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Architect in Chicago, IL

Job title · Chicago, Illinois

Job title as filed
Architect
City
Chicago, Illinois
Applications FY2022–FY2026
271
Median offered wage
$78,354
Most common occupation
Computer Occupations, All Other
Median wage$78,354certified 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 "Architect" and a worksite in Chicago.

Applications by fiscal year

3671FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025FY2026*
3671FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025FY2026*
Data table
FY202263
FY202351
FY202471
FY202569
FY2026*17
Certified (decided applications)
99.6%
Employers filing
20
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. Tata Consultancy Services Limited235
  2. TransUnion LLC9
  3. Sapient Corporation5
  4. Hellmuth, Obata & Kassabaum, Inc.3
  5. Adrian Smith + Gordon Gill Architecture LLP2
  6. Nielsen Consumer LLC2
  7. M. Arthur Gensler Jr. & Associates, Inc.2
  8. exp U.S. Services Inc.1
  9. Globetrotters Engineering Corporation1
  10. Ibase Consulting of Fairfield County, LLC1
  11. Hexaware Technologies, Inc.1
  12. Hillsoft Business Solutions LLC1
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 $78,354; middle half $76,045 to $88,150 · median prevailing wage $78,354 (marker) · 269 applications.

$60k$75k$90k$105k$120k
$60k$75k$90k$105k$120k
Prevailing wage level
  1. Level I5
  2. Level II235
  3. Level III19
  4. Level IV10
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 "Architect" appears on 16,754 labor condition applications since FY2022, filed by 557 employers for worksites in 824 cities; the median offered wage is $80,038, so the median in Chicago is 2.1% below it.

Applications nationwide, FY2022–FY2026
16,754
Employers nationwide
557
Cities with filings
824
National median offered wage
$80,038
Share of national filings in Chicago
1.6%
Cities with the most applications for Architect
  1. Irving, TX908
  2. Austin, TX574
  3. Atlanta, GA530
  4. Charlotte, NC527
  5. Plano, TX522
  6. San Antonio, TX479
  7. New York City, NY476
  8. Phoenix, AZ433
  9. Jersey City, NJ301
  10. Bellevue, WA282
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; "Architect" ranks #15 by applications, with 0.6% of them.

Applications in Chicago, all job titles
49,084
Job titles filed
14,589
Rank of Architect in Chicago
15
Median offered wage in Chicago, all job titles
$108,077
National median wage, Computer Occupations, All Other (all job titles)
$107,141
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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