOL Office of Foreign Labor Certification H-1B LCA disclosures (credible wages recomputed from per-position filings, excluding parse errors above $500k).
How City of Chicago compares to Public Administration peers
City of Chicago's nearest H-1B-filing peers in Public Administration (home state IL). Each card links to that employer's federal-records profile.
City of Chicago
6 H-1B filings
New England Center for Children, Inc.
41 H-1B filings
NRG Energy, Inc.
26 H-1B filings
Nationwide employers with similar H-1B volume or workplace injury rate
Two federal-records peer sets for City of Chicago, both outside IL so the neighborhoods are not the same-industry VsCard above.
Similar OSHA DART rate
Nearest injury-rate peers outside IL (DART 6.87 here).
- Altres Inc. 7C S MAINTENANCE COMPANY, INC. (HI) · DART 6.87
- Broken Drum Insulation Visalia, Inc. (CA) · DART 6.87
- Brunswick Hospital Center (NY) · DART 6.87
- Discount Tire (MN) · DART 6.87
Peers are nearest-neighbor matches on disclosed filing counts and OSHA ITA DART rates; employers with fewer than 100 H-1B filings or fewer than 10 reported injuries are excluded from the comparison corpus.
What to check before working with City of Chicago
For City of Chicago, read sponsorship pay (6 H-1B LCAs, median $98,832) next to the OSHA safety grade (F).
- H-1B median is $98,832 across 6 disclosed-wage positions (of 6 total filings), benchmark any offer against it and the metro prevailing wage. Compare with peers
- Safety grade F reflects a DART rate read against the Public Administration average of 2.31 - a relative benchmark, not an absolute verdict. How grades work
City of Chicago's figures are legally filed public records (DOL, OSHA, state WARN), not reviews or vendor estimates; a missing row is not proof the underlying activity never happened.
Read with this employer
- New England Center for Children, Inc. (MA) - 41 H-1B filings in the same Public Administration roster
- NRG Energy, Inc. (TX) - 26 H-1B filings in the same Public Administration roster
- New York Power Authority (NY) - 24 H-1B filings in the same Public Administration roster
- Interpreting safety grades - how City of Chicago's OSHA DART read is graded against its sector.
- H-1B salary negotiation - using disclosed wages like City of Chicago's when you negotiate.
- Compare employers - put City of Chicago next to peers on pay, safety, and WARN.
- National H-1B & safety statistics - where City of Chicago's #7,640 placement sits in the full federal roster.
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Disclaimer: This information is provided for informational purposes only and does not constitute professional advice. Data is sourced from OSHA and the DOL Wage and Hour Division. Consult a qualified professional before making decisions based on this data.
Frequently Asked Questions
Where does City of Chicago's H-1B wage sit nationally?
Among 272,125 credible H-1B wage rows in this corpus, City of Chicago's disclosed median of $98,832 sits at the 27th percentile (below the $124,488 national median). The chart above uses a COUNT-exact percentile (rows below this wage ÷ total), not an interpolated estimate.
How does City of Chicago's H-1B filing volume compare to other sponsors?
City of Chicago has 6 H-1B filings on record, ranking #7,640 of 51,370 sponsors in this corpus (about the 83rd percentile by volume). Filing volume is a sponsorship signal, not a headcount or hiring-quality score.
What does City of Chicago's OSHA safety grade mean?
City of Chicago carries Grade F from its establishment injury record (2,278 injuries on file; DART 6.87). That DART rate is safer than roughly 10% of 214,554 employers with an injury record in this corpus. Grades compare DART against industry averages, see the Interpreting Safety Grades guide.
Related guides: How OSHA safety grades are calculated · Using H-1B wage filings in salary negotiation
Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.
This profile is rendered directly from DOL H-1B disclosure filings and OSHA Injury Tracking Application records, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.