Entry-level Medical Technologist salary in Chicago, IL

Based on 37 certified H-1B filings at DOL wage level I in the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Evanston, Winfield, East Chicago, Hobart, Arlington Heights.

Also listed as: Clinical Laboratory Scientist

Median salary$64,480
Middle 50%$56.2k–$70.6k
vs. all levels here−13%comparison median $74,110
Filings37FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $38,628 and $89,779.
PercentileSalary
10th$43,950
25th$56,160
50th (median)$64,480
75th$70,595
90th$73,419

Salary by year

Median salary

$40k $60k $80k FY2021: median $56,826 (14 filings) FY2022: median $46,114 (15 filings) FY2023: median $56,476 (20 filings) FY2024: median $48,006 (29 filings) FY2025: median $64,480 (27 filings) FY2026: median $70,138 (10 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 8 filings FY20 FY2021: 14 filings FY21 FY2022: 15 filings FY22 FY2023: 20 filings FY23 FY2024: 29 filings FY24 FY2025: 27 filings FY25 FY2026: 10 filings FY26 29
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–––8
FY2021$56,826$56,576$58,03214
FY2022$46,114$42,931$58,65615
FY2023$56,476$50,086$65,13020
FY2024$48,006$40,040$60,25829
FY2025$64,480$44,855$69,97827
FY2026$70,138$64,360$70,59510

Cost of living

Chicago's median entry-level Medical Technologist salary of $64,480 is worth about $62,200 at national average prices.

Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024 (U.S. = 100; Chicago = 103.6).

Employers filing at this level

EmployerMedianFilings
Northwestern Memorial HealthCaretoo few9
Comtrix Solutionstoo few6
St. Mary Medical Centertoo few6
Cosmic Healthcaretoo few4
Adex Medical Staffingtoo few2
Northwestern Universitytoo few2
Tempus AItoo few2

Employers with at least 2 filings here. Median shown at 10+ filings.

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I $64,480 37
Mid-level · Level II $75,537 64
Senior · Level III $77,230 17
Expert · Level IV – 0

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.

Minimum H-1B salary by level

Wage levelPrevailing wage (most common)Median offered salaryFilings
Entry-level · Level I$43,950$64,48037
Mid-level · Level II$74,110$75,53764
Senior · Level III$70,595$77,23017

The prevailing wage is the minimum an employer must pay for this job and area. Amounts vary by county within a metro and by wage source.