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188 labor condition applications for the job title Research Associate at Northwestern University. Median offered base salary $69,465; middle half $65,529–$73,986.

Applications (LCAs)188
Median offered salary$69,465
Middle half of salaries$65,529–$73,986
10th–90th percentile$61,428–$79,646

By fiscal year

Fiscal yearLCAsMedian salary
FY202330$65,557
FY202437$68,000
FY202548$68,982
FY202659$70,054

Applications

Base salaryLocationSubmittedStart dateStatus
$66,492
Level I		Chicago, ILJun 17, 2026Aug 1, 2026Certified
$72,000
Level II		Chicago, ILJun 16, 2026Aug 3, 2026Certified
$72,000
Level I		Chicago, ILJun 12, 2026Aug 3, 2026Withdrawn
$69,930
Level I		Evanston, ILJun 10, 2026Jul 1, 2026Certified
$69,930
Level III		Evanston, ILJun 5, 2026Jul 1, 2026Certified, then withdrawn
$66,492
Level I		Chicago, ILJun 3, 2026Aug 16, 2026Certified
$71,000
Level I		Chicago, ILJun 1, 2026Jul 1, 2026Certified
$66,492
Level I		Chicago, ILMay 19, 2026Oct 8, 2026Certified
$70,000
Level I		Chicago, ILMay 15, 2026Jul 18, 2026Certified
$79,000
Level I		Evanston, ILMay 13, 2026Sep 1, 2026Certified
$66,492
Level I		Chicago, ILMay 13, 2026Sep 1, 2026Certified, then withdrawn
$75,570
Level I		Chicago, ILMay 12, 2026Aug 15, 2026Certified
$114,462
Level III		Evanston, ILMay 11, 2026Sep 1, 2026Certified
$70,344
Level I		Evanston, ILMay 7, 2026Sep 1, 2026Certified
$66,240
Level I		Evanston, ILMay 6, 2026Jul 1, 2026Certified
$72,100
Level I		Chicago, ILMay 5, 2026Oct 1, 2026Certified
$83,366
E-3 · Level III		Chicago, ILMay 2, 2026Jul 15, 2026Certified
$79,019
Level III		Evanston, ILApr 29, 2026Jul 1, 2026Certified
$71,748
Level I		Chicago, ILApr 21, 2026Jul 1, 2026Certified
$78,000
Level I		Evanston, ILApr 21, 2026Oct 1, 2026Certified
$70,000
Level I		Evanston, ILApr 14, 2026Jun 20, 2026Certified
$70,000
Level I		Evanston, ILApr 13, 2026Jun 20, 2026Withdrawn
$63,960
Level I		Chicago, ILApr 7, 2026Oct 1, 2026Certified
$71,033
Level I		Chicago, ILMar 18, 2026Aug 1, 2026Certified
$79,019
Level III		Evanston, ILMar 16, 2026Jul 1, 2026Certified, then withdrawn
$64,356
Level I		Chicago, ILMar 11, 2026May 1, 2026Certified
$65,500
Level I		Evanston, ILMar 5, 2026Apr 1, 2026Certified
$70,054
Level III		Evanston, ILMar 5, 2026May 1, 2026Certified
$79,914
Level III		Evanston, ILFeb 24, 2026May 20, 2026Certified
$70,008
Level I		Chicago, ILFeb 18, 2026Apr 1, 2026Certified
$70,008
Level I		Chicago, ILFeb 18, 2026Apr 1, 2026Withdrawn
$66,492
Level I		Chicago, ILFeb 13, 2026Feb 13, 2026Certified
$66,492
Level I		Chicago, ILFeb 11, 2026May 16, 2026Certified
$72,761
Level III		Chicago, ILFeb 11, 2026Feb 11, 2026Certified, then withdrawn
$70,482
Level I		Chicago, ILFeb 10, 2026Jun 1, 2026Certified
$66,492
Level I		Chicago, ILFeb 5, 2026Feb 12, 2026Certified
$142,272
part-time · Level I		Chicago, ILJan 30, 2026Mar 1, 2026Certified
$66,492
Level I		Chicago, ILJan 28, 2026Feb 12, 2026Certified, then withdrawn
$68,694
Level I		Chicago, ILJan 28, 2026Feb 10, 2026Certified
$75,000
Level I		Evanston, ILJan 22, 2026Apr 12, 2026Certified
$61,428
Level IV		Evanston, ILJan 14, 2026Apr 1, 2026Certified
$70,482
Level I		Chicago, ILJan 14, 2026Jun 1, 2026Certified, then withdrawn
$73,678
Level III		Chicago, ILDec 18, 2025Mar 1, 2026Certified
$71,532
Level I		Chicago, ILDec 17, 2025Mar 1, 2026Certified
$72,761
Level III		Chicago, ILDec 17, 2025Mar 16, 2026Certified
$83,366
Level III		Evanston, ILDec 10, 2025Feb 1, 2026Certified
$61,008
Level I		Evanston, ILDec 10, 2025Jan 17, 2026Certified
$61,008
Level I		Evanston, ILDec 10, 2025Jan 17, 2026Withdrawn
$67,933
Level I		Evanston, ILDec 10, 2025Jan 5, 2026Certified
$83,366
Level III		Evanston, ILDec 9, 2025Feb 1, 2026Withdrawn
$67,933
Level I		Evanston, ILDec 9, 2025Jan 5, 2026Withdrawn
$83,366
Level III		Evanston, ILDec 4, 2025Mar 1, 2026Certified
$68,964
Level I		Chicago, ILNov 18, 2025Apr 1, 2026Certified
$85,000
Level I		Chicago, ILNov 11, 2025Jan 1, 2026Certified
$70,000
Level I		Chicago, ILSep 30, 2025Feb 1, 2026Certified
$66,240
Level I		Evanston, ILSep 30, 2025Jan 4, 2026Certified
$61,992
Level I		Evanston, ILSep 25, 2025Dec 1, 2025Certified
$63,960
Level I		Chicago, ILSep 17, 2025Dec 1, 2025Certified
$72,761
Level III		Chicago, ILAug 5, 2025Sep 1, 2025Certified
$63,960
Level I		Chicago, ILJul 15, 2025Sep 1, 2025Certified
$72,960
Level I		Chicago, ILJul 2, 2025Oct 1, 2025Certified, then withdrawn
$73,000
Level I		Chicago, ILJul 2, 2025Oct 1, 2025Certified
$69,000
Level I		Evanston, ILJun 25, 2025Oct 1, 2025Certified
$69,000
Level I		Evanston, ILJun 23, 2025Oct 1, 2025Withdrawn
$85,280
part-time · Level I		Evanston, ILJun 10, 2025Sep 15, 2025Certified
$82,000
Level III		Chicago, ILMay 22, 2025Jun 16, 2025Certified
$68,000
Level I		Evanston, ILMay 22, 2025Aug 1, 2025Certified
$67,933
Level III		Evanston, ILMay 12, 2025Jul 1, 2025Certified
$70,000
Level I		Chicago, ILMay 7, 2025Jun 1, 2025Certified
$70,000
Level I		Evanston, ILMay 5, 2025Jul 1, 2025Certified, then withdrawn
$61,008
Level I		Chicago, ILMay 5, 2025Sep 1, 2025Certified, then withdrawn
$68,000
Level I		Chicago, ILApr 30, 2025Sep 22, 2025Certified
$75,570
Level I		Chicago, ILApr 30, 2025Aug 15, 2025Certified
$71,532
Level I		Chicago, ILApr 22, 2025Oct 1, 2025Certified
$85,000
Level I		Chicago, ILApr 22, 2025Sep 1, 2025Certified
$66,492
Level I		Chicago, ILApr 21, 2025Oct 1, 2025Certified
$71,004
Level I		Chicago, ILApr 16, 2025Aug 1, 2025Certified
$73,225
Level I		Evanston, ILApr 3, 2025Aug 15, 2025Certified
$76,500
Level III		Evanston, ILMar 26, 2025May 9, 2025Certified, then withdrawn
$80,000
Level III		Evanston, ILMar 25, 2025Sep 1, 2025Certified
$67,000
Level I		Evanston, ILMar 13, 2025May 23, 2025Certified
$61,428
Level III		Evanston, ILMar 11, 2025Apr 1, 2025Certified
$77,868
Level II		Evanston, ILMar 11, 2025May 1, 2025Certified
$72,000
Level I		Evanston, ILMar 10, 2025Jul 1, 2025Certified
$64,834
Level III		Evanston, ILFeb 28, 2025Apr 7, 2025Certified
$61,428
Level III		Evanston, ILFeb 28, 2025Apr 1, 2025Certified, then withdrawn
$61,428
Level III		Evanston, ILFeb 28, 2025Apr 1, 2025Certified, then withdrawn
$75,000
Level I		Evanston, ILFeb 13, 2025Apr 1, 2025Certified, then withdrawn
$70,000
Level III		Evanston, ILFeb 6, 2025Mar 15, 2025Certified
$74,263
Level III		Chicago, ILJan 28, 2025Jul 1, 2025Certified
$70,000
Level I		Chicago, ILJan 7, 2025Feb 1, 2025Certified
$66,734
Level I		Chicago, ILDec 3, 2024Feb 3, 2025Certified
$68,964
Level I		Chicago, ILNov 25, 2024Mar 15, 2025Certified
$74,088
Level I		Chicago, ILNov 23, 2024Jan 1, 2025Certified
$75,172
Level I		Chicago, ILNov 20, 2024Feb 1, 2025Certified
$68,964
Level I		Chicago, ILNov 11, 2024Feb 10, 2025Certified
$71,532
Level I		Chicago, ILNov 6, 2024Feb 1, 2025Certified
$63,860
Level I		Chicago, ILOct 28, 2024Jan 1, 2025Certified, then withdrawn
$67,000
Level I		Evanston, ILOct 10, 2024Feb 15, 2025Certified
$62,687
Level I		Chicago, ILOct 10, 2024Nov 1, 2024Certified, then withdrawn
$61,008
Level III		Evanston, ILSep 26, 2024Feb 1, 2025Certified
$83,124
Level I		Chicago, ILAug 20, 2024Jan 5, 2025Certified
$75,000
Level III		Evanston, ILAug 19, 2024Nov 1, 2024Certified
$75,036
Level I		Chicago, ILAug 13, 2024Nov 1, 2024Certified
$66,000
Level I		Chicago, ILAug 8, 2024Sep 1, 2024Certified, then withdrawn
$65,000
Level III		Evanston, ILAug 7, 2024Dec 1, 2024Certified
$89,898
Level III		Chicago, ILAug 5, 2024Sep 1, 2024Certified, then withdrawn
$75,000
Level III		Evanston, ILJul 25, 2024Nov 1, 2024Certified, then withdrawn
$75,000
Level I		Evanston, ILJul 25, 2024Nov 1, 2024Withdrawn
$61,008
Level I		Chicago, ILJul 10, 2024Sep 1, 2024Certified, then withdrawn
$74,088
Level I		Chicago, ILJul 10, 2024Oct 1, 2024Certified, then withdrawn
$74,088
Level I		Chicago, ILJun 26, 2024Nov 1, 2024Certified, then withdrawn
$74,088
Level I		Chicago, ILJun 25, 2024Aug 1, 2024Certified, then withdrawn
$74,088
Level I		Chicago, ILJun 12, 2024Nov 1, 2024Certified, then withdrawn
$66,576
Level I		Chicago, ILJun 12, 2024Aug 1, 2024Certified
$61,154
Level I		Chicago, ILJun 12, 2024Sep 1, 2024Certified
$62,546
Level III		Chicago, ILJun 11, 2024Sep 1, 2024Certified, then withdrawn
$73,000
Level I		Evanston, ILJun 11, 2024Sep 1, 2024Certified
$67,933
Level III		Evanston, ILJun 11, 2024Jul 1, 2024Certified
$59,322
Level I		Chicago, ILJun 10, 2024Aug 15, 2024Certified, then withdrawn
$62,546
Level III		Chicago, ILJun 10, 2024Sep 1, 2024Certified, then withdrawn
$67,933
Level III		Evanston, ILJun 6, 2024Jun 24, 2024Certified, then withdrawn
$66,576
Level I		Chicago, ILMay 31, 2024Aug 26, 2024Certified, then withdrawn
$73,500
Level III		Evanston, ILMay 30, 2024Sep 1, 2024Certified
$73,225
Level I		Evanston, ILApr 26, 2024Sep 1, 2024Certified
$74,100
Level III		Evanston, ILApr 23, 2024Oct 1, 2024Certified
$68,604
Level III		Chicago, ILApr 22, 2024Aug 1, 2024Certified
$68,604
Level III		Chicago, ILApr 22, 2024Aug 1, 2024Certified
$67,933
Level III		Evanston, ILApr 12, 2024May 1, 2024Certified, then withdrawn
$73,500
Level III		Miami, FLApr 5, 2024Aug 1, 2024Certified
$59,322
Level I		Chicago, ILMar 28, 2024Jun 1, 2024Certified
$70,000
Level III		Chicago, ILMar 27, 2024Jun 1, 2024Certified
$63,402
Level I		Evanston, ILMar 25, 2024Apr 22, 2024Certified, then withdrawn
$116,189
part-time · Level I		Chicago, ILMar 25, 2024May 1, 2024Certified
$67,933
Level III		Evanston, ILMar 20, 2024May 1, 2024Certified
$66,000
Level I		Chicago, ILMar 11, 2024May 1, 2024Certified
$63,402
Level I		Evanston, ILMar 8, 2024Apr 22, 2024Withdrawn
$63,402
Level I		Evanston, ILMar 7, 2024Apr 22, 2024Withdrawn
$82,500
Level I		Evantston, ILMar 6, 2024Sep 1, 2024Certified, then withdrawn
$62,546
Level III		Evanston, ILFeb 27, 2024Jul 1, 2024Certified, then withdrawn
$79,914
Level III		Evanston, ILFeb 5, 2024May 20, 2024Certified
$70,000
Level I		Evanston, ILJan 29, 2024Apr 12, 2024Certified
$70,000
Level II		Evanston, ILJan 22, 2024Feb 15, 2024Certified, then withdrawn
$68,604
Level I		Chicago, ILDec 12, 2023Apr 1, 2024Certified, then withdrawn
$70,008
Level I		Chicago, ILDec 4, 2023Apr 1, 2024Certified
$66,228
Level III		Evanston, ILNov 8, 2023May 1, 2024Certified
$67,933
Level III		Evanston, ILNov 8, 2023Jan 5, 2024Certified
$59,850
Level I		Evanston, ILOct 26, 2023Feb 15, 2024Certified
$61,572
Level I		Chicago, ILOct 16, 2023Dec 1, 2023Certified
$67,000
Level II		Chicago, ILOct 16, 2023Nov 17, 2023Certified
$60,000
Level I		Chicago, ILSep 26, 2023Jan 1, 2024Certified
$80,205
Level III		Chicago, ILSep 11, 2023Oct 1, 2023Certified
$80,000
Level I		Eavnston, ILAug 14, 2023Sep 1, 2023Certified
$74,100
Level III		Evanston, ILAug 10, 2023Oct 1, 2023Certified
$63,852
Level I		Evanston, ILAug 3, 2023Sep 15, 2023Certified
$61,992
Level I		Evanston, ILJul 13, 2023Dec 1, 2023Certified
$63,752
Level III		Evanston, ILJun 12, 2023Sep 5, 2023Certified
$48,381
Level I		Chicago, ILJun 12, 2023Aug 15, 2023Certified
$75,920
Level I		Chicago, ILJun 7, 2023Aug 14, 2023Certified, then withdrawn
$57,286
Level I		Chicago, ILMay 26, 2023Jun 15, 2023Certified
$56,484
Level I		Chicago, ILMay 24, 2023Oct 1, 2023Certified, then withdrawn
$70,845
Level III		Evanston, ILMay 15, 2023Aug 15, 2023Certified
$70,000
Level III		Miami, FLMay 8, 2023Aug 1, 2023Certified
$56,950
Level III		Chicago, ILApr 3, 2023Sep 1, 2023Certified
$65,557
Level I		Chicago, ILMar 30, 2023Jun 1, 2023Certified, then withdrawn
$65,520
Level I		Chicago, ILMar 30, 2023Jun 1, 2023Certified
$65,557
Level I		Chicago, ILMar 29, 2023Aug 1, 2023Certified, then withdrawn
$63,211
Level I		Chicago, ILMar 29, 2023May 1, 2023Certified
$78,000
Level II		Evanston, ILMar 29, 2023May 1, 2023Certified, then withdrawn
$78,000
Level II		Evanston, ILMar 22, 2023May 1, 2023Certified
$63,752
Level III		Evanston, ILMar 20, 2023May 1, 2023Certified
$65,557
Level I		Chicago, ILMar 15, 2023Aug 1, 2023Certified, then withdrawn
$70,845
Level III		Chicago, ILFeb 16, 2023Apr 1, 2023Certified
$63,752
Level III		Evanston, ILJan 28, 2023Mar 1, 2023Certified
$59,717
Level I		Chicago, ILJan 9, 2023Jul 1, 2023Certified, then withdrawn
$58,500
Level I		Chicago, ILOct 21, 2022Dec 1, 2022Certified
$74,864
Level I		Chicago, ILAug 23, 2022Dec 1, 2022Certified, then withdrawn
$95,000
Level III		Evanston, ILAug 22, 2022Sep 15, 2022Certified, then withdrawn
$96,138
Level III		Evanston, ILJul 6, 2022Sep 1, 2022Certified, then withdrawn
$60,840
Level I		Chicago, ILJul 5, 2022Dec 1, 2022Certified, then withdrawn
$96,970
Level III		Evanston, ILJun 23, 2022Nov 1, 2022Certified, then withdrawn
$67,800
Level II		Evanston, ILApr 28, 2022Sep 3, 2022Certified, then withdrawn
$66,539
Level III		Chicago, ILDec 21, 2021Feb 1, 2022Certified, then withdrawn
$68,000
Level I		Chicago, ILDec 13, 2021Feb 1, 2022Certified, then withdrawn
$96,970
part-time · Level III		Evanston, ILSep 22, 2021Jan 4, 2022Certified, then withdrawn
$70,158Evanston, ILMay 26, 2021Nov 1, 2021Certified, then withdrawn
$64,000Chicago, ILApr 7, 2021Jun 1, 2021Certified, then withdrawn
$55,000
Level I		Chicago, ILMar 23, 2021Apr 15, 2021Certified, then withdrawn

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Salaries are the lower end of the wage offered on each application, converted to a yearly amount; statistics use certified full-time applications only. An LCA is not a visa approval and one LCA can cover several positions. Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OFLC LCA Disclosure Data, fiscal years 2023–2026 (latest decision Jun 30, 2026).