How much does Northwestern University pay?

Northwestern University has a median filed salary of $60,000 across 2,896 DOL filings, ranging from $48,192 to $77,000.

Does Northwestern University pay above market?

Northwestern University pays approximately 44.9% relative to the DOL prevailing wage floor for its filed positions.

What jobs does Northwestern University sponsor?

Northwestern University files most often for: Biochemists and Biophysicists, 19-1042.00, Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists, 19-1021.00, Materials Scientists.

Where does Northwestern University hire?

Northwestern University files most DOL cases in: Illinois (2,226 filings), Florida (3 filings), Georgia (2 filings), Massachusetts (2 filings), California (1 filings).

Northwestern University Business Teachers, Postsecondary Salary - DOL Verified Data

IL Approval Rate 77.2% · most recent FY 2025

Median Salary

$190,000

Certified filings

DOL Filings

Certified: 2,235

Unique Job Titles

190

SOC occupations

Approval Rate

77.2%

Certified vs filed

Salary Range

Based on 62 certified filings

DOL-Filed Salary Range

$64,100$173,000$190,000$201,700$241,000

Prevailing Wage Premium - a TruthWage exclusive

+480.0%

Northwestern University pays 480.0% above the DOL minimum wage floor for its filed positions.

The prevailing wage is the minimum salary DOL sets as the floor for this occupation and location. A positive premium means the employer pays above that floor. Source: DOL LCA filings.

Salary Trend

FY2012 - FY2025

Salaries by Job Title

50 occupations with DOL-filed salary data

Job Title	Filings	Median Salary	vs Market	Salary Range
Biochemists and Biophysicists	503	$47,484	-54.2%	$43,260$43,260$47,484$53,183$53,183
19-1042.00	258	$63,852	N/A	$57,456$57,456$63,852$71,004$71,004
Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists	220	$48,500	-51.8%	$44,491$44,491$48,500$54,000$54,000
19-1021.00	176	$60,780	N/A	$53,760$53,760$60,780$70,000$70,000
Materials Scientists	136	$49,000	-53%	$45,000$45,000$49,000$61,173$61,173
Chemists	100	$47,476	-43.6%	$42,500$42,500$47,476$49,500$49,500
19-2031.00	66	$63,376	N/A	$53,500$53,500$63,376$74,100$74,100
Business Teachers, Postsecondary	62	$190,000	+95.3%	$173,000$173,000$190,000$201,700$201,700
Biological Technicians	61	$41,175	-20.8%	$36,811$36,811$41,175$45,316$45,316
19-2032.00	58	$64,829	N/A	$61,100$61,100$64,829$96,138$96,138
19-1029.01	46	$70,000	N/A	$60,000$60,000$70,000$86,000$86,000
Mathematical Science Teachers, Postsecondary	45	$66,230	-16.5%	$58,000$58,000$66,230$97,129$97,129
15-2041.00	44	$75,000	N/A	$70,000$70,000$75,000$85,339$85,339
15-1034	40	$82,165	N/A	$73,489$73,489$82,165$89,687$89,687
Statisticians	38	$60,986	-41%	$53,556$53,556$60,986$67,121$67,121
Foreign Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary	38	$56,800	-26.2%	$50,000$50,000$56,800$66,275$66,275
Economics Teachers, Postsecondary	35	$170,000	+41.7%	$150,000$150,000$170,000$190,000$190,000
Bioengineers and Biomedical Engineers	34	$50,000	-53.3%	$46,125$46,125$50,000$64,126$64,126
25-1124.00	32	$65,000	N/A	$57,368$57,368$65,000$70,000$70,000
15-1035	30	$77,656	N/A	$65,000$65,000$77,656$84,592$84,592
Physicists	30	$55,000	-66.9%	$50,003$50,003$55,000$59,200$59,200
25-1032.00	28	$116,494	N/A	$93,825$93,825$116,494$135,000$135,000
25-1011.00	27	$228,250	N/A	$221,000$221,000$228,250$245,820$245,820
Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary	27	$88,922	-16.2%	$66,000$66,000$88,922$110,000$110,000
17-2031.00	23	$73,923	N/A	$57,000$57,000$73,923$85,000$85,000
Biological Scientists, All Other	23	$51,677	-44.6%	$41,412$41,412$51,677$58,000$58,000
19-2012.00	23	$61,305	N/A	$58,000$58,000$61,305$63,852$63,852
25-1022.00	23	$93,550	N/A	$69,249$69,249$93,550$113,000$113,000
19-1029.02	22	$70,000	N/A	$68,000$68,000$70,000$82,000$82,000
19-4061.00	18	$52,572	N/A	$41,850$41,850$52,572$62,722$62,722
25-1063.00	18	$218,500	N/A	$175,000$175,000$218,500$255,000$255,000
Social Science Research Assistants	15	$52,248	-10%	$39,150$39,150$52,248$60,000$60,000
15-1132	14	$84,285	N/A	$78,154$78,154$84,285$100,381$100,381
Chemical Engineers	14	$40,100	-67.1%	$40,000$40,000$40,100$47,476$47,476
19-4021.00	14	$51,657	N/A	$39,463$39,463$51,657$64,728$64,728
Communications Teachers, Postsecondary	14	$77,000	-1%	$51,500$51,500$77,000$80,000$80,000
Compliance Officers	13	$65,774	-16.1%	$53,765$53,765$65,774$77,657$77,657
15-1111	13	$69,458	N/A	$58,011$58,011$69,458$103,529$103,529
15-2051.00	13	$70,867	N/A	$65,000$65,000$70,867$85,010$85,010
Sociologists	13	$72,572	-28.6%	$59,000$59,000$72,572$84,475$84,475
15-1036	12	$70,000	N/A	$69,969$69,969$70,000$89,500$89,500
Area, Ethnic, and Cultural Studies Teachers, Postsecondary	12	$66,000	-21.7%	$56,000$56,000$66,000$67,326$67,326
Economists	11	$150,000	+29.9%	$88,500$88,500$150,000$154,500$154,500
19-3011.00	11	$70,000	N/A	$70,000$70,000$70,000$114,996$114,996
Materials Engineers	10	$48,000	-55.7%	$47,476$47,476$48,000$68,640$68,640
Political Science Teachers, Postsecondary	10	$75,500	-20.3%	$55,000$55,000$75,500$80,000$80,000
11-9121.01	9	$68,182	N/A	$66,768$66,768$68,182$80,080$80,080
19-2011.00	9	$73,868	N/A	$73,000$73,000$73,868$78,936$78,936
25-1122.00	9	$112,082	N/A	$87,000$87,000$112,082$130,000$130,000
Accountants and Auditors	8	$51,584	-36.9%	$50,315$50,315$51,584$62,358$62,358

Individual DOL Filings for Business Teachers, Postsecondary at Northwestern University

Date	Salary	Prevailing Wage	Level	Location	Education	Status	Source
Apr 2022	$201,700	$40,830	-	Evanston IL	Other	Certified	PERM
Oct 2021	$120,000	$40,830	-	Evanston IL	Doctorate	Certified-Expired	PERM
Dec 2020	$225,000	$38,770	-	Evanston IL	Doctorate	Certified-Expired	PERM
Aug 2020	$199,000	$38,770	-	Evanston IL	Other	Certified	PERM
Jul 2020	$199,000	$38,770	-	Evanston IL	Other	Certified	PERM
Mar 2020	$225,000	$38,770	-	Evanston IL	Doctorate	Denied	PERM
Nov 2019	$241,000	$38,770	-	Evanston IL	Doctorate	Certified-Expired	PERM
Sep 2019	$199,000	$38,770	-	Evanston IL	N/A	Certified	LCA
Jul 2019	$199,000	$40,870	-	Evanston IL	Other	Certified	PERM
Jul 2019	$199,000	$40,870	-	Evanston IL	N/A	Certified	LCA
May 2019	$186,000	$40,870	-	Evanston IL	Doctorate	Certified	PERM
May 2019	$210,000	$40,870	-	Evanston IL	Doctorate	Certified	PERM
Feb 2019	$199,000	$40,870	-	Evanston IL	N/A	Certified	LCA
Jan 2019	$227,480	$40,870	-	Evanston IL	N/A	Certified	LCA
Oct 2018	$190,000	$40,870	-	EVANSTON IL	N/A	Certified	LCA
Oct 2018	$241,000	$40,870	-	EVANSTON IL	N/A	Certified	LCA
Sep 2018	$225,000	$40,870	-	EVANSTON IL	N/A	Certified	LCA
Jul 2018	$186,000	$40,870	-	EVANSTON IL	N/A	Certified	LCA
Jun 2018	$210,000	$47,110	-	EVANSTON IL	N/A	Certified	LCA
Sep 2017	$218,000	$48,870	-	Evanston IL	Other	Certified	PERM
Jul 2017	$188,000	$47,110	-	EVANSTON IL	N/A	Certified	LCA
Jun 2017	$175,000	$48,870	-	Evanston IL	Doctorate	Certified	PERM
Jun 2017	$216,000	$48,870	-	Evanston IL	Other	Certified	PERM
Jun 2017	$175,000	$48,870	-	Chicago IL	Other	Certified	PERM
May 2017	$190,000	$48,870	-	EVANSTON IL	N/A	Certified	LCA
Feb 2017	$218,000	$48,870	-	EVANSTON IL	N/A	Certified	LCA
Feb 2017	$176,299	$48,870	-	EVANSTON IL	N/A	Certified	LCA
Jan 2017	$173,000	$48,870	-	EVANSTON IL	N/A	Certified	LCA
Dec 2016	$173,000	$48,870	-	EVANSTON IL	N/A	Certified	LCA
Dec 2016	$173,000	$48,870	-	EVANSTON IL	N/A	Denied	LCA
Jun 2016	$216,000	$23,740	-	EVANSTON IL	N/A	Certified	LCA
Jun 2016	$175,000	$23,740	-	EVANSTON IL	N/A	Certified	LCA
Jun 2016	$175,000	$23,740	-	EVANSTON IL	N/A	Certified	LCA
Jun 2016	$172,000	$29,010	-	Evanston IL	Doctorate	Certified	PERM
Jun 2016	$175,000	$23,740	-	EVANSTON IL	N/A	Certified	LCA
May 2016	$210,000	$23,740	-	EVANSTON IL	N/A	Certified	LCA
Nov 2015	$87,190	$24,450	-	Evanston IL	Other	Certified-Expired	PERM
Oct 2015	$84,780	$24,450	-	Evanston IL	Doctorate	Certified-Expired	PERM
Oct 2015	$77,646	$23,733	-	EVANSTON IL	N/A	Certified	LCA
May 2015	$165,000	$24,450	-	Evanston IL	Doctorate	Certified	PERM
Sep 2014	$208,000	$24,450	-	EVANSTON IL	N/A	Certified	LCA
Jul 2014	$74,672	$24,440	-	EVANSTON IL	N/A	Certified	LCA
Apr 2014	$165,000	$24,270	-	EVANSTON IL	N/A	Certified	LCA
Sep 2013	$162,000	$24,270	-	EVANSTON IL	N/A	Certified	LCA
May 2013	$200,000	$32,760	-	EVANSTON IL	N/A	Certified	LCA
May 2013	$200,000	$32,760	-	EVANSTON IL	N/A	Denied	LCA
May 2013	$64,100	$32,760	-	EVANSTON IL	N/A	Certified	LCA
Aug 2012	$100,000	$32,760	-	EVANSTON IL	N/A	Certified	LCA
Jul 2012	$100,000	$32,760	-	EVANSTON IL	N/A	Certified	LCA
May 2012	$200,000	$30,770	-	EVANSTON IL	N/A	Certified	LCA
May 2012	$66,664	$30,763	-	EVANSTON IL	N/A	Certified	LCA
May 2012	$200,000	$30,770	-	EVANSTON IL	N/A	Certified	LCA
Mar 2012	$166,000	$30,770	-	EVANSTON IL	N/A	Certified	LCA
Oct 2011	$190,000	$30,770	-	EVANSTON IL	N/A	Certified	LCA

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Source: US Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification (OFLC) public disclosure files (PERM Form ETA-9089 and LCA Form ETA-9035), and US Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS). Salary figures represent employer filings and government survey estimates, not individual worker pay.

Data covers DOL filings from 2011 to 2025.

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