H-1B sponsor profile

Uchicago Argonne

Certified H-1B Labor Condition Applications · trailing 12 months

Median base salary

$90,063

▲ +7.1% YoY

Average salary

$91,092

Mean of all filings

Certified LCAs

Full-time positions

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SOC codes with 5+ filings

H-1B wage level mix

Level I2428.2% of LCAs

Level II3743.5% of LCAs

Level III2124.7% of LCAs

Level IV33.5% of LCAs

Top occupations

Mechanical Engineers, R&D
Computer and Information Research Scientists
Materials Scientists
Physicists
Environmental Engineers

Top worksite metros

Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN

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Uchicago Argonne H-1B pay range

Annual base pay across all 85 certified full-time H-1B filings.

P10$70,758

P25$77,126

Median$90,063

P75$98,925

P90$109,922

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Uchicago Argonne salaries by job title

Uchicago Argonne's pay for each job title compared with the median of all H-1B sponsors filing the same title in the same occupation. Tap a row for the full range and competing sponsors.

Job title	LCAs	Uchicago Argonne median	All sponsors	vs all
Energy Systems Analyst SOC 17-2081 · Environmental Engineers	6	$102,374	only sponsor	—
Uchicago Argonne · Energy Systems Analyst (6 LCAs) P10$90,063 P25$91,254 Median$102,374 P75$109,922 P90$113,086 Wage levels: I 0 · II 2 · III 4 · IV 0
Postdoctoral Appointee SOC 19-2012 · Physicists	5	$77,126	only sponsor	—
Uchicago Argonne · Postdoctoral Appointee (5 LCAs) P10$73,305 P25$77,126 Median$77,126 P75$77,126 P90$77,126 Wage levels: I 5 · II 0 · III 0 · IV 0

Titles need 5+ filings at Uchicago Argonne. “All sponsors” is the median for the same title and SOC across every sponsor, including Uchicago Argonne; “only sponsor” means no other employer filed it.

Uchicago Argonne salaries by occupation

Each SOC occupation Uchicago Argonne sponsors, compared with the BLS national median for all U.S. workers. Tap a row for wage levels, job titles and what competing sponsors pay.

Occupation	LCAs	Uchicago Argonne median	BLS median	vs BLS
Mechanical Engineers, R&D SOC 17-2144	17	$90,063	—	—
Uchicago Argonne pay range · Mechanical Engineers, R&D P10$83,189 P25$90,063 Median$90,063 P75$95,285 P90$111,696 By H-1B wage level Level I—2 LCAs · 12% Level II$90,06310 LCAs · 59% Level III—3 LCAs · 18% Level IV—2 LCAs · 12% What competing sponsors pay for Mechanical Engineers, R&D All-sponsor median $88,000 · average excluding Uchicago Argonne $90,737 Massachusetts Institute Of Technology $71,850 (20) Ut Battelle Oak Ridge National Laboratory $119,600 (13) Leland Stanford Jr Univ/slac National Accelerator Lab $135,000 (8) Georgia Institute Of Technology $93,500 (8)
Computer and Information Research Scientists SOC 15-1221	14	$90,063	$140,300	-35.8%
Uchicago Argonne pay range · Computer and Information Research Scientists P10$72,879 P25$82,466 Median$90,063 P75$93,380 P90$97,593 By H-1B wage level Level I—3 LCAs · 21% Level II—9 LCAs · 64% Level III—2 LCAs · 14% Level IV—0 LCAs · 0% What competing sponsors pay for Computer and Information Research Scientists All-sponsor median $182,000 · average excluding Uchicago Argonne $188,959 Amazon $175,000 (945) Meta $191,678 (567) Google $205,000 (245) Nvidia $184,018 (103) Pay vs BLS national median 0.64× Uchicago Argonne $90,063 vs BLS $140,300 Where Uchicago Argonne's median falls among all U.S. workers 10th 25th 50th 75th 90th Calculating… Computer and Information Research Scientists occupation profile →
Materials Scientists SOC 19-2032	12	$90,063	$117,790	-23.5%
Uchicago Argonne pay range · Materials Scientists P10$70,758 P25$85,237 Median$90,063 P75$109,922 P90$115,617 By H-1B wage level Level I—3 LCAs · 25% Level II—4 LCAs · 33% Level III—4 LCAs · 33% Level IV—1 LCAs · 8% What competing sponsors pay for Materials Scientists All-sponsor median $92,810 · average excluding Uchicago Argonne $99,434 Ut Battelle Oak Ridge National Laboratory $88,924 (38) The Dow Chemical $106,995 (38) Brookhaven National Laboratory $84,750 (28) Iowa State University Of Science And Technology $80,000 (13) Pay vs BLS national median 0.76× Uchicago Argonne $90,063 vs BLS $117,790 Where Uchicago Argonne's median falls among all U.S. workers 10th 25th 50th 75th 90th Calculating… Materials Scientists occupation profile →
Physicists SOC 19-2012	10	$88,244	$172,250	-48.8%
Uchicago Argonne pay range · Physicists P10$76,489 P25$77,126 Median$88,244 P75$107,282 P90$121,618 By H-1B wage level Level I—5 LCAs · 50% Level II—2 LCAs · 20% Level III—3 LCAs · 30% Level IV—0 LCAs · 0% Job titles filed under this SOC Postdoctoral Appointee5 LCAs · median $77,126 · only sponsor What competing sponsors pay for Physicists All-sponsor median $89,845 · average excluding Uchicago Argonne $112,002 Brookhaven National Laboratory $108,500 (87) Ut Battelle Oak Ridge National Laboratory $128,104 (34) Leland Stanford Jr Univ/slac National Accelerator Lab $111,646 (32) Lawrence Livermore National Security $187,602 (22) Pay vs BLS national median 0.51× Uchicago Argonne $88,244 vs BLS $172,250 Where Uchicago Argonne's median falls among all U.S. workers 10th 25th 50th 75th 90th Calculating… Physicists occupation profile →
Environmental Engineers SOC 17-2081	10	$92,274	$107,110	-13.9%
Uchicago Argonne pay range · Environmental Engineers P10$70,758 P25$77,175 Median$92,274 P75$106,148 P90$110,555 By H-1B wage level Level I—3 LCAs · 30% Level II—3 LCAs · 30% Level III—4 LCAs · 40% Level IV—0 LCAs · 0% Job titles filed under this SOC Energy Systems Analyst6 LCAs · median $102,374 · only sponsor What competing sponsors pay for Environmental Engineers All-sponsor median $97,289 · average excluding Uchicago Argonne $101,098 Geosyntec Consultants $106,262 (24) Wsp $109,653 (17) Stantec Consulting $114,608 (10) Langan Engineering And Environmental $81,487 (8) Pay vs BLS national median 0.86× Uchicago Argonne $92,274 vs BLS $107,110 Where Uchicago Argonne's median falls among all U.S. workers 10th 25th 50th 75th 90th Calculating… Environmental Engineers occupation profile →