Northwestern University H-1B Salaries 2026

219 certified H-1B Labor Condition Applications for full-time roles at Northwestern University, decided Jul 1, 2025 – Jun 30, 2026. Median offered salary $71,532.

$71,532Median salary

$65,25025th percentile

$84,60975th percentile

219Filings

Northwestern University H-1B salaries by job title

Job title	Filings	Median	Middle 50%
Postdoctoral Scholar	62	$65,520	$62,299 – $67,774
Research Associate	48	$70,004	$66,492 – $72,821
Research Assistant Professor	21	$83,366	$75,000 – $95,000
Assistant Professor	17	$140,000	$122,004 – $180,000
Assistant Professor of Instruction	8	$79,750	$69,138 – $88,038
Research Technologist	7	$46,980	$45,163 – $50,750
Research Specialist	5	$63,773	$61,798 – $64,938
Research Data Analyst	4	$75,996	$73,538 – $80,721
Clinical Research Associate	4	$66,071	$63,960 – $69,162
Bioinformatics Analyst	3	$82,400	$81,916 – $84,924
Research Project Manager	3	$80,000	$79,590 – $81,874
Data Analyst	3	$67,940	$63,970 – $81,470
Postdoctoral Fellow	2	$70,766	$70,383 – $71,149
Research Data Analyst Associate	2	$71,466	$68,178 – $74,754
Developer	2	$93,204	$93,204 – $93,204

Top cities

City	Filings	Median
Evanston, IL	109	$75,000
Chicago, IL	108	$70,000
Brooklyn, NY	1	$91,146
Atlanta, GA	1	$60,000

Wage levels

Level I81% · 178

Level II6% · 14

Level III10% · 21

Level IV3% · 6

Prevailing-wage level the employer selected (I = entry, IV = fully competent).

Median prevailing wage on these filings: $63,211.

Recent Northwestern University H-1B filings

Latest 100 of 219 filings by decision date. Salary is the offered wage rate (annualised); "to" shows the top of a range when given.

Certified	Start	Job title	Location	Salary	Level
2026-06-30	2026-08-01	Postdoctoral Scholar	Chicago, IL	$61,008	I
2026-06-29	2026-09-01	Postdoctoral Scholar	Evanston, IL	$63,480	I
2026-06-29	2026-09-01	Clinical Research Coordinator	Chicago, IL	$68,182	I
2026-06-29	2026-07-12	Research Assistant Professor	Evanston, IL	$83,366	III
2026-06-29	2026-09-01	Postdoctoral Scholar	Evanston, IL	$75,000	I
2026-06-26	2026-09-01	Associate Professor	Evanston, IL	$138,157	I
2026-06-25	2026-08-01	Research Associate	Chicago, IL	$66,492	I
2026-06-25	2026-09-01	Research Assistant Professor	Evanston, IL	$82,000	III
2026-06-25	2026-09-01	Assistant Professor	Evanston, IL	$122,004	I
2026-06-25	2026-11-25	Staff Therapist	Evanston, IL	$100,400	I
2026-06-24	2026-08-03	Research Associate	Chicago, IL	$72,000	II
2026-06-22	2026-09-01	Postdoctoral Scholar	Chicago, IL	$63,960	I
2026-06-17	2026-09-01	Assistant Professor of Instruction	Evanston, IL	$88,750	I
2026-06-17	2026-07-01	Research Associate	Evanston, IL	$69,930	I
2026-06-17	2026-08-01	Postdoctoral Scholar	Evanston, IL	$77,126	I
2026-06-16	2026-10-28	Data Scientist	Evanston, IL	$112,998	I
2026-06-12	2026-11-01	Research Assistant Professor	Evanston, IL	$95,500	III
2026-06-11	2026-07-01	Research Assistant Professor	Chicago, IL	$110,000	I
2026-06-10	2026-08-16	Research Associate	Chicago, IL	$66,492	I
2026-06-08	2026-07-01	Research Associate	Chicago, IL	$71,000	I
2026-06-08	2026-07-11	Research Technologist 2	Chicago, IL	$42,240	I
2026-06-05	2026-06-08	Research Technologist 2	Chicago, IL	$53,244	I
2026-06-03	2026-07-01	Postdoctoral Scholar	Evanston, IL	$65,520	I
2026-06-01	2026-09-01	Assistant Professor of Instruction	Evanston, IL	$110,700	I
2026-06-01	2026-08-01	Assistant Professor	Evanston, IL	$143,000	I
2026-06-01	2026-08-15	Postdoctoral Scholar	Chicago, IL	$61,008	I
2026-06-01	2026-09-01	Postdoctoral Scholar	Evanston, IL	$66,000	I
2026-05-29	2026-08-01	Assistant Professor of Instruction	Evanston, IL	$87,800	I
2026-05-28	2026-07-01	Postdoctoral Scholar	Evanston, IL	$61,008	I
2026-05-27	2026-09-01	Associate Professor of Instruction	Evanston, IL	$77,000	I
2026-05-27	2026-10-01	Postdoctoral Scholar	Chicago, IL	$64,356	I
2026-05-27	2026-10-08	Research Associate	Chicago, IL	$66,492	I
2026-05-26	2026-06-01	Research Project Manager	Chicago, IL	$80,000	I
2026-05-22	2026-07-18	Research Associate	Chicago, IL	$70,000	I
2026-05-20	2026-09-01	Postdoctoral Scholar	Chicago, IL	$66,950	I
2026-05-20	2026-09-01	Research Associate	Evanston, IL	$79,000	I
2026-05-19	2026-08-15	Research Associate	Chicago, IL	$75,570	I
2026-05-18	2026-09-01	Research Associate	Evanston, IL	$114,462	III
2026-05-14	2026-09-01	Research Associate	Evanston, IL	$70,344	I
2026-05-13	2026-07-01	Research Associate	Evanston, IL	$66,240	I
2026-05-13	2026-07-31	Data Analyst	Evanston, IL	$67,940	I
2026-05-12	2026-08-01	Assistant Professor	Evanston, IL	$94,000	I
2026-05-12	2026-10-01	Research Associate	Chicago, IL	$72,100	I
2026-05-12	2026-09-18	Research Data Analyst	Chicago, IL	$73,538	I
2026-05-12	2026-09-01	Postdoctoral Scholar	Chicago, IL	$64,356	I
2026-05-06	2026-07-01	Assistant Professor	Evanston, IL	$142,000	I
2026-05-06	2026-07-12	Research Technologist 2	Chicago, IL	$45,163	I
2026-05-06	2026-07-01	Research Associate	Evanston, IL	$79,019	III
2026-04-30	2026-08-15	Postdoctoral Scholar	Evanston, IL	$77,126	I
2026-04-29	2026-05-26	Postdoctoral Scholar	Chicago, IL	$63,960	I
2026-04-29	2026-07-01	Research Assistant Professor	Chicago, IL	$98,004	I
2026-04-28	2026-07-01	Research Assistant Professor	Chicago, IL	$75,000	I
2026-04-28	2026-07-01	Research Associate	Chicago, IL	$71,748	I
2026-04-28	2026-10-01	Research Associate	Evanston, IL	$78,000	I
2026-04-27	2026-06-01	Postdoctoral Scholar	Evanston, IL	$66,948	I
2026-04-23	2026-07-01	Data Analyst	Evanston, IL	$95,000	I
2026-04-22	2026-09-01	Research Assistant Professor	Chicago, IL	$80,000	I
2026-04-21	2026-06-20	Research Associate	Evanston, IL	$70,000	I
2026-04-21	2026-08-14	Associate Computational Specialist	Evanston, IL	$80,340	I
2026-04-16	2026-10-01	Research Data Analyst Associate	Chicago, IL	$78,042	I
2026-04-16	2026-07-15	Postdoctoral Scholar	Chicago, IL	$61,428	I
2026-04-16	2026-07-01	Assistant Professor	Evanston, IL	$279,364	I
2026-04-16	2026-07-20	Clinical Research Associate	Chicago, IL	$63,960	I
2026-04-16	2026-09-01	Assistant Professor	Evanston, IL	$129,000	I
2026-04-14	2026-06-01	Clinical Research Associate	Chicago, IL	$68,182	I
2026-04-14	2026-07-01	Data Analyst	Chicago, IL	$60,000	I
2026-04-14	2026-10-01	Research Associate	Chicago, IL	$63,960	I
2026-04-08	2026-06-01	Postdoctoral Scholar	Evanston, IL	$65,582	I
2026-04-08	2026-06-15	Research Assistant Professor	Evanston, IL	$92,000	I
2026-04-07	2026-07-12	Research Technologist 2	Chicago, IL	$45,163	I
2026-04-07	2026-04-27	Research Data Analyst Senior	Chicago, IL	$91,146	III
2026-04-02	2026-05-01	Postdoctoral Scholar	Evanston, IL	$62,232	I
2026-03-31	2026-09-01	Medical Lab Supervisor 2	Chicago, IL	$102,086	IV
2026-03-27	2026-05-01	Postdoctoral Fellow	Chicago, IL	$70,000	I
2026-03-25	2026-05-31	Postdoctoral Scholar	Chicago, IL	$61,428	I
2026-03-25	2026-08-01	Research Specialist	Chicago, IL	$61,798	I
2026-03-25	2026-06-19	Research Project Manager	Evanston, IL	$79,181	IV
2026-03-25	2026-05-24	Research Project Manager	Evanston, IL	$83,749	IV
2026-03-25	2026-05-23	Postdoctoral Scholar	Chicago, IL	$64,356	I
2026-03-25	2026-08-01	Research Associate	Chicago, IL	$71,033	I
2026-03-25	2026-09-01	Assistant Professor of Instruction	Evanston, IL	$69,350	I
2026-03-24	2026-06-01	Senior Research Technologist	Chicago, IL	$64,938	I
2026-03-19	2026-03-31	Postdoctoral Scholar	Evanston, IL	$61,008	I
2026-03-18	2026-05-01	Postdoctoral Scholar	Evanston, IL	$65,520	I
2026-03-18	2026-05-01	Research Associate	Chicago, IL	$64,356	I
2026-03-18	2026-08-19	Assistant Professor	Evanston, IL	$113,500	II
2026-03-17	2026-07-12	Postdoctoral Scholar	Evanston, IL	$61,500	I
2026-03-12	2026-04-01	Research Associate	Evanston, IL	$65,500	I
2026-03-12	2026-05-01	Research Associate	Evanston, IL	$70,054	III
2026-03-12	2026-08-15	Data Scientist	Evanston, IL	$107,625	I
2026-03-12	2026-05-01	College Fellow, Assistant Professor	Evanston, IL	$122,500	I
2026-03-12	2026-06-01	Feinberg Fellow (Postdoctoral Scholar)	Chicago, IL	$75,000	I
2026-03-11	2026-07-01	Research Technologist 2	Chicago, IL	$48,274	I
2026-03-04	2026-03-15	Research Data Analyst, Sr.	Brooklyn, NY	$91,146	III
2026-03-04	2026-07-21	Postdoctoral Scholar	Evanston, IL	$67,320	I
2026-03-04	2026-06-11	Bioinformatics Analyst	Chicago, IL	$81,433	II
2026-03-04	2026-05-04	Developer	Evanston, IL	$93,204	I
2026-03-04	2026-04-15	Postdoctoral Scholar	Evanston, IL	$64,356	I
2026-03-04	2026-07-01	Postdoctoral Scholar	Evanston, IL	$71,365	I
2026-03-03	2026-05-20	Research Associate	Evanston, IL	$79,914	III

Employer names as filed: Northwestern University. Name variants that differ only in case, punctuation or legal suffix (LLC, Inc., Corp.) are merged. Separate legal entities are listed separately. These are wages offered on certified LCAs, not actual pay.