DePaul University

H-1B salaries and sponsorship, from 42 certified filings (FY2025–FY2026)

Active H-1B filer · last filed FY2026 Q3
  • Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools
  • Main U.S. filing address: Chicago, IL
Median base salary$80,000−35% vs. all H-1B employers
Middle 50%$64.8k–$89.9k
Level I (entry-level) share79%all employers: 19%
Median prevailing wage$52,650the required minimum for these jobs and places

At a glance

  • DePaul University hires entry-level. 79% of its filings are Level I, 4.0 times the share across all H-1B employers (19%).
  • Mostly above the prevailing wage. 64% of filings are above the prevailing wage. Median offer $80,000, median prevailing wage $52,650.

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10th $54.8k25th $64.8kmedian $80k75th $89.9k90th $103.2k

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Percentiles from DePaul University's certified H-1B filings, base salary only. Jobs with at least 10 filings.

What DePaul University hires for

Bar: share of DePaul University's filings. Figure: median base salary. Top 10 jobs account for 76% of filings (20 occupations in total).

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JobMedianFilings
Computer Science Professor$80,00011

Jobs with at least 10 filings at DePaul University.

Pay by level

$78.4kLevel I
Entry-level · 79% of filings
too fewLevel II
Mid-level · 17% of filings
too fewLevel III
Senior · 2% of filings
too fewLevel IV
Expert · 2% of filings
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By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I $78,366 33
Mid-level · Level II too few 7
Senior · Level III too few 1
Expert · Level IV too few 1

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.

Where DePaul University files

Median base salary in each metro area. Rent: HUD Fair Market Rent, FY2027.

Show all 1 metro areas
Metro areaMedianFilings
Chicago, IL$80,00041

Salary details

Median salary$80,000
Middle 50%$64.8k–$89.9k
vs. all employers−35%comparison median $122,699
Filings42FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $49,428 and $141,778.
PercentileSalary
10th$54,781
25th$64,828
50th (median)$80,000
75th$89,850
90th$103,230

Salary by year

Median salary

$40k $70k $100k FY2020: median $60,000 (20 filings) FY2022: median $61,610 (28 filings) FY2023: median $75,000 (25 filings) FY2024: median $54,960 (22 filings) FY2025: median $88,525 (23 filings) FY2026: median $65,625 (19 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 20 filings FY20 FY2021: 6 filings FY21 FY2022: 28 filings FY22 FY2023: 25 filings FY23 FY2024: 22 filings FY24 FY2025: 23 filings FY25 FY2026: 19 filings FY26 28
Shaded: FY2025–FY2026, the years behind the figures above. Median shown for years with at least 10 filings. FY2026 covers Q1–Q3 only.
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Fiscal yearMedianP25P75Filings
FY2020$60,000$49,090$70,00020
FY2021–––6
FY2022$61,610$57,824$75,83728
FY2023$75,000$59,040$84,90625
FY2024$54,960$47,177$78,75022
FY2025$88,525$74,162$96,03023
FY2026$65,625$59,717$82,13119

Pay vs. prevailing wage

Median offered salary$80,000
Median prevailing wage$52,650
Median difference+20.0%offered salary vs. prevailing wage, per filing
Filed at exactly the prevailing wage36%

Filing at exactly the prevailing wage does not mean low pay: at senior levels and in high-cost areas the prevailing wage itself is high.

Job titles at DePaul University

Job titleMedianMiddle 50%Filings
Assistant Professor$80,000$69k–$106.6k15

Job titles as written on the filings, with at least 10 filings. Middle 50%: 25th–75th percentile.

About DePaul University

DePaul University's filings list its industry as Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools (Educational Services sector, NAICS 6113). Its main U.S. filing address is in Chicago, IL and its filings in the data run from FY2020 to FY2026 Q3. In the latest two fiscal years, the most filed jobs are Computer Science Professor, Software Developer (Non-R&D) and Business Professor and the main metro areas are Chicago, IL and New York, NY. The most common wage level in those years is Level I (entry-level).

Questions

Does DePaul University sponsor H-1B visas?

Yes. DePaul University filed 42 certified H-1B Labor Condition Applications in FY2025–FY2026, the latest two fiscal years. The most recent filing in the data is from FY2026 Q3. A certified LCA is a step before the H-1B petition; it is not a visa approval.

How much does DePaul University pay H-1B workers?

The median base salary on DePaul University's H-1B filings is $80,000; half of filings fall between $64,828 and $89,850. Bonus and stock are not included.