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Clinical Research Associate in Chicago, IL

Job title · Chicago, Illinois

Job title as filed
Clinical Research Associate
City
Chicago, Illinois
Applications FY2022–FY2026
40
Median offered wage
$63,960
Most common occupation
Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists
Median wage$63,960certified 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 "Clinical Research Associate" and a worksite in Chicago.

Applications by fiscal year

612FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025FY2026*
612FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025FY2026*
Data table
FY202212
FY20236
FY20248
FY20256
FY2026*8
Certified (decided applications)
100.0%
Employers filing
2
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. Northwestern University39
  2. Illinois Institute of Technology1
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 $63,960; middle half $60,164 to $77,538 · median prevailing wage $59,602 (marker) · 38 applications.

$40k$55k$70k$85k$100k
$40k$55k$70k$85k$100k
Prevailing wage level
  1. Level I29
  2. Level II3
  3. Level III6
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 "Clinical Research Associate" appears on 155 labor condition applications since FY2022, filed by 56 employers for worksites in 52 cities; the median offered wage is $71,564, so the median in Chicago is 10.6% below it.

Applications nationwide, FY2022–FY2026
155
Employers nationwide
56
Cities with filings
52
National median offered wage
$71,564
Share of national filings in Chicago
25.8%
Cities with the most applications for Clinical Research Associate
  1. Chicago, IL40
  2. Houston, TX13
  3. St. Louis, MO9
  4. New York City, NY7
  5. Tampa, FL6
  6. Iowa City, IA3
  7. Iselin, NJ3
  8. Bethesda, MD3
  9. Philadelphia, PA3
  10. Irvine, CA3
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; "Clinical Research Associate" ranks #127 by applications, with 0.1% of them.

Applications in Chicago, all job titles
49,084
Job titles filed
14,589
Rank of Clinical Research Associate in Chicago
127
Median offered wage in Chicago, all job titles
$108,077
National median wage, Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists (all job titles)
$70,762
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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