Visa Wage Index

Validation Engineers in Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN

Employers filed 223 applications covering 223 positions for this role here, at a median of $100,235 a year. 153 of those state a minimum and no maximum — a Labor Condition Application commits an employer to a floor, not to a salary.

What the government requires here

The prevailing wage for Validation Engineers in Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN, wage year 2025-26 — the four levels an employer must meet depending on the experience the role demands.

LevelWho it is forA year
Level IEntry: a role needing basic understanding and close supervision$71,240
Level IIQualified: some experience, moderate supervision$87,610
Level IIIExperienced: sound understanding, limited supervision$104,000
Level IVFully competent: judgement, may supervise others$120,370

Who filed, and at what

EmployerLevelFilingsPositionsMedian
Vastek Inc Level II 88 $87,859
Nemera Buffalo Grove LLC Level II 55 $87,610
Flextronics International USA, Inc. Level II 44 $95,000
Flextronics International USA, Inc. Level III 44 $114,425
Intellectt Inc Level III 44 $113,360
Lenovo (United States) Inc Level II 44 $87,610
Nidec Mobility America Corporation Level II 33 $100,000
ABBOTT LABORATORIES Level III 22 $108,500
ABBOTT LABORATORIES Level IV 22 $146,500
Alstom Transportation Inc. Level II 22 $91,305
Americas Styrenics, LLC Level III 22 $118,514
Coyote Logistics, LLC Level III 22 $104,000
Eagle Family Foods Group, LLC Level II 22 $119,408
Electronic Interconnect Corporation Level I 22 $71,240
Federal-Mogul Motorparts LLC Level II 22 $94,075
FMI LLC Level II 22 $87,610
FUSION LIFE SCIENCES TECHNOLOGIES LLC Level II 22 $94,848
Great Lakes Precision Tube, Inc. Level II 22 $120,000
Grind Lap Services Inc. Level I 22 $75,000
ID LOGISTICS WAREHOUSING, LLC Level IV 22 $157,700
Illinois Tool Works Inc. Level II 22 $87,805
Illinois Tool Works Inc. Level III 22 $112,204
Lenovo (United States) Inc Level IV 22 $120,370
Medline Industries, LP. Level I 22 $97,297
Molex, LLC Level III 22 $107,000
MOTOROLA MOBILITY LLC Level II 22 $87,610
NewCold USA Services LLC Level IV 22 $120,370
ROBOTICS TECHNOLOGIES LLC Level II 22 $87,610
Ryder System, Inc. Level II 22 $106,500
Shure Incorporated Level IV 22 $120,370
Spark Life Solutions Inc. Level I 22 $74,880
Surya Electronics LLC fka AZTRONICS Level III 22 $105,000
Trinity Consultants, Inc. Level II 22 $95,000
WESCO Distribution, Inc. Level III 22 $107,640
Wieland North America, Inc. Level II 22 $88,430
Wieland Thermal Solutions, Inc. Level III 22 $106,000
Abbott Interfast LLC Level IV 11 $120,370
ABBOTT LABORATORIES Level II 11 $99,000
Advance Lifts, Inc. Level III 11 $115,900
AGILISIUM CONSULTING LLC Level IV 11 $160,000
Agrati, Inc. Level I 11 $90,000
Akkodis E&T, LLC Level II 11 $104,000
Amazon.com Services LLC Level II 11 $154,900
Amazon Data Services, Inc Level IV 11 $177,013
Architectural Builders Hardware Manufacturing Inc Level I 11 $71,240
Astronics Connectivity Systems & Certification Corp. Level I 11 $104,624
Astronics Connectivity Systems & Certification Corp. Level II 11 $104,624
Astronics Connectivity Systems & Certification Corp. Level III 11 $104,624
Astronics Connectivity Systems & Certification Corp. Level IV 11 $120,370
Atkore Management LLC Level II 11 $102,000
AUMOVIO Systems, Inc. f/k/a Continental Automotive Systems, Inc. Level I 11 $107,724
Autonomous Stuff LLC Level I 11 $77,800
BCVS Group Level I 11 $76,648
Bitron Marketing USA Inc. Level IV 11 $125,000
BWay Corporation Level III 11 $118,023
Cannon Design, Inc. Level IV 11 $196,650
Caresoft Global Technologies Inc Level II 11 $95,483
cGMP Consulting Inc. Level II 11 $87,610
Chicago Fluid System Technologies, Inc. Level III 11 $120,000
Chronos Imaging LLC Level I 11 $75,000
The Cleveland Marble Mosaic Company Level III 11 $104,000
CLOUDWORKS INC Level II 11 $91,520
CNC Swiss, Inc. Level II 11 $88,000
CNH Industrial America LLC Level II 11 $122,000
CNH Industrial America LLC Level III 11 $113,850
CNH Industrial America LLC Level IV 11 $123,008
Coda Resources, LTD Level I 11 $87,500
CORE PLASTECH INTERNATIONAL INC Level I 11 $71,240
CTRL Therapeutics USA Inc. Level IV 11 $158,000
Custom Culinary, Inc. Level IV 11 $120,370
Dober Chemical Corp. Level III 11 $105,000
Dover Corporation Level III 11 $168,920
Edwards Lifesciences LLC Level III 11 $104,000
E.J. Basler Co. Level II 11 $87,610
EliteBridge Technologies Inc Level II 11 $87,610
Encore Repair Services, LLC Level II 11 $101,237
Entegris, Inc. Level II 11 $87,720
Facco USA, Inc. Level II 11 $100,000
fairlife, LLC Level I 11 $81,370
Federal Express Corporation Level III 11 $104,000
Flender Corporation Level I 11 $80,291
FORD MOTOR COMPANY Level II 11 $96,720
Fortune Brands Innovations Group, Inc. Level III 11 $137,000
GEODIS Logistics, LLC Level IV 11 $120,370
Georgia Nut Company Level III 11 $114,000
Givaudan Flavors Corporation Level I 11 $92,814
Givaudan Flavors Corporation Level III 11 $165,189
Global Gear LLC Level II 11 $110,000
GP Packaging and Cellulose Services LLC Level II 11 $96,533
Grainger Management LLC Level IV 11 $133,580
Grocery Delivery E-Services USA Inc. Level I 11 $105,000
Guardsman Global LLC Level II 11 $87,610
Home Health Near Me LLC Level III 11 $104,000
Imperial Group Enterprise Level IV 11 $124,000
Ingram Micro Inc. Level II 11 $100,235
INTELLECTT, INC. Level I 11 $71,240
INTELLECTT, INC. Level II 11 $91,520
Inteplast Group Corporation Level II 11 $87,912
Interlake Mecalux Inc. Level II 11 $87,610
International Valve Marketing, LLC Level II 11 $113,400

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Source: OFLC disclosure data and prevailing wage library, US Department of Labor (public domain). Figures are what employers filed, not what they paid.