LCA decisions in 2025 and through March 31, 2026
PayPal H-1B filings in Illinois
Short answer
PayPal filed 65 H-1B labor condition applications for IT roles in Illinois (LCA decisions in 2025 and through March 31, 2026), 8% of its 846 IT filings. The most common occupation there is software developers (31) and the most common city is Chicago (65).
Job titles filed in Illinois
| Job title on the filing | Filings |
|---|---|
| Software Engineer | 12 |
| Sr Software Engineer | 9 |
| Data Scientist | 9 |
| Senior Data Scientist | 7 |
| Machine Learning Engineer | 4 |
| City | Filings |
|---|---|
| Chicago | 65 |
| Occupation | Filings |
|---|---|
| Software Developers | 31 |
| Data Scientists | 24 |
| Computer and Information Systems Managers | 4 |
Wage levels and offered wage
| Wage level | Filings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Level II | 30 | 47% |
| Level III | 30 | 47% |
| Level IV | 4 | 6% |
Median offered wage in Illinois: $140,000 a year, against a median prevailing wage of $119,558 on the same filings. Compare with prevailing wages by area.
PayPal in other states
| State | Filings |
|---|---|
| All states | 846 |
| California | 543 |
| Texas | 119 |
| Arizona | 47 |
| New York | 44 |
| Washington | 7 |
| Nebraska | 6 |
Other employers filing in Illinois
| Employer | Filings in Illinois |
|---|---|
| Dfs Corporate | 74 |
| Deloitte | 81 |
| Accenture | 48 |
| Caterpillar | 45 |
| Infosys | 94 |
| TCS | 95 |
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