Data / Hiring / Curators / Illinois
Companies hiring Curators in Illinois: 14 certified H-1B and PERM cases, FY2023 to FY2026
6 employers had 14 certified H-1B and PERM cases for Curators (occupation code 25-4012) with a worksite in Illinois, decided through February 5, 2026; the median offered wage is $63,675 a year.
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Employers hiring Curators in Illinois
| Employer | Worksite cities | Cases | Job titles | Median offered | Median prevailing | Latest decision | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The University of Chicago | Chicago | 4 | Director and Chief Curator; Director and Chief Curator (Assoc Director & Chief Curator); Maps Curator and Head of Map Collection | $143,750 | $80,205 | November 14, 2025 | dol.gov |
| The School of the Art Institute of Chicago | Chicago | 3 | Searle Curator; Senior Research Associate | $64,750 | $64,750 | February 5, 2026 | dol.gov |
| The Field Museum of Natural History | Chicago | 3 | Assistant Curator; Assistant Curator of Amphibians, Conservation Ecologist; Assistant Curator of Fossil Fishes and Early Tetrapods | $62,600 | $52,707 | June 30, 2025 | dol.gov |
| Hindman LLC | Chicago | 2 | Asian Art Specialist; Asian Art Associate Specialist | $60,000 | $57,928 | August 13, 2024 | dol.gov |
| University of Illinois | Champaign | 1 | Education Coordinator | $45,287 | $38,709 | September 25, 2025 | dol.gov |
| Chinatown Museum Foundation | Chicago | 1 | Curator of Collections | $39,333 | $39,333 | August 2, 2023 | dol.gov |
Updated February 5, 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.