Visa Wage Index

Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technologists in Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN

Employers filed 55 applications covering 73 positions for this role here, at a median of $76,128 a year. 45 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 and Clinical Laboratory Technologists 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$45,365
Level IIQualified: some experience, moderate supervision$57,970
Level IIIExperienced: sound understanding, limited supervision$70,595
Level IVFully competent: judgement, may supervise others$83,200

Who filed, and at what

EmployerLevelFilingsPositionsMedian
Northwestern Memorial HealthCare Level II 1926 $76,074
University of Chicago Medical Center Level II 55 $82,701
Cosmic Healthcare, LLC Level I 312 $66,560
Northwest Community Hospital Level II 33 $83,242
OSF Healthcare System Level II 33 $80,787
St. Catherine Hospital, Inc. Level III 34 $77,230
Comtrix Solutions, Inc. Level I 23 $70,595
Adventist Bolingbrook Hospital Level II 11 $66,643
Adventist Midwest Health Level III 11 $73,091
Advocate Health and Hospitals Corporation Level II 11 $83,886
American Molecular Laboratories Inc. Level IV 11 $83,200
Endeavor Health Edward Hospital Level II 11 $76,128
Leica Microsystems Inc. Level III 11 $108,956
Munster Medical Research Foundation, Inc. Level I 11 $63,627
Northwestern Memorial HealthCare Level I 11 $72,093
Northwestern University Level I 11 $72,099
Northwestern University Level IV 11 $102,086
NuVasive Clinical Services Monitoring, Inc. Level IV 11 $90,183
OAK CREST LABORATORY SERVICES INC Level III 11 $70,595
Rush University Medical Center Level I 11 $69,680
St. Catherine Hospital, Inc. Level II 11 $69,472
St. Mary Medical Center Level I 11 $63,627
University of Chicago Medical Center Level III 11 $93,205
University of Illinois Chicago Level II 11 $112,000

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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.