State sponsor index
This view uses official DOL LCA worksite-state fields for Illinois, so it is best for spotting where filing activity appears. It is not a promise that an employer will sponsor future roles.
H-1B sponsors in Illinois: official US Department of Labor disclosure data lists 50 recently active employers with Illinois worksites, concentrated in New York, NY, Chicago, IL and Edison, NJ — 49 with H-1B labor condition application (LCA) filings and 42 that also show PERM permanent labor certification (green-card) filings. Across those sponsors the median reported wage is $133,110 a year. Retrieved from official US Department of Labor OFLC disclosure data on 2026-08-09.
These are filing records, not job offers. The wage figure is the median of each employer's own median reported LCA wage, so it describes the level Illinois sponsors file at — not what any individual worker earns — and a certified filing is a Department of Labor step, never proof that USCIS approved a petition or that the employer will sponsor a new hire.
Source: DOL OFLC LCA Disclosure Data. Last verified: . Page updated: .
How to read this state page
Use the state view as a starting point, then open employers for role, wage, source-period, and PERM context before drawing conclusions.
Worksite-state signal
Employers appear here when imported DOL LCA rows list IL as a worksite state. One employer can appear in several state views.
Employer-level detail
Open an employer to compare recent LCA counts, PERM activity, roles, locations, median wage signals, and source periods.
Primary source
DOL OFLC LCA Disclosure DataDate retrieved: . Last verified: . Read the source methodology and import freshness.
State filing snapshot
Rolled up from the 50 most recently active Illinois employers in our imported DOL data. Counts reflect official LCA and PERM worksite rows, not hiring promises or approval rates.
Employers with recent worksite activity
50
Showing the 50 most recently active
Show H-1B (LCA) worksite filings
49
Labor Condition Application signal
Also show PERM (green-card) filings
42
Permanent labor certification signal
Median reported wage
$133,110
Median of per-employer median LCA wages
Top worksite cities
New York, NY, Chicago, IL
+ Edison, NJ, IRVING, TX
Most common roles in Illinois filings: Software Developer, Software Engineer, Data Engineer, Business Intelligence Analyst. These reflect the job-title fields on official DOL LCA and PERM rows for Illinois worksites.
Source: DOL OFLC LCA Disclosure Data. Source last verified: . Page updated: .
Software Engineer, Quantitative Research Analyst, Trader
LCA
231
PERM
119
Median wage
$150,000
Software Engineer, Systems, Software Engineer (Systems), Software Engineer, Product
LCA
8,767
PERM
241
Median wage
$209,720
Software Dev Engineer II, Business Intel Engineer III, Financial Analyst II
LCA
21,587
PERM
120
Median wage
$143,700
Application Engineer, Devops Engineer, Embedded Engineer
LCA
6
PERM
0
Median wage
$85,544
CAD Designer
LCA
0
PERM
1
Median wage
n/a
Software Engineer
LCA
1
PERM
0
Median wage
$120,000
Design Engineer, Electrical Engineer, Industrial Designer
LCA
724
PERM
40
Median wage
$89,398
Senior Software Engineer/Developer, Senior Full Stack Engineer, Principal Software Engineer/Developer
LCA
3,878
PERM
0
Median wage
$126,774
Manager, Salesforce Consulting (Multiple Positions), Senior Manager, SAP Consulting (Multiple Positions), Manager, Delivering Deal Value (Multiple Positions)
LCA
1,224
PERM
163
Median wage
$179,000
Data Engineer, Software Engineer (Java Developer), Software Engineer (Back-end)
LCA
288
PERM
7
Median wage
$130,541
Business Analyst III, Java Analyst III, Java Engineer III
LCA
871
PERM
98
Median wage
$121,638
Software Engineer, Technical Support Engineer, Sr. Technical Support Engineer
LCA
773
PERM
148
Median wage
$155,953
Software Engineer, Business Intelligence Analyst, Operations Analyst
LCA
102
PERM
32
Median wage
$150,000
Analytics Engineer, Bioinformatics Engineer I, Bioinformatics Scientist II
LCA
180
PERM
8
Median wage
$95,950
Senior Design Professional, Architect, Project Engineer
LCA
77
PERM
6
Median wage
$85,000
SAP ABAP DEVELOPER CONSULTANT, SAP CONSULTANT, Sr. Business Analyst
LCA
65
PERM
10
Median wage
$132,933
Software Programmer, Salesforce Developer (AI), Software Engineer
LCA
26
PERM
0
Median wage
$91,582
Sr. Software Developer, Senior Data Engineer, Software Developer
LCA
26
PERM
9
Median wage
$93,621
QUALITY ENGINEER
LCA
22
PERM
1
Median wage
n/a
Associate Attorney
LCA
1
PERM
0
Median wage
$125,000
NETWORK ENGINEER, NETWORK SECURITY ANALYST, SYSTEMS ENGINEER
LCA
18
PERM
0
Median wage
n/a
Sr. Director, Quality
LCA
2
PERM
0
Median wage
$200,000
Project Engineer - Protection, Project Engineer—Protection, Project Engineer--Protection
LCA
58
PERM
32
Median wage
$111,750
SOFTWARE DEVELOPER, DATA ENGINEER
LCA
99
PERM
7
Median wage
$115,918
Associate, Associate, Software Engineering, Associate, Quantitative Engineering
LCA
1,684
PERM
300
Median wage
$138,000
Software Developer / Analyst
LCA
70
PERM
10
Median wage
$139,464
Business Intelligence Analyst (Data), Information Technology Project Manager, Business Intelligence Analyst (Data Projects)
LCA
96
PERM
11
Median wage
$125,923
Software Developer, Technology Specialist, Business Intelligence Analyst
LCA
106
PERM
11
Median wage
$153,681
Senior Software Developer, Software Developer, Senior Software Engineer
LCA
30
PERM
13
Median wage
$179,982
Software Engineer, Device Tester
LCA
83
PERM
5
Median wage
$182,312
Software Engineer 2 (EN.SOAD.P2), Software Engineer 3, Software Engineer 2
LCA
2,332
PERM
148
Median wage
$157,000
Fullstack Software Engineer, Security Engineers, Data Scientist
LCA
41
PERM
8
Median wage
$154,022
Business Systems Analyst III, Project Test and Quality Manager, Technology Senior Underwriter
LCA
126
PERM
26
Median wage
$139,388
SOFTWARE DEVELOPERS
LCA
25
PERM
5
Median wage
$115,918
Senior Software Engineer, Software Developer
LCA
8
PERM
3
Median wage
$144,560
Developer, Software Developer, Angular Full Stack Developer
LCA
21
PERM
6
Median wage
n/a
Software Developer
LCA
34
PERM
2
Median wage
$115,918
Lead Software Engineer, Senior Strategic Consultant, Associate Legal Counsel
LCA
20
PERM
10
Median wage
$168,000
Sr. ETL Developer, Software Developer
LCA
5
PERM
3
Median wage
n/a
SENIOR ANALYST, INVESTMENT SOLUTIONS, SENIOR QUANTITATIVE ANALYST, Software Developer
LCA
9
PERM
3
Median wage
n/a
Software Developer, Software/UI Developer, Sr. Software Developer
LCA
112
PERM
10
Median wage
$139,443
Data Scientist, Deputy Head of AI, Director, Senior Quantitative Strategist
LCA
23
PERM
9
Median wage
$150,000
Software Developer
LCA
24
PERM
8
Median wage
$139,464
Software Developer, Android Developer, Information Technology Project Manager
LCA
11
PERM
7
Median wage
$133,110
Senior Software Developer
LCA
4
PERM
2
Median wage
n/a
Lead Supervisor, US Structured Credit, Project Manager, Senior Credit Analyst – Sector Lead
LCA
1
PERM
3
Median wage
$126,354
Network Engineer
LCA
2
PERM
1
Median wage
n/a
Solar Estimator
LCA
10
PERM
1
Median wage
n/a
Software Engineer, AWS Data Engineer
LCA
11
PERM
0
Median wage
$112,925
Technical Project Manager, Project Manager, Quality Assurance Engineer/Tester
LCA
13
PERM
10
Median wage
$90,000
FAQ
VisaSignal lists employers with imported DOL LCA rows that include Illinois as the worksite state. That is a state-level filing signal, not a promise that an employer is currently hiring or will sponsor a future role.
Start with the employer filing counts, then open individual employers to compare roles, worksites, wage signals, PERM activity, and source periods. The same employer can appear in several states when official LCA rows list multiple worksite locations.
No. A certified LCA is a Department of Labor labor-condition filing signal. USCIS decides H-1B petitions separately, so state sponsor pages should be used as research context rather than approval records.
The Illinois filing snapshot rolls up the most frequent job titles and worksite cities across the employers shown, using the role and city fields from official DOL LCA and PERM disclosure rows. In recent Illinois filings, the worksite cities that appear most often are New York, NY, Chicago, IL, Edison, NJ, IRVING, TX. The most common job titles are Software Developer, Software Engineer, Data Engineer, Business Intelligence Analyst. Read it as where recent filing activity clusters in Illinois, not as a ranking of which employers are easiest to get sponsored by.
Across the Illinois employers shown here, the median reported LCA wage is $133,110 a year, taken from the wage fields on official DOL disclosure rows and verified on 2026-08-09. It is a median of each employer's own median, so it describes the wage level Illinois sponsors file at rather than what any individual worker earns, and DOL wage fields exclude bonuses, equity, and other compensation. The roles behind these filings are mostly Software Developer, Software Engineer, Data Engineer, Business Intelligence Analyst.
Yes. Every Illinois employer shown here is built from free, public DOL OFLC disclosure data, so there is no paywall or login. VisaSignal layers the worksite-state grouping, the role and city rollups, and source-period caveats on top of the raw government files.
Employers here are flagged when imported DOL PERM (permanent labor certification) rows list Illinois worksites, shown alongside their H-1B LCA filings, often concentrated in New York, NY, Chicago, IL, Edison, NJ, IRVING, TX. A certified PERM is an earlier step toward an employment-based green card, but it is a Department of Labor labor-market signal only — not a guarantee of green-card approval, a job offer, or future sponsorship.
Major sponsor states
California, Texas, New York and the other large tech, finance, and healthcare labor markets consistently carry the highest H-1B/LCA worksite filing volumes in the official DOL disclosure data. Jump straight to the states job seekers search most.
Related states
Each state page uses the same DOL worksite-state fields, so cross-state navigation is useful when comparing nearby filing activity or expanding a job search.
Related research
State activity is one signal. Combine it with role-level wage pages and PERM processing context before drawing conclusions for a specific search.