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Accountant in Chicago, IL

Job title · Chicago, Illinois

Job title as filed
Accountant
City
Chicago, Illinois
Applications FY2022–FY2026
85
Median offered wage
$65,000
Most common occupation
Accountants and Auditors
Median wage$65,000certified LCAs
Year by year
Data as at 30 Jun 2026
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Applications year by year

Labor condition applications with the job title "Accountant" and a worksite in Chicago.

Applications by fiscal year

1325FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025FY2026*
1325FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025FY2026*
Data table
FY202214
FY202311
FY202422
FY202525
FY2026*13
Certified (decided applications)
100.0%
Employers filing
40
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OFLC — Labor Condition Application disclosure dataData as at 30 Jun 2026

Employers

Employers filing for this title in this city.

Applications by employer
  1. Google LLC21
  2. Small Business Accountax, Ltd.8
  3. Tianyu Arts & Culture, Inc.5
  4. Moreback CPA LLC5
  5. Golden Partners Restaurant Group, Inc.2
  6. Zero Hash Holdings Ltd.2
  7. Pan Ethnic International, Inc.2
  8. Perry & Alznauer, P.C.2
  9. Direct Access USA LLC2
  10. SPAAN Tech, Inc.2
  11. Saylani Welfare Trust USA2
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OFLC — Labor Condition Application disclosure dataData as at 30 Jun 2026

Pay

Offered annual wage on certified applications, FY2022–FY2026.

Offered annual wage, 10th to 90th percentile (certified LCAs)

Median $65,000; middle half $57,262 to $86,125 · median prevailing wage $64,709 (marker) · 82 applications.

$40k$65k$90k$115k$140k
$40k$65k$90k$115k$140k
Prevailing wage level
  1. Level I41
  2. Level II29
  3. Level III6
  4. Level IV9
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OFLC — Labor Condition Application disclosure dataData as at 30 Jun 2026

Across the United States

Nationwide, the job title "Accountant" appears on 4,265 labor condition applications since FY2022, filed by 2,446 employers for worksites in 901 cities; the median offered wage is $68,640, so the median in Chicago is 5.3% below it.

Applications nationwide, FY2022–FY2026
4,265
Employers nationwide
2,446
Cities with filings
901
National median offered wage
$68,640
Share of national filings in Chicago
2.0%
Cities with the most applications for Accountant
  1. New York City, NY298
  2. Houston, TX169
  3. Tamuning, GU135
  4. Los Angeles, CA107
  5. Chicago, IL85
  6. Irvine, CA77
  7. Dallas, TX66
  8. Flushing, NY65
  9. Industry, CA57
  10. San Francisco, CA55
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OFLC — Labor Condition Application disclosure dataData as at 30 Jun 2026

The Chicago job market

Chicago has 49,084 H-1B and E-3 labor condition applications since FY2022 across 14,589 job titles and 6,191 employers; "Accountant" ranks #56 by applications, with 0.2% of them.

Applications in Chicago, all job titles
49,084
Job titles filed
14,589
Rank of Accountant in Chicago
56
Median offered wage in Chicago, all job titles
$108,077
National median wage, Accountants and Auditors (all job titles)
$90,410
Other job titles in Chicago
  1. Software Engineer1,459
  2. Software Developer1,234
  3. Senior Software Engineer627
  4. Manager624
  5. Postdoctoral Scholar584
  6. Associate441
  7. Consultant409
  8. Assistant Professor375
  9. Senior Associate363
  10. Analyst343
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OFLC — Labor Condition Application disclosure dataData as at 30 Jun 2026

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