Employer record no. 182

The University of Chicago

US DOL LCA disclosure data, FY2020 to FY2026

Total LCA filings

1,833

Certified

1,475

Denied

FY2025 filings

295

Filings by fiscal year

* partial fiscal year; quarters still being published by DOL

Peer rank

#20 of 1,215 universities and research institutes by filings

Senior titles at entry-level pay

4.8% of senior-titled filings at Level I

2 of 42 certified filings with a senior, lead or people-manager title, FY2024 to date, were at the lowest prevailing-wage tier. Ranking · Method

The ledger

Fiscal year	Filed	Certified	Denied	Avg offered wage	Avg prevailing
FY2020	214	186	0	$80,930	$60,521
FY2021	227	200	0	$79,372	$62,843
FY2022	247	205	0	$81,725	$63,885
FY2023	302	222	0	$84,916	$64,583
FY2024	324	270	2	$95,845	$64,191
FY2025	295	234	0	$99,005	$67,121
FY2026 *	224	158	0	$102,314	$73,949

What they file for

postdoctoral scholar$62,659431
assistant professor$153,073166
research professional$64,98998
staff scientist$75,00896
assistant instructional professor$70,75150
l.e. dickson instructor$57,94636
research analyst$64,81831
bioinformatician$87,42424

Where

chicago, il1,775
lemont, il12
aurora, il4
new york, ny4
lacey, wa3
san diego, ca3

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Certification rate 80.5%How these numbers are computed