H-1B sponsorship profile: The University of Chicago. Across U.S. Department of Labor LCA disclosures, The University of Chicago filed 1,023 Labor Condition Applications covering 1,024 H-1B worker positions between fiscal year 2023 and fiscal year 2026. The employer’s DOL certification rate sits at 98.8% (1,011 certified of 1,023 filed), a useful proxy for how cleanly their prevailing-wage attestations pass the Labor Department’s preliminary review before USCIS adjudication.

Compensation spread. Offered wages on The University of Chicago’s H-1B petitions range from $42,994 at the low end to $846,312 at the high end, with a petition-weighted average of $91,504. That range reflects the mix of occupations the company sponsors, led by Postdoctoral Scholar (241 petitions at $62,892 avg), followed by Assistant Professor and Staff Scientist. H-1B salaries reported on LCAs must meet or exceed the DOL prevailing wage for the role and worksite, so the spread also tracks wage-level geography and seniority.

Geographic footprint. The University of Chicago is headquartered in Chicago, IL under NAICS code 611310, and places H-1B workers across 4 states, most heavily in IL, PA, NY. Combined, these signals give a granular view of how one employer uses the H-1B program, volume, approval cleanliness, wage posture, and where the jobs actually sit on the map.

Where The University of Chicago ranks. By H-1B petition volume, The University of Chicago is #158 of 119,880 employers nationally and #6 of 5,284 employers headquartered in IL. The gap between the two is the point: a mid-size national sponsor can still be a top-10 name in its own state's H-1B market.