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, Austin, TX and Atlanta, GA — 47 with H-1B labor condition application (LCA) filings and 26 that also show PERM permanent labor certification (green-card) filings. Across those sponsors the median reported wage is $132,933 a year. Retrieved from official US Department of Labor OFLC disclosure data on 2026-07-23.
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
47
Labor Condition Application signal
Also show PERM (green-card) filings
26
Permanent labor certification signal
Median reported wage
$132,933
Median of per-employer median LCA wages
Top worksite cities
New York, NY, Austin, TX
+ Atlanta, GA, Plano, TX
Most common roles in Illinois filings: Software Engineer, Software Developer, SAP CONSULTANT, Senior Software Engineer. 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 Dev Engineer II, Business Intel Engineer II, Financial Analyst III
LCA
2,310
PERM
12
Median wage
$143,525
Software Engineer, Systems, Software Engineer, Product, Software Engineer (Systems)
LCA
858
PERM
78
Median wage
$205,233
Quantitative Research Analyst, Software Engineer, Trader
LCA
25
PERM
40
Median wage
$150,000
Software Engineer
LCA
7
PERM
1
Median wage
$152,069
Engineer Lead, Engineer Senior, Engineer III
LCA
132
PERM
0
Median wage
$139,993
ASSOC DIRECTOR-RAN ENGINEERING, Associate Director - Network Design Engineering, Lead Network Technology Support
LCA
6
PERM
0
Median wage
$162,258
PROJECT MANAGER 1
LCA
1
PERM
0
Median wage
$84,198
Latest activity 2026
LCA
0
PERM
0
Median wage
n/a
Latest activity 2026
LCA
0
PERM
0
Median wage
n/a
SAP ABAP DEVELOPER CONSULTANT, SAP CONSULTANT, Sr. Business Analyst
LCA
8
PERM
5
Median wage
$132,933
Software Engineer, Technical Program Manager, Product Manager
LCA
806
PERM
0
Median wage
$194,000
Senior Engineer, Product Applications, Field Applications Engineer
LCA
32
PERM
3
Median wage
$108,722
Software Engineer, Forward Deployed Engineer, Deployment Strategist (11525.2440)
LCA
8
PERM
0
Median wage
$205,000
Toxicologist I
LCA
1
PERM
0
Median wage
$89,942
Senior Software Engineer, Engineering Manager, Engineering Team Lead
LCA
10
PERM
0
Median wage
$140,000
Architect, Director of Clinical Quality (20012.1024), Lead Software Engineer
LCA
74
PERM
18
Median wage
$118,719
Digital Development Engineer, Manager, Application Development, Manager, Rx Product Development
LCA
59
PERM
30
Median wage
$120,750
IT Technology Services Senior Specialist, Business Processes Principal Consultant, Developer
LCA
71
PERM
0
Median wage
$163,105
Software Dev Engineers (Multiple Positions Available), Principal Software Dev Engineer, Director, Software Dev Engineering
LCA
58
PERM
82
Median wage
$138,750
Computer Programmer
LCA
3
PERM
1
Median wage
$74,360
Assistant Vice President, Technology Solutions Lead - L1, IT Program Manager
LCA
7
PERM
0
Median wage
$133,700
Software Developer
LCA
2
PERM
0
Median wage
$113,000
SAP CONSULTANT, Senior Software Engineer, SOFTWARE QA ENGINEER
LCA
1
PERM
4
Median wage
$131,602
Technical Leader, Test Lead
LCA
45
PERM
2
Median wage
$112,798
CyberArk Security Engineer, Data Engineer with Databricks, Salesforce Developer
LCA
3
PERM
0
Median wage
$102,440
Software Engineer, Strategy & Planning Manager, Technical Consulting Engineer
LCA
155
PERM
34
Median wage
$149,134
Assistant Professor, Assistant Professor of Instruction in Asian Languages and Cu, Research Manager
LCA
70
PERM
4
Median wage
$83,500
Integration Engineer 3, Product Analyst (TE.DADA.P3), Site Reliability Engineer 3
LCA
200
PERM
3
Median wage
$140,000
SOFTWARE ENGINEER
LCA
1
PERM
0
Median wage
$91,291
Associate Manager- T&H Vertical, Manager, Manager - Data Engineering
LCA
12
PERM
3
Median wage
$229,258
INFORMATION SECURITY ANALYST
LCA
1
PERM
0
Median wage
$98,176
Postdoctoral Associate, Research Scientist, Research Associate
LCA
49
PERM
0
Median wage
$80,000
Assistant Professor, Postdoctoral Scholar, Assistant Professor, Clinical Title Series
LCA
13
PERM
0
Median wage
$65,000
Architect, Developer, Analyst
LCA
785
PERM
0
Median wage
$91,187
Software Engineer, Silicon Engineer, Business Program Manager
LCA
1,338
PERM
97
Median wage
$129,000
Manager, Experience Consulting and Technology (Mult Pos), Manager, Oracle Consulting (Multiple Positions), Manager, Regulatory Risk & Compliance (Multiple Positions)
LCA
120
PERM
6
Median wage
$169,341
SYSTEMS ANALYST, SOFTWARE DEVELOPER, DATABASE ADMINISTRATOR
LCA
470
PERM
24
Median wage
$89,500
Associate Director, Payments
LCA
3
PERM
1
Median wage
$223,600
Senior Software Engineer/Developer, Senior Full Stack Engineer, Principal Software Engineer/Developer
LCA
532
PERM
0
Median wage
$125,119
Software Engineer
LCA
1
PERM
2
Median wage
$130,562
Software Engineer, Software Developer, Guidewire Incident Analyst
LCA
34
PERM
0
Median wage
$107,425
Latest activity 2026
LCA
0
PERM
0
Median wage
n/a
Engineering Manager (SFEM2MS2), Product Specialist, Product Specialist (7385974)
LCA
128
PERM
7
Median wage
$149,000
Software Developer, Software Engineer, Software Quality Assurance Engineer
LCA
65
PERM
19
Median wage
$135,500
Software Performance Test Engineer, Test Engineer, Test Leader
LCA
13
PERM
0
Median wage
$110,198
Sr. Systems Software Engineer, Sr. Architect, Sr. Product Manager
LCA
451
PERM
38
Median wage
$201,267
Software Engineering Specialist
LCA
10
PERM
1
Median wage
$142,002
ASSISTANT CONSULTANT, TRAFFIC ENGINEER, Associate Consultant - Transit and Rail Engineering, Consultant, Civil Engineer
LCA
50
PERM
5
Median wage
$101,525
Data Engineering Analyst, Lead Analytics Consultant, Lead Data Engineering Analyst
LCA
41
PERM
0
Median wage
$165,000
Staff Software Development Engineer, Senior Software Development Engineer, Sr Software Development Engineer
LCA
69
PERM
0
Median wage
$140,000
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, Austin, TX, Atlanta, GA, Plano, TX. The most common job titles are Software Engineer, Software Developer, SAP CONSULTANT, Senior Software Engineer. 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 $132,933 a year, taken from the wage fields on official DOL disclosure rows and verified on 2026-07-23. 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 Engineer, Software Developer, SAP CONSULTANT, Senior Software Engineer.
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, Austin, TX, Atlanta, GA, Plano, 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.