The University of Chicago H-1B salaries

The University of Chicago filed 788 certified H-1B applications between Jan 2023 and Jun 2026. Half of them paid more than $78,983 a year. The typical offer was 23% above the prevailing wage, the minimum the law sets for the job and place.

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Median salary offered: $78,983
Middle half earn: $65,515 to $100,000
Top 10% earn over: $150,000
Certified filings: 788

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Pay by job title

Job title	Filings	Median	vs US	Middle half
Postdoctoral Scholar	195	$64,356	−7%	$61,008 – $70,000
Assistant Professor	85	$150,000	+38%	$100,000 – $210,000
Staff Scientist	50	$76,986	−1%	$71,181 – $84,594
Research Professional	23	$70,000	+1%	$66,250 – $84,016
Assistant Instructional Professor	22	$69,984	–	$69,968 – $86,724
L.E. Dickson Instructor	16	$63,243	–	$58,708 – $66,507
Research Analyst	15	$68,000	−32%	$59,661 – $77,461
Associate Instructional Professor	12	$78,218	–	$74,086 – $96,373
Clinical Associate	11	$218,166	+24%	$193,746 – $246,638
Clinical Research Coordinator 2	10	$67,932	–	$65,500 – $68,420
Research Scientist	9	$84,872	−45%	$84,048 – $89,735
William H Kruskal Instructor	8	$85,288	–	$82,497 – $89,260
Research Assistant Professor	7	$110,000	+29%	$100,500 – $112,500
Bioinformatician	7	$87,976	0%	$87,772 – $89,756
Senior Software Engineer	6	$110,046	−25%	$96,249 – $140,944
Analytics Manager	6	$104,000	−17%	$90,334 – $104,000
Senior Research Technician	6	$64,316	+7%	$63,111 – $64,995
Data Science Analyst	5	$72,471	−40%	$67,538 – $73,920
Research Scientist (Schmidt Postdoctoral Fellow)	5	$84,872	–	$84,872 – $87,418
Postdoctoral Scholar (Postdoctoral Researcher)	5	$60,000	–	$57,990 – $61,572
Associate Professor	5	$161,538	+27%	$160,000 – $300,000
Research Specialist	4	$54,176	−20%	$49,525 – $62,194
Senior DevOps Engineer	4	$103,172	−23%	$100,000 – $113,656
Collegiate Assistant Professor	3	$86,700	−4%	$84,636 – $86,700
Computational Scientist- HPC	3	$102,000	–	$82,054 – $102,000
Pathways to Independence Instructor	3	$85,933	–	$82,966 – $87,966
Lead Platform Engineer	3	$174,304	+18%	$156,171 – $177,782
Research Associate Professor	3	$100,000	−6%	$91,410 – $110,000
Research Professional, Analyst	3	$66,492	–	$66,492 – $70,666
Research Associate	3	$111,384	+57%	$86,196 – $123,192
Research Manager	3	$70,526	−22%	$69,032 – $72,289
Project Manager	3	$77,210	−25%	$77,210 – $98,634
Research Technician	3	$50,606	+3%	$47,798 – $53,303
Senior Data Engineer	3	$120,000	−13%	$120,000 – $122,820
Software Engineer	3	$90,000	−35%	$85,000 – $106,298
Research Director	3	$156,000	+30%	$120,141 – $158,730
Principal Software Engineer	2	$145,692	−12%	$128,996 – $162,388
Research Analyst II	2	$63,000	−10%	$63,000 – $63,000
Postdoctoral Researcher at the Rank of Instructor	2	$66,500	–	$65,750 – $67,250
Research Professional Specialist	2	$91,576	–	$84,865 – $98,288
Project Manager, Algorithm	2	$93,000	–	$93,000 – $93,000
Preceptor in Data Science	2	$80,000	–	$80,000 – $80,000
Professor	2	$231,192	+25%	$182,248 – $280,137
Senior Software Engineer in Test	2	$111,001	−16%	$111,001 – $111,001
Data Analyst	2	$69,500	−21%	$66,750 – $72,250
Chemical Safety Officer	2	$71,348	–	$65,522 – $77,174
Director of Bioinformatics	2	$170,000	–	$170,000 – $170,000
AI in Science Schmidt Postdoctoral Fellow/Research Associate	2	$81,200	–	$80,600 – $81,800
Instructional Professor	2	$83,628	–	$82,708 – $84,549
Data Scientist	2	$91,000	−23%	$89,000 – $93,000

Where they work

Bigger dots mean more filings; darker blue means higher pay.

City	Filings	Median	Middle half
Chicago, IL	754	$77,911	$65,000 – $97,530
Lemont, IL	7	$70,000	$59,315 – $75,374
San Diego, CA	3	$90,174	$89,074 – $93,698
Argyle, TX	2	$122,820	$121,410 – $124,229
Washington, DC	2	$86,073	$70,536 – $101,610
Canfield, OH	1	$145,656	$145,656 – $145,656
Aurora, IL	1	$112,299	$112,299 – $112,299
Burr Ridge, IL	1	$89,336	$89,336 – $89,336
Brooklyn, NY	1	$87,569	$87,569 – $87,569
Dawsonville, GA	1	$115,453	$115,453 – $115,453
Cumming, GA	1	$118,450	$118,450 – $118,450
Chicagoi, IL	1	$61,008	$61,008 – $61,008
Durham, NC	1	$105,000	$105,000 – $105,000
Los Angeles, CA	1	$104,000	$104,000 – $104,000
New York, NY	1	$80,333	$80,333 – $80,333
Glenview, IL	1	$97,356	$97,356 – $97,356
Longview, TX	1	$85,000	$85,000 – $85,000
Palatine, IL	1	$117,270	$117,270 – $117,270
Oswego, IL	1	$119,938	$119,938 – $119,938
Royersford, PA	1	$126,000	$126,000 – $126,000

By year

Year filed	Filings	Median
2023	88	$67,725
2024	297	$75,000
2025	272	$80,000
2026	131	$85,000

By experience level

Wage level	Filings	Median
Level I	360	$67,681
Level II	232	$84,978
Level III	81	$93,000
Level IV	70	$119,194