GRANT THORNTON LLP
CHICAGO, IL
- 759 H-1B petitions approved, FY2009–FY2023
- Denial rate 3.3% across 785 decisions
- Initial petitions: 280 approved, 12 denied
- 109 certified PERM labor certifications
- Median PERM wage $115,000
- Roles sponsored: Audit Manager, Audit Senior Associate, Risk Manager, Risk Senior Associate, Solution Architect
H-1B figures are from the USCIS Employer Data Hub; PERM figures from Department of Labor disclosure data. Both are counts of past adjudications, not predictions about any future petition. Employers are matched by name, so a single legal entity can appear more than once.