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Network and Computer Systems Administrators in Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN

Occupation in a metropolitan area · SOC 15-1244 · CBSA 16980

Occupation
Network and Computer Systems Administrators (SOC 15-1244)
Metropolitan area
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN
Applications FY2020–FY2026
1,534
Median offered wage
$86,488
Certified (last three years)
99.6%
Median wage$86,488certified 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 Network and Computer Systems Administrators with a worksite in the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN metropolitan area, since FY2020.

Network and Computer Systems Administrators in Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN: applications by fiscal year

127254FY2020FY2021FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025FY2026*
127254FY2020FY2022FY2024FY2026*
Data table
FY2020254
FY2021240
FY2022209
FY2023188
FY2024207
FY2025239
FY2026*197
Fiscal yearLCAPERM
FY2026*17126
FY202521326
FY202418918
FY202316424
FY202217039
FY202120436
FY202023717
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification — disclosure data FY2008–FY2026 Q3Data as at 30 Jun 2026

Employers

Largest sponsors of this occupation in this area.

Applications by employer
  1. Wipro Limited311
  2. Tata Consultancy Services Limited283
  3. Infosys Limited140
  4. Cisco Systems, Inc.118
  5. Andhus Technologies Inc114
  6. Cognizant Technology Solutions US Corp75
  7. Marvell Tech LLC67
  8. Fermi Research Alliance, LLC64
  9. HCL America, Inc.57
  10. Medline Industries, LP.48
  11. V-soft Consulting Group, Inc44
  12. Only IT Consulting, LLC43
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification — disclosure data FY2008–FY2026 Q3Data as at 30 Jun 2026

Pay

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

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

Median $86,488; middle half $80,538 to $103,383 · median prevailing wage $82,659 (marker) · 722 applications.

$60k$80k$100k$120k$140k
$60k$80k$100k$120k$140k
Prevailing wage level
  1. Level I80
  2. Level II407
  3. Level III145
  4. Level IV99
Job titles
  1. Network Engineer114
  2. System Administrator104
  3. Network Administrator58
  4. Systems Administrator54
  5. Network Support Engineer28
  6. Manager JC50 - Network and Computer Systems Administrators25
  7. Network and Computer Systems Administrator24
  8. Senior Network Engineer23
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OFLC — Labor Condition Application disclosure dataData as at 30 Jun 2026

Across the United States

Nationwide, Network and Computer Systems Administrators appears on 39,722 LCA and PERM applications since FY2020 from 6,944 employers in 416 metropolitan areas; Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN accounts for 3.86% of them, and its median offered wage is 8.5% below the national median of $94,500.

Applications nationwide, FY2020–FY2026
39,722
Metropolitan areas with filings
416
Employers nationwide
6,944
National median offered wage (certified LCAs, FY2023–FY2026)
$94,500
Share in Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN
3.86%
Metropolitan areas with the most applications for Network and Computer Systems Administrators
  1. Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX5,364
  2. New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ4,007
  3. San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA2,214
  4. Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV2,166
  5. Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Alpharetta, GA1,812
  6. Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA1,755
  7. Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN1,534
  8. San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA1,388
  9. Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA1,133
  10. Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX1,132
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification — disclosure data FY2008–FY2026 Q3Data as at 30 Jun 2026

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