Visa Wage Index

Northwestern University: Molecular and Cellular Biologists

Northwestern University made 28 filings for this role, covering 28 positions, and across them committed to pay at least a median of $72,761 a year. 28 of the 28 state a minimum and no maximum, so that median is a median of floors.

By place and level

WhereLevelWage yearFilingsPositions LowestMedianHighestPrevailing
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN Level I 2025-26 12 12 $60,000 $65,691 $87,448 $58,926
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN Level III 2025-26 6 6 $70,054 $72,761 $82,000 $70,054
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN Level II 2025-26 2 2 $81,433 $81,917 $82,400 $64,501
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN Level I 2024-25 1 1 $63,000 $63,000 $63,000 $48,630
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN Level III 2024-25 1 1 $140,000 $140,000 $140,000 $58,510
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN Level III 2023-24 3 3 $62,546 $62,546 $75,000 $62,546
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN Level I 2022-23 2 2 $59,883 $59,883 $59,883 $59,883
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN Level II 2022-23 1 1 $78,000 $78,000 $78,000 $66,893

Each row is one wage level in one metro for one library year, because those are the things that make two filings comparable. The prevailing figure is for the year the filing itself cited.

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Source: Office of Foreign Labor Certification disclosure data, US Department of Labor (public domain). Figures are what this employer filed, not what it paid.