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Computer Systems Analysts in Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN

Occupation in a metropolitan area · SOC 15-1211 · CBSA 16980

Occupation
Computer Systems Analysts (SOC 15-1211)
Metropolitan area
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN
Applications FY2020–FY2026
11,921
Median offered wage
$92,061
Certified (last three years)
99.5%
Median wage$92,061certified LCAs FY2023–26
Year by year
Data as at 30 Jun 2026
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Applications year by year

LCA and PERM applications for Computer Systems Analysts with a worksite in the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN metropolitan area, since FY2020.

Computer Systems Analysts in Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN: applications by fiscal year

1,7643,527FY2020FY2021FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025FY2026*
1,7643,527FY2020FY2022FY2024FY2026*
Data table
FY20203,527
FY20211,909
FY20222,151
FY20231,787
FY2024951
FY2025944
FY2026*652
Fiscal yearLCAPERM
FY2026*402250
FY2025643301
FY2024764187
FY20231,559228
FY20221,883268
FY20211,629280
FY20203,308219

Employers

Largest sponsors of this occupation in this area.

Pay

Offered annual wages on certified labor condition applications, FY2023–FY2026.

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

Median $92,061; middle half $83,616 to $110,344 · median prevailing wage $90,667 (marker) · 3,309 applications.

$60k$80k$100k$120k$140k
$60k$80k$100k$120k$140k
Prevailing wage level
  1. Level I144
  2. Level II1,596
  3. Level III1,014
  4. Level IV594
Job titles
  1. Manager JC501,479
  2. Senior Systems Analyst JC601,361
  3. Analyst645
  4. Systems Analyst419
  5. System Analyst JC65359
  6. Senior Manager JC45296
  7. Business Systems Analyst 2212
  8. Business Analyst184

Across the United States

Nationwide, Computer Systems Analysts appears on 229,550 LCA and PERM applications since FY2020 from 15,044 employers in 528 metropolitan areas; Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN accounts for 5.19% of them, and its median offered wage is 11.6% below the national median of $104,125.

Applications nationwide, FY2020–FY2026
229,550
Metropolitan areas with filings
528
Employers nationwide
15,044
National median offered wage (certified LCAs, FY2023–FY2026)
$104,125
Share in Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN
5.19%
Metropolitan areas with the most applications for Computer Systems Analysts
  1. New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ30,484
  2. Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX21,458
  3. Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN11,921
  4. Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Alpharetta, GA11,057
  5. San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA9,716
  6. Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD9,405
  7. San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA8,962
  8. Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA7,279
  9. Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV6,577
  10. Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA6,155