Visa Wage Index

Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists in Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN

Employers filed 150 applications covering 150 positions for this role here, at a median of $75,000 a year. 138 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 Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists 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$61,131
Level IIQualified: some experience, moderate supervision$79,872
Level IIIExperienced: sound understanding, limited supervision$98,592
Level IVFully competent: judgement, may supervise others$117,333

Who filed, and at what

EmployerLevelFilingsPositionsMedian
Northwestern University Level I 5353 $68,182
University of Illinois Chicago Level I 1414 $65,480
AbbVie Inc. Level IV 1010 $145,000
The University of Chicago Level II 1010 $80,392
The University of Chicago Level I 88 $67,843
AbbVie Inc. Level III 44 $148,432
Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago Level I 44 $63,960
Rush University Medical Center Level I 44 $70,574
Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago Level I 33 $63,960
AbbVie Inc. Level II 22 $210,194
Northwestern Memorial HealthCare Level I 22 $63,960
Northwestern University Level II 22 $137,844
Boston Scientific Corporation Level IV 11 $150,779
Eli Lilly and Company Level I 11 $294,975
Eli Lilly and Company Level IV 11 $294,975
Lurie Children's Medical Group, Inc. Level II 11 $100,000
PREMIER LIFE SCIENCES LLC. Level II 11 $93,600
Rush University Medical Center Level II 11 $85,009
Rush University Medical Center Level III 11 $128,800
University of Illinois Chicago Level II 11 $80,392
Northwestern University Level I 33 $75,000
The University of Chicago Level I 33 $75,000
Northwestern University Level II 11 $110,000
Rush University Medical Center Level I 11 $68,016
Northwestern University Level I 33 $60,715
The University of Chicago Level II 33 $76,491
The University of Chicago Level I 11 $65,000
Northwestern University Level I 55 $59,592
The University of Chicago Level I 22 $59,301
The University of Chicago Level II 11 $71,050
The University of Chicago Level II 11 $67,504
The University of Chicago Level III 11 $79,123
Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago not stated 11 $49,553

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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.