Northwestern University visa sponsorship salaries

Northwestern University has 315 certified work-visa filings with a disclosed wage. The median is $71,004; half of filings fall between $63,854 and $90,000. Headquarters on file: Evanston, IL.

Median: $71,004
25th pct: $63,854
75th pct: $90,000
90th pct: $128,497
Filings: 315

Salaries by occupation

Grouped by federal occupation code, pooling every job title variant

Occupations sponsored by Northwestern University, with wage percentiles
Occupation	Filings	25th	Median	75th
Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists	93	$63,360	$68,604	$77,250
Molecular and Cellular Biologists	31	$63,000	$71,532	$81,000
Chemists	26	$61,008	$61,428	$67,671
Biochemists and Biophysicists	23	$68,787	$74,088	$82,863
Statisticians	17	$77,538	$91,000	$100,000
Bioengineers and Biomedical Engineers	8	$61,008	$72,603	$87,332
Foreign Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary	8	$68,000	$69,000	$70,500
Physicists	8	$67,000	$68,000	$71,250
Business Teachers, Postsecondary	7	$222,793	$224,952	$244,476
Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary	7	$137,000	$140,000	$154,872
Natural Sciences Managers	6	$68,182	$68,182	$68,182
Data Scientists	6	$71,716	$76,065	$86,111
Materials Scientists	6	$61,396	$67,791	$73,750
Mechanical Engineers	6	$62,152	$65,582	$65,582
Mathematical Science Teachers, Postsecondary	5	$75,000	$95,000	$133,000
Economics Teachers, Postsecondary	5	$188,238	$266,438	$266,438
Biological Technicians	4	$47,440	$49,957	$54,686
Economists	3	$75,000	$80,000	$97,500
Mechatronics Engineers	3	$59,224	$60,000	$65,828
Anesthesiologists	3	$124,581	$129,162	$129,162
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists	2	$65,376	$65,917	$66,459
Computer Systems Analysts	2	$71,092	$78,329	$85,565
Social Science Research Assistants	2	$48,522	$55,936	$63,351
Interpreters and Translators	2	$60,000	$60,000	$60,000
Mathematicians	2	$68,758	$70,105	$71,453
English Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary	2	$83,275	$87,850	$92,425
Postsecondary Teachers, All Other	2	$72,500	$79,000	$85,500
Astronomers	2	$80,570	$82,140	$83,710
Bioinformatics Technicians	2	$49,483	$50,731	$51,979
Materials Engineers	2	$61,008	$61,008	$61,008

Salaries by job title

The exact wording Northwestern University used on its filings

Job titles at Northwestern University, with wage percentiles
Job title	Filings	25th	Median	75th
Postdoctoral Scholar	101	$61,008	$64,356	$68,574
Research Associate	51	$66,246	$70,000	$73,657
Research Assistant Professor	38	$80,000	$88,191	$100,075
Assistant Professor	22	$135,000	$145,000	$223,690
Assistant Professor of Instruction	14	$68,500	$74,750	$91,750
Postdoctoral Fellow	9	$59,322	$61,992	$66,000
Clinical Research Associate	6	$61,463	$65,364	$68,769
Research Data Analyst	5	$70,867	$74,263	$78,454
Research Specialist	5	$51,657	$63,773	$63,856
Associate Professor	4	$143,132	$154,872	$177,914
Assistant Professor Team Scientist	3	$124,581	$129,162	$129,162
Research Data Analyst Senior	3	$90,424	$91,990	$103,673
Statistical Analyst	3	$82,000	$88,359	$91,698
Research Technologist 2	3	$48,152	$51,314	$55,327
Professor	2	$241,750	$244,500	$247,250
Statistical Analyst Senior	2	$91,965	$92,930	$93,895
Senior Research Associate	2	$79,681	$84,019	$88,356
Bioinformatics Analyst	2	$80,565	$83,130	$85,696
Associate Professor of Instruction	2	$73,675	$75,350	$77,025
Senior Research Technologist	2	$72,760	$72,760	$72,760
Research Project Coordinator	2	$67,122	$67,475	$67,829
Research Study Coordinator	2	$59,322	$62,275	$65,229
Project Coordinator	2	$60,000	$60,000	$60,000
Research Technologist 3	2	$54,163	$55,099	$56,035

Locations

Worksites on file

Individual filings

Most recent certified determinations

Recent certified filings at Northwestern University
Job title	Location	Wage	Prevailing	Level	Decided
Research Project Coordinator	Chicago, IL	$66,768	$66,768	I	Sep 24, 2025
Postdoctoral Scholar	Chicago, IL	$67,925	$62,150	I	Sep 24, 2025
Research Associate	Evanston, IL	$70,000	$59,134	II	Sep 24, 2025
Statistical Analyst	Chicago, IL	$95,036	$62,150	I	Sep 24, 2025
Postdoctoral Scholar	Chicago, IL	$74,088	$56,368	I	Sep 24, 2025
Assistant Professor	Evanston, IL	$188,238	$73,760	I	Sep 24, 2025
Research Associate	Chicago, IL	$72,960	$58,926	I	Sep 24, 2025
Postdoctoral Scholar	Chicago, IL	$66,492	$63,960	I	Sep 24, 2025
Research Associate	Chicago, IL	$63,960	$63,960	I	Sep 24, 2025
Research Assistant Professor	Chicago, IL	$75,000	$63,960	I	Sep 24, 2025
Research Assistant Professor	Evanston, IL	$127,500	$114,462	III	Sep 22, 2025
Postdoctoral Scholar	Evanston, IL	$61,008	$57,117	I	Sep 19, 2025
Postdoctoral Scholar	Chicago, IL	$827,568	$63,960	I	Sep 18, 2025
Postdoctoral Scholar	Evanston, IL	$78,000	$56,618	I	Sep 18, 2025
Research Data Analyst	Chicago, IL	$78,454	$58,157	I	Sep 17, 2025
Postdoctoral Scholar	Evanston, IL	$61,008	$57,117	I	Sep 17, 2025
Research Engineer 2	Chicago, IL	$90,183	$71,032	II	Sep 16, 2025
Postdoctoral Scholar	Chicago, IL	$63,960	$63,960	I	Sep 16, 2025
Postdoctoral Scholar	Chicago, IL	$84,999	$63,960	I	Sep 10, 2025
Research Assistant Professor	Chicago, IL	$86,108	$59,467	I	Sep 10, 2025
Postdoctoral Scholar	Chicago, IL	$65,640	$63,960	I	Sep 10, 2025
Postdoctoral Scholar	Chicago, IL	$63,000	$58,926	I	Sep 10, 2025
Research Assistant Professor	Chicago, IL	$92,000	$70,054	III	Sep 9, 2025
Lead Economist	Evanston, IL	$115,000	$71,843	II	Sep 8, 2025
Project Coordinator	Atlanta, GA	$60,000	$27,602	I	Sep 8, 2025

Wages shown are base salary as filed with the Department of Labor. They exclude bonuses, equity and other compensation, so total pay at Northwestern University is typically higher than the figures above.