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SOC 19-1029.01 · Chicago, IL

Bioinformatics Scientists wages in Chicago, IL

Offered wages on certified Labor Condition Applications with a worksite in Chicago, IL.

All sponsors in Chicago, IL
25th percentile
$70,208

Offered wage, per year

Median
$77,500

Derived from $5,000 bands, not stored

25 disclosed positions

75th percentile
$98,750

Offered wage, per year

vs national
-15.5%

National median $91,722

Both medians derived from the same wage bands

Wage distribution

25 disclosed positions at 4 employers.

Bioinformatics Scientists in Chicago, IL — offered wage distributionBioinformatics Scientists in Chicago, IL: wage distribution across 25 disclosed positions, from $60k to $130k, median $77,500.median $78k$60k$130k

25th $70,208 · median $77,500 · 75th $98,750 · 25 disclosed positions

Offered wages from certified Labor Condition Applications, grouped into $5,000 bands. Percentiles are computed from the bands, not from a stored average.

Prevailing wage level

Level I is entry, IV is fully competent.

Level I

12

48%

Level II

7

28%

Level III

5

20%

Level IV

1

4%

Employers filing here

Median derived from that employer's own bands for this role and metro.

Sponsors of Bioinformatics Scientists with a worksite in Chicago, IL.
EmployerMedianPositions
Northwestern University$71,87511
The University of Chicago$81,2509
University of Illinois Chicago$110,0004
Tempus AI$97,5001

The metro comes from the WORKSITE address on the filing, not the employer’s headquarters, so a company based elsewhere appears here when it places someone in Chicago, IL. This page exists only because the cut clears 15 disclosed positions across 3 employers; combinations below that floor are not published at all. National wages for Bioinformatics Scientists.