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Research Assistant Professor salary in Illinois

A real-employer view of Research Assistant Professor 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

Research Assistant Professor in Illinois: actual employer-disclosed pay

Public records from 24 certified H-1B Labor Condition Applications filed with the U.S. Department of Labor. Median offered wage: $80,196. 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 — entry13$81,000
Level II — qualified7$80,000

Top employers filing for this role

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

EmployerMost-filed titleFilingsMedian
Northwestern UniversityResearch Assistant Professor16$85,500
Lurie Children's Medical Group, Inc.Research Assistant Professor4$76,960
University of Illinois ChicagoResearch Assistant Professor3$67,000
Loyola University ChicagoResearch Assistant Professor1$80,000

Recent sample filings

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

  • Research Assistant Professor at University of Illinois Chicago
    $63,960
    ChicagoDecided Nov 14, 2025I-200-25310-384377
  • Research Assistant Professor at Lurie Children's Medical Group, Inc.
    $100,000
    ChicagoDecided Nov 14, 2025I-203-25308-373032
  • Research Assistant Professor at Northwestern University
    $75,000
    ChicagoDecided Nov 14, 2025I-200-25308-369122
  • Research Assistant Professor at Loyola University Chicago
    $80,000
    MaywoodWage Level IIDecided Jan 21, 2025I-200-25013-615375
  • Research Assistant Professor at University of Illinois Chicago
    $72,828
    ChicagoWage Level IDecided Jan 21, 2025I-200-25013-613998
  • Research Assistant Professor at Northwestern University
    $100,101
    ChicagoWage Level IDecided Nov 27, 2024I-200-24326-489845
  • Research Assistant Professor at Northwestern University
    $75,000
    ChicagoWage Level IDecided Nov 13, 2024I-200-24310-454977
  • Research Assistant Professor at Northwestern University
    $79,000
    ChicagoWage Level IDecided Nov 1, 2024I-200-24299-433128

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.