Physicists in Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN

Employers filed 91 applications covering 91 positions for this role here, at a median of $77,126 a year.

What the government requires here

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

Level	Who it is for	A year
Level I	Entry: a role needing basic understanding and close supervision	$80,142
Level II	Qualified: some experience, moderate supervision	$104,936
Level III	Experienced: sound understanding, limited supervision	$129,730
Level IV	Fully competent: judgement, may supervise others	$154,523

Who filed, and at what

Employer	Level	Filings	Positions	Median
Fermi Forward Discovery Group, LLC	Level II	14	14	$99,362
Fermi Forward Discovery Group, LLC	Level I	10	10	$77,126
UChicago Argonne, LLC	Level II	6	6	$99,362
Fermi Forward Discovery Group, LLC	Level IV	4	4	$151,327
Northwestern University	Level I	3	3	$77,126
The University of Chicago	Level I	3	3	$80,000
The University of Chicago	Level II	3	3	$114,814
UChicago Argonne, LLC	Level I	2	2	$77,126
UChicago Argonne, LLC	Level III	2	2	$121,618
Advocate Health & Hospitals Corp.	Level IV	1	1	$230,000
Northwestern Memorial HealthCare	Level I	1	1	$182,894
Rush University Medical Center	Level I	1	1	$170,000
Siemens Medical Solutions USA, Inc.	Level IV	1	1	$165,067
TRUSTEES OF BOSTON UNIVERSITY	Level I	1	1	$77,126
University of Chicago Medical Center	Level III	1	1	$216,197
UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI	Level I	1	1	$77,126
THE UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE	Level I	1	1	$77,126
The University of Texas at Arlington	Level I	1	1	$77,126
Fermi Forward Discovery Group, LLC	Level II	4	4	$85,300
Fermi Forward Discovery Group, LLC	Level I	2	2	$66,703
UChicago Argonne, LLC	Level I	2	2	$70,758
Northwestern University	Level I	1	1	$75,000
Purdue University	Level I	1	1	$65,000
The University of Chicago	Level I	1	1	$68,964
Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University	Level I	1	1	$72,000
University of Chicago	Level I	5	5	$70,000
Fermi Research Alliance, LLC	Level I	4	4	$65,000
UChicago Argonne LLC	Level I	2	2	$65,742
Brown University	Level II	1	1	$86,500
Northwestern University	Level I	1	1	$63,000
The University of Chicago	Level II	1	1	$85,000
Fermi Research Alliance, LLC	Level II	2	2	$83,098
Fermi Research Alliance, LLC	not stated	2	2	$83,098
University of Illinois Chicago	not stated	2	2	$102,834
California Institute of Technology	not stated	1	1	$81,151
The Ohio University	not stated	1	1	$73,463
University of California, Davis	not stated	1	1	$66,600

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One email when the prevailing wage for Physicists in Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN changes — the library turns over every July, and what an employer must offer changes with it.

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