H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

Professional Lecturer

Occupation profile for Professional Lecturer covers 8 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $80,000.

FY2026 certified median
$80,000
Total filings
8
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$80,000–$80,000
Top employer
DePaul University
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY20244$47,370$46,650$51,165
FY20253$76,600$72,162$84,830
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)1$80,000$80,000$80,000

FY2026 is partial (*). Its filing totals are not comparable to a full fiscal year.

Median offer by fiscal year

Certified median offer, Professional LecturerFY2024 $47,370; FY2025 $76,600; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $80,000$0$30,000$60,000$90,000FY2024$47,370FY2025$76,600FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$80,000Certified median offer, Professional LecturerFY2024 $47,370; FY2025 $76,600; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $80,000$0$30k$60k$90kFY2024$47,370FY2025$76,600FY2026*$80,000
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. DePaul University8 filings

Top cities

  1. Chicago8 filings

Filings by employer and title

  1. DePaul University · Professional Lecturer8 filings

Prevailing wages by area and occupation

The OFLC wage year runs from July through June. Worksites use the area of the most frequently reported county with a matching wage area for their city.

Annual prevailing wage levels
Wage yearAreaSOCLevel ILevel IILevel IIILevel IV
2026-27Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-INArea 1698025-1021$48,760$73,900$99,040$124,180
2026-27Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-INArea 1698025-1022$47,770$64,413$81,057$97,700
2026-27Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-INArea 1698025-1011$45,970$75,050$104,130$133,210
2026-27Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-INArea 1698025-1121$34,750$51,710$68,670$85,630
2026-27Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-INArea 1698025-1122$48,370$62,790$77,210$91,630
2026-27Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-INArea 1698025-1124$55,430$70,460$85,490$100,520