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Investment Banking Associate salary in Illinois

A real-employer view of Investment Banking Associate pay, clustered from DOL OFLC certified filings. Variants like Senior, Lead, and II/III titles fold into this cluster — the wage range below reflects all of them.

Adrian Serafin, founder and editor of RateOrchardBy Adrian SerafinFounderUpdated May 5, 2026
Real disclosed salaries

Investment Banking Associate in Illinois: actual employer-disclosed pay

Public records from 5 certified H-1B Labor Condition Applications filed with the U.S. Department of Labor. Median offered wage: $175,000. Every figure below is an actual offered salary an employer attested to under federal law.

By DOL wage level

DOL classifies every offer into one of four wage levels based on the role's experience and skill requirements.

LevelFilingsMedian offer
Level II — qualified3$125,000
Level III — experienced1$175,000
Level IV — fully competent1$200,000

Top employers filing for this role

Companies with the most certified filings for Investment Banking Associate in Illinois. Median offer is across all of that employer's filings.

EmployerMost-filed titleFilingsMedian
Marathon Capital, LLCInvestment Banking Associate2$175,000
Auctus Capital Partners, Inc.Investment Banking Associate1$100,000
Dresner Investment Services, Inc.Investment Banking Associate1$125,000
Robert W. Baird & Co. IncorporatedInvestment Banking Associate1$200,000

Recent sample filings

A snapshot of recent certified offers. Each line is a real, public, verifiable record.

  • Investment Banking Associate at Marathon Capital, LLC
    $175,000
    ChicagoWage Level IIIDecided Jun 10, 2025I-200-25154-045302
  • Investment Banking Associate at Auctus Capital Partners, Inc.
    $100,000
    ChicagoWage Level IIDecided May 15, 2025I-200-25129-956695
  • Investment Banking Associate at Dresner Investment Services, Inc.
    $125,000
    ChicagoWage Level IIDecided Jan 13, 2025I-200-25003-592156
  • Investment Banking Associate at Robert W. Baird & Co. Incorporated
    $200,000
    ChicagoWage Level IVDecided Dec 13, 2024I-200-24341-523435
  • Investment Banking Associate at Marathon Capital, LLC
    $175,000
    ChicagoWage Level IIDecided May 27, 2025I-200-25139-992285

Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification. Disclosed wages reflect what employers attested to pay; actual paid wages may differ. Only certified filings are shown — denied and withdrawn cases are excluded.