H1B Salary/By Location/Illinois

Prevailing Wage · 2025-26

H1B prevailing wages in Illinois

H1B wages in Illinois are set by metro area, not statewide. The U.S. Department of Labor publishes Level I to IV prevailing wages for each of these 16 wage areas. Pick a metro to see the legal minimum H1B salary by occupation.

Metro areas in Illinois

Chicago-Naperville-Elgin149St. Louis134Davenport-Moline-Rock Island95Champaign-Urbana92Peoria90West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area82South Illinois nonmetropolitan area82East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area78Bloomington76Rockford76Springfield76Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area69Paducah54Decatur50Cape Girardeau49Kankakee48

Questions about H1B wages in Illinois

What are the H1B prevailing wages in Illinois?

Illinois has 16 distinct wage areas, each with its own H1B prevailing wage set by the U.S. Department of Labor. Wages are not statewide: the same occupation has a different legal minimum in each metro. Pick a metro below to see Level I to IV wages by occupation.

Are H1B wages set by state or by metro?

By metro area, not by state. The U.S. Department of Labor publishes prevailing wages for each metropolitan wage area using BLS OEWS survey data, so Illinois has 16 separate wage schedules.

Where does this Illinois wage data come from?

From the U.S. Department of Labor OFLC prevailing wage data, based on BLS OEWS surveys, for the 2025-26 wage year. The published figure is the legal minimum, so actual pay is often higher.

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