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Developer in Chicago, IL

Job title · Chicago, Illinois

Job title as filed
Developer
City
Chicago, Illinois
Applications FY2022–FY2026
160
Median offered wage
$85,072
Most common occupation
Computer Programmers
Median wage$85,072certified 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 "Developer" and a worksite in Chicago.

Applications by fiscal year

2855FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025FY2026*
2855FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025FY2026*
Data table
FY202221
FY202343
FY202455
FY202529
FY2026*12
Certified (decided applications)
100.0%
Employers filing
18
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 Limited107
  2. Nagarro, Inc.9
  3. Akuna Capital LLC6
  4. SAP America, Inc.5
  5. Maven Securities US Limited5
  6. Northwestern University5
  7. TransUnion LLC4
  8. SLK America, Inc.4
  9. Logicpro Systems Inc.3
  10. Health Care Service Corporation3
  11. Teksystems, Inc.2
  12. Redmane Technology 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 $85,072; middle half $76,835 to $96,948 · median prevailing wage $85,072 (marker) · 159 applications.

$60k$80k$100k$120k$140k
$60k$80k$100k$120k$140k
Prevailing wage level
  1. Level I12
  2. Level II122
  3. Level III18
  4. Level IV6
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 "Developer" appears on 7,846 labor condition applications since FY2022, filed by 442 employers for worksites in 639 cities; the median offered wage is $85,530, so the median in Chicago is 0.5% below it.

Applications nationwide, FY2022–FY2026
7,846
Employers nationwide
442
Cities with filings
639
National median offered wage
$85,530
Share of national filings in Chicago
2.0%
Cities with the most applications for Developer
  1. Irving, TX541
  2. Austin, TX267
  3. Plano, TX254
  4. Columbus, OH203
  5. Sunnyvale, CA192
  6. New York City, NY178
  7. Louisville, KY173
  8. Tampa, FL170
  9. Atlanta, GA163
  10. Chicago, IL160
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; "Developer" ranks #24 by applications, with 0.3% of them.

Applications in Chicago, all job titles
49,084
Job titles filed
14,589
Rank of Developer in Chicago
24
Median offered wage in Chicago, all job titles
$108,077
National median wage, Computer Programmers (all job titles)
$90,000
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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