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Senior Data Engineer in Chicago, IL

Job title · Chicago, Illinois

Job title as filed
Senior Data Engineer
City
Chicago, Illinois
Applications FY2022–FY2026
119
Median offered wage
$145,293
Most common occupation
Software Developers
Median wage$145,293certified 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 "Senior Data Engineer" and a worksite in Chicago.

Applications by fiscal year

1631FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025FY2026*
1631FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025FY2026*
Data table
FY202223
FY202321
FY202431
FY202529
FY2026*15
Certified (decided applications)
100.0%
Employers filing
59
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. Continental Casualty Company14
  2. Beyond Finance LLC8
  3. Health Intelligence Company, LLC6
  4. Team TAG Services, LLC6
  5. Hyatt Corporation5
  6. Expedia, Inc.5
  7. Synchrony Bank5
  8. Aspen Dental Management, Inc.4
  9. CCC Intelligent Solutions Inc.3
  10. Team Belvedere, LLC3
  11. Quantiphi, Inc.3
  12. Health Care Service Corporation2
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 $145,293; middle half $134,559 to $157,196 · median prevailing wage $127,754 (marker) · 119 applications.

$100k$120k$140k$160k$180k
$100k$120k$140k$160k$180k
Prevailing wage level
  1. Level I1
  2. Level II22
  3. Level III26
  4. Level IV66
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 "Senior Data Engineer" appears on 5,534 labor condition applications since FY2022, filed by 1,698 employers for worksites in 767 cities; the median offered wage is $136,787, so the median in Chicago is 6.2% above it.

Applications nationwide, FY2022–FY2026
5,534
Employers nationwide
1,698
Cities with filings
767
National median offered wage
$136,787
Share of national filings in Chicago
2.2%
Cities with the most applications for Senior Data Engineer
  1. Charlotte, NC206
  2. San Francisco, CA200
  3. New York City, NY191
  4. Austin, TX168
  5. Irving, TX152
  6. Dallas, TX132
  7. Chicago, IL119
  8. Durham, NC112
  9. Bentonville, AR110
  10. Westlake, TX98
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; "Senior Data Engineer" ranks #36 by applications, with 0.2% of them.

Applications in Chicago, all job titles
49,084
Job titles filed
14,589
Rank of Senior Data Engineer in Chicago
36
Median offered wage in Chicago, all job titles
$108,077
National median wage, Software Developers (all job titles)
$127,754
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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