Ul salaries in Chicago, IL

Based on 29 certified H-1B filings by Ul Llc in the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Base salary only.

Median salary$120,000
Middle 50%$99.3k–$138.6k
vs. all employers here+10%comparison median $108,780
Filings29FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $69,407 and $267,769.
PercentileSalary
10th$77,080
25th$99,341
50th (median)$120,000
75th$138,600
90th$158,654

Salary by year

Median salary

$90k $125k $160k FY2020: median $110,000 (26 filings) FY2021: median $108,879 (10 filings) FY2022: median $130,000 (21 filings) FY2023: median $132,059 (24 filings) FY2024: median $144,897 (10 filings) FY2025: median $124,072 (15 filings) FY2026: median $113,341 (14 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 26 filings FY20 FY2021: 10 filings FY21 FY2022: 21 filings FY22 FY2023: 24 filings FY23 FY2024: 10 filings FY24 FY2025: 15 filings FY25 FY2026: 14 filings FY26 26
Shaded: FY2025–FY2026, the years behind the figures above. Median shown for years with at least 10 filings. FY2026 covers Q1–Q3 only.
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Fiscal yearMedianP25P75Filings
FY2020$110,000$89,381$122,25026
FY2021$108,879$103,023$122,10510
FY2022$130,000$110,690$141,17421
FY2023$132,059$111,938$140,54224
FY2024$144,897$128,643$164,04110
FY2025$124,072$114,557$141,18415
FY2026$113,341$97,531$136,62714

By job

JobMedian hereFilings
Software Engineertoo few5
Systems Engineer / Architecttoo few5
Electrical Engineertoo few4
Data Scientisttoo few3
IT Managertoo few2
Project Managertoo few2
Management Consultanttoo few2
Mechanical Engineertoo few2

Jobs with at least 2 filings here. Median shown at 10+ filings; links go to all employers for that job in Chicago, IL.

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I too few 5
Mid-level · Level II too few 2
Senior · Level III too few 4
Expert · Level IV $139,500 10

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.