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Postdoctoral Associate salary in Illinois

A real-employer view of Postdoctoral Associate pay, clustered from DOL OFLC certified filings. Variants like Senior, Lead, and II/III titles fold into this cluster — the wage range below reflects all of them.

Adrian Serafin, founder and editor of RateOrchardBy Adrian SerafinFounderUpdated May 4, 2026
Real disclosed salaries

Postdoctoral Associate in Illinois: actual employer-disclosed pay

Public records from 6 certified H-1B Labor Condition Applications filed with the U.S. Department of Labor. Median offered wage: $63,960. Every figure below is an actual offered salary an employer attested to under federal law.

By DOL wage level

DOL classifies every offer into one of four wage levels based on the role's experience and skill requirements.

LevelFilingsMedian offer
Level I — entry4$60,164

Top employers filing for this role

Companies with the most certified filings for Postdoctoral Associate in Illinois. Median offer is across all of that employer's filings.

EmployerMost-filed titleFilingsMedian
Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of ChicagoPostdoctoral Associate5$63,960
Northwestern UniversityPostdoctoral Associate1$85,000

Recent sample filings

A snapshot of recent certified offers. Each line is a real, public, verifiable record.

  • Postdoctoral Associate at Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago
    $63,960
    ChicagoDecided Dec 3, 2025I-200-25329-436563
  • Postdoctoral Associate at Northwestern University
    $85,000
    EvanstonWage Level IDecided Mar 7, 2025I-200-25059-735042
  • Postdoctoral Associate at Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago
    $63,960
    ChicagoDecided Nov 14, 2025I-200-25309-377960
  • Postdoctoral Associate at Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago
    $63,960
    ChicagoWage Level IDecided Aug 28, 2025I-200-25233-259873
  • Postdoctoral Associate at Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago
    $56,368
    ChicagoWage Level IDecided May 6, 2025I-200-25119-918132
  • Postdoctoral Associate at Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago
    $56,368
    ChicagoWage Level IDecided Feb 24, 2025I-200-25048-699845

Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification. Disclosed wages reflect what employers attested to pay; actual paid wages may differ. Only certified filings are shown — denied and withdrawn cases are excluded.