University of Illinois H-1B salaries

University of Illinois filed 606 certified H-1B applications between Jan 2023 and Jun 2026. Half of them paid more than $80,000 a year.

Median salary offered: $80,000
Middle half earn: $62,840 to $104,823
Top 10% earn over: $139,356
Certified filings: 606

Every filing

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Pay by job title

Job title	Filings	Median	Middle half
Assistant Professor	163	$112,500	$87,522 – $139,585
Postdoctoral Research Associate	111	$59,322	$56,000 – $64,952
Research Scientist	41	$75,000	$66,000 – $85,987
Teaching Assistant Professor	30	$105,000	$80,865 – $126,500
Instructor	17	$57,000	$55,000 – $74,000
Lecturer	14	$65,000	$60,250 – $78,342
Veterinary Resident	14	$45,000	$39,257 – $45,000
Clinical Assistant Professor	11	$145,000	$108,266 – $146,000
Visiting Research Scientist	11	$63,000	$60,000 – $66,730
Research Software Engineer	10	$85,712	$82,000 – $91,454
Research Assistant Professor	7	$93,290	$89,597 – $116,645
Scientific Specialist	7	$67,762	$65,588 – $69,420
Associate Professor	7	$115,000	$96,412 – $126,226
Research Engineer	6	$92,677	$88,799 – $94,633
Visiting Research Specialist	5	$53,000	$45,000 – $56,722
Visiting Scholar	5	$66,000	$64,300 – $66,893
Senior Scientific Specialist	5	$68,651	$66,963 – $71,000
Research Specialist	5	$66,427	$61,942 – $72,155
Data Analyst	4	$87,999	$85,728 – $91,649
Senior Research Scientist	4	$99,600	$99,200 – $100,000
Synchronous Course Facilitator	4	$55,463	$51,500 – $58,926
Assistant Research Scientist	4	$73,500	$66,500 – $81,114
Clinical Counselor	4	$80,000	$80,000 – $80,420
Professor	3	$151,167	$140,584 – $160,584
Senior Research Specialist	3	$86,022	$67,122 – $86,022
Senior Lecturer	3	$76,967	$70,984 – $77,984
Senior Research Engineer	3	$90,230	$90,230 – $90,681
Teaching Associate Professor	3	$114,511	$109,756 – $121,362
Visiting Senior Scientific Specialist	3	$75,000	$72,500 – $75,000
Research UIX Designer	3	$85,490	$84,245 – $85,905
Construction Project Manager	3	$98,910	$95,059 – $98,910
Visiting Scientific Specialist	2	$54,000	$49,000 – $59,000
Senior Research Software Engineer	2	$108,076	$107,846 – $108,305
Research Program Manager	2	$76,500	$75,750 – $77,250
Research Specialist, Cytometry and Microscopy to Omics	2	$61,812	$61,812 – $61,812
Scientific Software Programmer	2	$102,000	$102,000 – $102,000
Research Programmer	2	$69,314	$68,572 – $70,057
Sustainable Transportation Assistant	2	$66,830	$66,830 – $66,830
Assistant Course Manager	2	$55,963	$54,482 – $57,444
Visiting Assistant Professor	2	$70,000	$65,000 – $75,000
Research Data Specialist	2	$76,548	$76,358 – $76,739
Chinese Studies Librarian, Assistant Professor	2	$72,766	$70,133 – $75,399
Biofoundry User Program Manager	2	$85,750	$84,625 – $86,875
Instructional Designer	2	$62,306	$62,059 – $62,554
CTF Transformation Pipeline Manager	2	$64,873	$64,873 – $64,873
Associate Graphics and Motion Designer	1	$59,590	$59,590 – $59,590
NMR Spectroscopist	1	$85,280	$85,280 – $85,280
Linguistics Data Analytics Manager	1	$64,938	$64,938 – $64,938
Lead Research Software Engineer	1	$86,000	$86,000 – $86,000
JL Doob Research Assistant Professor	1	$54,080	$54,080 – $54,080

Where they work

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

City	Filings	Median	Middle half
Urbana, IL	419	$76,385	$60,000 – $96,302
Champaign, IL	165	$92,164	$71,000 – $128,012
Chicago, IL	4	$75,097	$61,982 – $87,896
Springfield, IL	2	$76,548	$76,358 – $76,739
Rantoul, IL	2	$80,780	$68,670 – $92,890
Odenton, MD	2	$55,550	$55,275 – $55,825
Bloomington, IL	1	$86,022	$86,022 – $86,022
Auburn, IL	1	$32,243	$32,243 – $32,243
Cambridge, MA	1	$70,600	$70,600 – $70,600
Cincinnati, OH	1	$95,786	$95,786 – $95,786
Las Vegas, NV	1	$70,000	$70,000 – $70,000
Houston, TX	1	$65,395	$65,395 – $65,395
Durham, NC	1	$102,000	$102,000 – $102,000
Contra Costa, CA	1	$88,816	$88,816 – $88,816
Plainfield, IN	1	$63,024	$63,024 – $63,024
Lynnwood, WA	1	$84,344	$84,344 – $84,344
Seattle, WA	1	$63,149	$63,149 – $63,149
San Jose, CA	1	$90,270	$90,270 – $90,270

By year

Year filed	Filings	Median
2023	96	$70,400
2024	224	$80,000
2025	168	$80,800
2026	118	$85,719

By experience level

Wage level	Filings	Median
Level I	304	$76,084
Level II	102	$100,789
Level III	43	$80,000
Level IV	24	$96,306

Levels I to IV are the Labor Department's experience bands, from entry level (I) to fully competent (IV).