Data / Hiring / Electrical Engineers, R&D / Illinois
Companies hiring Electrical Engineers, R&D in Illinois: 38 certified H-1B and PERM cases, FY2023 to FY2026
8 employers had 38 certified H-1B and PERM cases for Electrical Engineers, R&D (occupation code 17-2074) with a worksite in Illinois, decided through June 29, 2026; the median offered wage is $88,795 a year.
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Employers hiring Electrical Engineers, R&D in Illinois
| Employer | Worksite cities | Cases | Job titles | Median offered | Median prevailing | Latest decision | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UChicago Argonne LLC | Lemont | 17 | Energy Systems Scientist; Electrical Engineer; Power Electronics Engineer | $96,990 | $77,106 | June 23, 2026 | dol.gov |
| Fermi Research Alliance, LLC | Batavia | 8 | Senior Engineer; Staff Engineer I; RF Controls Engineer | $80,402 | $77,552 | April 27, 2026 | dol.gov |
| Fermi Forward Discovery Group, LLC | Batavia | 4 | Engineer I; Staff Engineer I | $79,799 | $68,068 | June 29, 2026 | dol.gov |
| University of Illinois | Urbana | 3 | Postdoctoral Research Associate; Research Engineer; Cleanroom Engineer | $70,200 | $41,850 | July 31, 2025 | dol.gov |
| The University of Chicago | Chicago | 2 | Postdoctoral Scholar | $59,462 | $53,435 | February 9, 2026 | dol.gov |
| Battelle Memorial Institute | Chicago, Naperville | 2 | Electrical Engineer | $128,446 | $65,998 | January 9, 2024 | dol.gov |
| Northwestern University | Evanston | 1 | Postdoctoral Scholar | $78,000 | $56,618 | September 18, 2025 | dol.gov |
| Green Valley Manufacturing of Illinois, Inc. | Decatur | 1 | Controls Engineer | Not listed | $79,518 | August 29, 2025 | dol.gov |
Updated June 29, 2026. Read from US Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification. Public domain (U.S. government work). A certified labor condition application (H-1B, H-1B1, E-3) or PERM labor certification is an employer filing the Department of Labor approved. It is not a count of people hired or visas issued. Wages are as the employer filed them, converted to a yearly figure at 2,080 hours; a wage whose unit is missing is left blank. The files show the first worksite of a case. Free to reuse with credit to SpecStream under CC BY 4.0. Spot a wrong value? Write to [email protected] with the link to this page.