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Chicago Transit Authority

Employer · Illinois, United States

Employer address
Illinois, United States
Applications on record
58
FY2025 applications
3
FY2026 to 30 June
3
Programmes
LCA · PERM
Certified (last three years)
100.0%
Median offered wage
$122,591
Most common occupation
Civil Engineers
H-1B dependent (as declared)
No
Certified100.0%of decided applications, last three years
Year by year
Data as at 30 Jun 2026
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Applications year by year

Chicago Transit Authority appears in 58 applications filed with the U.S. Department of Labor between fiscal 2008 and fiscal 2026 (to 30 June). In fiscal 2025 it filed 3.

Applications by fiscal year — Chicago Transit Authority

47FY2008FY2010FY2012FY2014FY2016FY2018FY2020FY2022FY2024FY2026*
47FY2008FY2012FY2016FY2020FY2024FY2026*
Data table
FY20087
FY20096
FY20101
FY20110
FY20127
FY20130
FY20142
FY20157
FY20165
FY20174
FY20182
FY20191
FY20204
FY20210
FY20221
FY20233
FY20242
FY20253
FY2026*3
Fiscal yearLCAPERM
FY2026*30
FY202530
FY202420
FY202330
FY202210
FY202100
FY202040
FY201910
FY201811
FY201731
FY201650
FY201570
FY201420
FY201300
FY201270
FY201100
FY201010
FY200960
FY200852
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification — disclosure data FY2008–FY2026 Q3Data as at 30 Jun 2026

Where the jobs are

Worksite of each application as filed (first worksite where several are listed).

Chicago Transit Authority: applications by worksite state

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Data table
StateApplications
IL58
Worksite states
  1. Illinois58
Worksite cities
  1. Chicago, IL57
  2. Skokie, IL1
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification — disclosure data FY2008–FY2026 Q3Data as at 30 Jun 2026

What they hire for and pay

Occupations, job titles and offered wages as stated on the applications.

Occupations (SOC 2018)
  1. Civil Engineers13
  2. Accountants and Auditors6
  3. Computer Systems Analysts5
  4. Statisticians4
  5. Urban and Regional Planners3
  6. Lawyers3
  7. Social Scientists and Related Workers, All Other3
  8. Mechanical Engineers2
Job titles on labor condition applications
  1. Data Control Systems Analyst8
  2. Financial Systems Business Analyst6
  3. Chief Attorney3
  4. Senior Revenue & Operations Research Analyst3
  5. Senior Project Manager3
  6. Engineer II - Structural2
  7. Service Planner - Bus2
  8. Engineer II - Product2

Offered annual wage, FY2024–FY2026, 10th to 90th percentile

Median $122,591; middle half $120,136 to $137,500 · median prevailing wage $120,608 (marker) · 8 applications.

$100k$115k$130k$145k$160k
$100k$115k$130k$145k$160k
Prevailing wage level
  1. Level II3
  2. Level IV5
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification — disclosure data FY2008–FY2026 Q3Data as at 30 Jun 2026

H-1B petitions decided by USCIS

Approvals and denials of Form I-129 petitions, by USCIS fiscal year. Linked by employer name, state and the last four digits of the tax ID.

Approved H-1B petitions (initial + continuing)

24FY2009FY2010FY2012FY2013FY2014FY2015FY2016FY2017FY2018FY2019FY2020FY2022
24FY2009FY2012FY2014FY2016FY2018FY2020FY2022
Data table
FY20094
FY20101
FY20123
FY20131
FY20141
FY20152
FY20162
FY20172
FY20181
FY20191
FY20203
FY20221
Fiscal yearInitial approvalsInitial denialsContinuing approvalsContinuing denials
FY20220010
FY20201020
FY20190010
FY20180010
FY20170020
FY20160020
FY20151010
FY20141000
FY20130010
FY20120030
FY20100010
FY20092020
Source: U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services — H-1B Employer Data Hub (FY2009–FY2023)Data as at 30 Jun 2026

Law firms on the filings

Firms named as the employer's representative (firm names only).

Applications by law firm
  1. Zulkie Partners LLC19
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification — disclosure data FY2008–FY2026 Q3Data as at 30 Jun 2026

Among employers in Illinois

Chicago Transit Authority has 58 work visa applications on record (FY2008–FY2026), ranking #950 of 7,029 sponsoring employers in Illinois and #18,715 of 168,030 in the United States; that is 0.01% of the applications filed by employers based in Illinois.

Rank in Illinois
950 of 7,029
Rank in the United States
18,715 of 168,030
Share of Illinois's applications
0.01%
Employers in the same industry group (NAICS 485) in Illinois
6
Largest sponsoring employers in Illinois
  1. Accenture LLP80,805
  2. Capgemini America Inc60,859
  3. JPMORGAN Chase & Co.45,147
  4. University of Illinois7,712
  5. Capgemini Financial Services USA Inc7,300
  6. Yash Technologies, Inc.5,426
  7. Northwestern University5,294
  8. The University of Chicago5,250
  9. Caterpillar Inc.5,182
  10. Capgemini U.S. LLC5,047
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification — disclosure data FY2008–FY2026 Q3Data as at 30 Jun 2026

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