H-1B Filings
237
Major sponsor. DOL labor condition applications on file.
Educational Services IL DOL H-1B
The University of Chicago: H-1B Sponsorship Profile
The University of Chicago in IL (Educational Services) is dominated by DOL H-1B labor-condition applications (237 on file) at a $84,282 disclosed median; OSHA and WARN tracks are empty here.
The University of Chicago (IL): · 237 H-1B LCAs at a $84,282 disclosed median
According to DOL OFLC H-1B disclosures, OSHA ITA injury logs, and state WARN Act notices, The University of Chicago in IL carries 237 H-1B wage filings on record, a $84,282 median wage across 164 disclosed-wage positions (below the $124,488 national median) and no WARN layoff notices on file. Every figure is a federal filing, not an estimate; see methodology for coverage limits.
- 237 H-1B LCAs
- $84,282 median wage
The record at a glance
Compared with the rest of PlainEmployers' federal employer corpus, H-1B filing volume ranks #184 of 51,370 sponsors in this corpus (about the 100th percentile), and disclosed median wage sits at the 15th percentile of 272,125 credible H-1B wage rows.
- 100th pct
- H-1B filing rank
- 15th pct
- median wage rank
- 14%
- cleaner WARN history than
Figures above come from DOL H-1B labor condition applications only, OSHA and WARN tracks are empty on this profile.
F
Federal workforce composite
34/100
3 of 4 federal tracks · The University 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+
237 H-1B LCAs
#184 of 51,370 sponsors · 100th percentile by volume (DOL OFLC)
Disclosed pay F
$84,282 median
15th percentile of 272,125 credible H-1B wage rows
Workplace safety N/A
No OSHA record
No employer-specific OSHA ITA injury log; weight redistributes (industry estimates never pad this dim).
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.
DOL LCA release change
What changed between the two LCA fiscal years
- The University of Chicago's disclosed H-1B petition count rose from 63 in FY2024 to 69 in FY2025 (+9.5%).
- The University of Chicago's filing-count-weighted median disclosed H-1B wage rose from $85,383 in FY2024 to $95,095 in FY2025 (+11.4%).
Median H-1B Salary
$84,282
Below national median. Across 164 disclosed positions
Where The University of Chicago's H-1B wage sits nationally
Median disclosed wage vs. all US employers with H-1B filings
$84,282 Top 85% higher than 15% of 272,125 US employers
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Source DOL Office of Foreign Labor Certification, H-1B Disclosure Data · August 2026
The University of Chicago's H-1B median wage, FY2024 vs FY2025
Filing-count-weighted median across this employer's own disclosed H-1B positions (+11.4% year over year), not a company-wide raise, and not adjusted for role mix changes between years.
Government Data Summary
| Field | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Employer Name | The University of Chicago | DOL OFLC |
| Industry | Educational Services | NAICS / DOL |
| State | IL | U.S. Federal Records |
| H-1B Filings | 237 | DOL OFLC LCA Disclosure |
| H-1B Median Salary | $84,282 | DOL OFLC LCA Disclosure |
| Tracks not on file | employer OSHA injury log, WARN notices | Empty by design, not estimated |
The University of Chicago's values above reflect the most recent DOL Labor Condition Applications on file for this employer in IL (Educational Services). In this corpus, H-1B filing volume ranks #184 of 51,370 sponsors in this corpus (about the 100th percentile); disclosed median wage sits at the 15th percentile of 272,125 credible H-1B wage rows; WARN history is cleaner than 14% of 304,376 employers tracked here.
H-1B Salary Data
| Job Title | Median |
|---|---|
| Professor | $403,089 |
| Clinical Associate | $340,055 |
| Assistant Professor of Economics | $255,000 |
| Clinical Associate | $239,312 |
| Assistant Professor | $237,500 |
| Assistant Professor of Marketing | $230,000 |
| Assistant Professor | $220,000 |
| Clinical Associate | $218,000 |
| Clinical Associate | $216,250 |
| Director of Tools of Thought Initiative | $210,000 |
| Senior Director, Accelerators and Investments | $192,000 |
| Lead Platform Engineer | $181,260 |
| Principal Software Engineer | $179,085 |
| Lead Software Engineer in Test | $173,340 |
| Associate Professor | $161,538 |
| Senior Research Specialist | $161,258 |
| Assistant Professor | $160,000 |
| Director and Chief Curator (Assoc Director & Chief Curator) | $152,500 |
| Assistant Professor | $151,778 |
| Associate Director of Strategic Initiatives, Crime Lab | $150,000 |
| Saieh Family Research Fellow | $150,000 |
| Assistant Professor | $147,088 |
| Principal Platform Engineer | $145,307 |
| Lead Administrator - BIS User Interface Architectures | $143,545 |
| Senior Software & Cloud Data Engineer | $141,058 |
| Assistant Professor | $139,109 |
| Associate Instructional Professor | $133,000 |
| Senior Application Developer | $131,319 |
| Director, Human Centered Weather Forecasts | $130,000 |
| Senior Developer - Salesforce Applications | $126,635 |
| Business Intelligence and Analytics, Specialist | $123,635 |
| Senior Software Engineer | $123,605 |
| Associate Instructional Professor | $122,930 |
| Senior Software Developer | $119,938 |
| Senior Associate Director, Artificial Intelligence Research | $119,326 |
| Senior DevOps Engineer | $118,309 |
| Senior Research Associate | $116,733 |
| Proteomics Platform Director | $116,725 |
| Business Intelligence Analyst | $115,453 |
| Data Science Manager | $113,796 |
| Bioinformatician | $110,068 |
| Research Assistant Professor | $110,000 |
| Bioinformatics Specialist | $110,000 |
| Senior Systems Programmer | $109,997 |
| Senior Research Software Engineer | $109,000 |
| Associate Director, Research Analytics Lead | $106,090 |
| Database Analyst/ETL Developer | $105,000 |
| Research Program Manager | $104,250 |
| Analytics Manager | $104,000 |
| Security Analyst III | $102,710 |
What the Data Says About The University of Chicago
Signature stat: H-1B volume
The University of Chicago's most extreme placement is sponsorship scale: 237 H-1B LCAs rank higher than 100% of sponsors in this corpus (#184 of 51,370).
Below-median disclosed pay
Disclosed pay runs low: $84,282 median trails 85% of wage rows and sits under the $124,488 national median.
No OSHA record despite scale
The University of Chicago sponsors 237 H-1B positions but carries no employer OSHA DART rate here — at this filing volume the gap usually reflects recordkeeping exemptions, not a verified safety judgment.
No WARN filings
No WARN Act mass-layoff notices are on file for The University of Chicago among Educational Services employers we track.
Rising disclosed medians
Disclosed medians moved from $85,383 (FY2024) to $95,095 (FY2025) (+11.4%), weighted by this employer's own LCA rows — not a company-wide raise and not role-mix adjusted.
Where The University of Chicago sits
This employer among Educational Services H-1B peers
Across the 200 Educational Services sponsors in this corpus with both an H-1B filing count and a credible disclosed-wage median, The University of Chicago files more petitions than 90% of them and discloses a higher median wage than 72%, the high-volume, above-median pay quadrant. Filing volume is hiring scale, not pay; the axes are independent DOL OFLC disclosures (237 filings · $84,282 median here).
Each muted dot is one educational services peer from a filings-stratified sample of 41; the brand marker is The University 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 The University of Chicago compares to Educational Services peers
The University of Chicago's nearest H-1B-filing peers in Educational Services (home state IL). Each card links to that employer's federal-records profile.
The University of Chicago
237 H-1B filings
University of Michigan
602 H-1B filings
Johns Hopkins University
412 H-1B filings
Nationwide employers with similar H-1B volume or workplace injury rate
Two federal-records peer sets for The University of Chicago, both outside IL so the neighborhoods are not the same-industry VsCard above.
Similar H-1B filing volume
Nearest nationwide sponsors outside IL (237 filings here).
- General Hospital Corporation (MA) · 239 filings
- UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN DIEGO (CA) · 235 filings
- Visa Technology & Operations LLC (CA) · 239 filings
- Barclays Services Corp. (NY) · 234 filings
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 The University of Chicago
For The University of Chicago, start with sponsorship pay (237 H-1B LCAs, median $84,282) and only then layer any other federal silence.
- H-1B median is $84,282 across 164 disclosed-wage positions (of 237 total filings), benchmark any offer against it and the metro prevailing wage. Compare with peers
The University 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
- University of Michigan (MI) - 602 H-1B filings in the same Educational Services roster
- Johns Hopkins University (MD) - 412 H-1B filings in the same Educational Services roster
- Washington University (MO) - 408 H-1B filings in the same Educational Services roster
- H-1B salary negotiation - using disclosed wages like The University of Chicago's when you negotiate.
- Compare employers - put The University of Chicago next to peers on pay, safety, and WARN.
- National H-1B & safety statistics - where The University of Chicago's #184 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 The University of Chicago's H-1B wage sit nationally?
Among 272,125 credible H-1B wage rows in this corpus, The University of Chicago's disclosed median of $84,282 sits at the 15th 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 The University of Chicago's H-1B filing volume compare to other sponsors?
The University of Chicago has 237 H-1B filings on record, ranking #184 of 51,370 sponsors in this corpus (about the 100th percentile by volume). Filing volume is a sponsorship signal, not a headcount or hiring-quality score.
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, 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.