2026 Edition · An annual reference on what work pays

University OF Illinois

Offered base salaries from 122 certified H-1B filings, across 16 roles in 1 metro areas.

DOL LCA disclosures · FY 2025 Certified, full-time filings only
Table 1 — The median offer

Half of University OF Illinois's certified filings offered $85,490 or more.

The middle half of offers fell between $63,000 and $120,000. Offered base salary excludes equity and bonus — read every figure on this page as a floor on total pay, not an average.

Table 2 — Roles

What they hire for

Offered base salary by occupation, nationwide, ordered by filing volume.

RoleMedian offerRangeFilings
Business Teachers, Postsecondary$196,586$127k – $273k8
Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary$130,000$78k – $235k8
Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary$143,208$127k – $145k7
Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary$120,000$93k – $140k7
Mathematical Science Teachers, Postsecondary$96,533$57k – $126k6
Foreign Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary$58,000$57k – $79k5
Computer and Information Research Scientists$86,000$63k – $100k4
Physicists$65,000$58k – $66k4
Chemists$75,000$52k – $86k4
Materials Scientists$66,666$53k – $93k4
Table 3 — Metro areas

Where they hire

The same filings by worksite metro area.

Metro areaMedian offerRangeFilings
Champaign-Urbana, IL$85,728$45k – $273k117
Sources

How this page was made

Employer pay
US Department of Labor, Labor Condition Application disclosures, FY 2025. Public records.
Coverage
122 certified full-time H-1B filings. Groups under 3 filings are excluded throughout.
Market comparison
Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics.

Filings state the offered base salary at time of application; equity and bonus are not recorded, and visa-sponsored hiring skews toward larger employers and technical roles — this page describes University OF Illinois's visa filings, not its whole workforce. Employer names are normalised from filing entities, so figures cover the filing entity named above. We take no payment from employers for how any figure is presented, and corrections are welcome at press@salaryalmanac.com.