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Postdoctoral Research Associate salary in Illinois

A real-employer view of Postdoctoral Research 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 5, 2026
Real disclosed salaries

Postdoctoral Research 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 — entry5$63,960

Top employers filing for this role

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

EmployerMost-filed titleFilingsMedian
University of Illinois ChicagoPostdoctoral Research Associate6$63,960

Recent sample filings

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

  • Postdoctoral Research Associate at University of Illinois Chicago
    $63,960
    ChicagoDecided Nov 4, 2025I-200-25268-334005
  • Postdoctoral Research Associate at University of Illinois Chicago
    $63,960
    ChicagoWage Level IDecided Sep 8, 2025I-200-25241-276076
  • Postdoctoral Research Associate at University of Illinois Chicago
    $64,356
    ChicagoWage Level IDecided Jul 15, 2025I-200-25189-158103
  • Postdoctoral Research Associate at University of Illinois Chicago
    $64,356
    ChicagoWage Level IDecided Jul 3, 2025I-200-25177-130602
  • Postdoctoral Research Associate at University of Illinois Chicago
    $63,430
    ChicagoWage Level IDecided Nov 21, 2024I-200-24319-476512
  • Postdoctoral Research Associate at University of Illinois Chicago
    $61,008
    ChicagoWage Level IDecided Oct 4, 2024I-200-24271-370141

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 Only certified filings are shown — denied and withdrawn cases are excluded.