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Business Teachers, Postsecondary in Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN

Employers filed 27 applications covering 27 positions for this role here, at a median of $147,626 a year. 15 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 Business Teachers, Postsecondary 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$43,780
Level IIQualified: some experience, moderate supervision$73,063
Level IIIExperienced: sound understanding, limited supervision$102,347
Level IVFully competent: judgement, may supervise others$131,630

Who filed, and at what

EmployerLevelFilingsPositionsMedian
The University Of Chicago Level I 66 $280,000
Northwestern University Level I 33 $234,000
DePaul University Level I 22 $105,000
Purdue University Level I 22 $141,250
Dominican University Level II 11 $107,900
Illinois Institute of Technology Level I 11 $147,626
Illinois Institute of Technology Level II 11 $130,000
Lewis University Level III 11 $102,347
Loyola University Chicago Level II 11 $160,000
Loyola University Chicago Level IV 11 $170,907
The University Of Chicago Level II 11 $220,000
Wheaton College Level I 11 $70,000
Lewis University Level II 11 $77,733
Lewis University Level III 11 $102,057
Northwestern University Level I 11 $248,111
Purdue University Level I 11 $160,000
University of Illinois Chicago not stated 22 $181,922

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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.