Research Assistant Professor salary at Northwestern University

Based on 38 certified work-visa filings, the median filed wage is $88,191. That is 4% above the $85,000 median across all employers filing this title.

Median: $88,191
25th pct: $80,000
75th pct: $100,075
90th pct: $113,000
Filings: 38

How Northwestern University compares

Other employers filing Research Assistant Professor

Employers filing Research Assistant Professor, compared with Northwestern University
Employer	Filings	Median	vs. this page
Northwestern University	38	$88,191	—
University of Pittsburgh	24	$80,000	-9%
Board of Regents of the University of Nebraska	14	$79,437	-10%
The University of Virginia	13	$90,000	+2%
University of Florida	13	$78,540	-11%
Clemson University	13	$76,648	-13%
The University of Tennessee	11	$102,000	+16%
Washington State University	10	$85,000	-4%
Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania	9	$110,000	+25%
Texas A&M University	9	$90,000	+2%
Vanderbilt University	9	$84,028	-5%
University of Utah	8	$107,500	+22%
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill	8	$105,675	+20%
The Ohio State University	8	$105,000	+19%
University of Washington	7	$123,756	+40%
University of Michigan	7	$79,706	-10%
University of Houston	7	$72,000	-18%
University of Rochester	7	$60,000	-32%
University of Illinois	6	$91,645	+4%
University of Miami	5	$120,000	+36%
Trustees of Boston University	5	$97,000	+10%
Iowa State University of Science and Technology	5	$87,924	-0%
University of New Mexico	5	$80,000	-9%
Washington University	5	$75,000	-15%
Florida International University	5	$74,685	-15%

Individual filings

Certified determinations for this role

Certified Research Assistant Professor filings at Northwestern University
Location	Wage	Prevailing	Level	Visa	Decided
Chicago, IL	$75,000	$63,960	I	H-1B	Sep 24, 2025
Evanston, IL	$127,500	$114,462	III	H-1B	Sep 22, 2025
Chicago, IL	$86,108	$59,467	I	H-1B	Sep 10, 2025
Chicago, IL	$92,000	$70,054	III	H-1B	Sep 9, 2025
Chicago, IL	$80,392	$80,392	II	H-1B	Sep 2, 2025
Evanston, IL	$86,382	$86,382	III	H-1B	Aug 28, 2025
Chicago, IL	$80,205	$80,205	III	H-1B	Aug 25, 2025
Evanston, IL	$72,000	$70,054	III	H-1B	Aug 25, 2025
Chicago, IL	$102,000	$80,142	II	H-1B	Jul 30, 2025
Chicago, IL	$105,060	$85,779	III	H-1B	Jul 30, 2025
Chicago, IL	$90,000	$69,888	II	H-1B	Jun 25, 2025
Evanston, IL	$80,000	$58,510	III	H-1B	Jun 17, 2025
Chicago, IL	$110,000	$56,368	I	H-1B	Jun 10, 2025
Chicago, IL	$110,000	$56,368	I	H-1B	Jun 10, 2025
Chicago, IL	$100,000	$56,368	I	H-1B	Jun 3, 2025
Chicago, IL	$81,000	$56,368	I	H-1B	May 8, 2025
Chicago, IL	$80,726	$60,590	II	H-1B	Apr 23, 2025
Chicago, IL	$80,000	$50,149	I	H-1B	Apr 14, 2025
Evanston, IL	$77,250	$72,301	II	H-1B	Apr 2, 2025
Chicago, IL	$98,004	$56,368	I	H-1B	Mar 25, 2025
Evanston, IL	$100,000	$72,301	II	H-1B	Mar 18, 2025
Chicago, IL	$120,000	$56,368	I	H-1B	Mar 11, 2025
Chicago, IL	$74,088	$56,368	I	H-1B	Feb 25, 2025
Chicago, IL	$94,719	$69,888	II	H-1B	Feb 19, 2025
Chicago, IL	$90,000	$50,149	I	H-1B	Jan 28, 2025

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