Entry-level Mathematics Professor salary in Chicago, IL

Based on 20 certified H-1B filings at DOL wage level I in the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Evanston, Dekalb, Naperville, Hammond.

Also listed as: Assistant Professor of Mathematics, Visiting Assistant Professor

Median salary$84,996
Middle 50%$50k–$91.7k
vs. all levels here−0%comparison median $85,290
Filings20FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $45,930 and $220,823.
PercentileSalary
10th$45,930
25th$50,000
50th (median)$84,996
75th$91,725
90th$134,033

Salary by year

Median salary

$50k $70k $90k FY2020: median $60,072 (16 filings) FY2021: median $62,400 (11 filings) FY2025: median $84,996 (13 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 16 filings FY20 FY2021: 11 filings FY21 FY2022: 5 filings FY22 FY2023: 7 filings FY23 FY2024: 4 filings FY24 FY2025: 13 filings FY25 FY2026: 7 filings FY26 16
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$60,072$54,920$85,00016
FY2021$62,400$39,835$66,62511
FY2022–––5
FY2023–––7
FY2024–––4
FY2025$84,996$72,500$88,58013
FY2026–––7

Cost of living

Chicago's median entry-level Mathematics Professor salary of $84,996 is worth about $82,000 at national average prices.

Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024 (U.S. = 100; Chicago = 103.6).

Compared with all workers here

All Mathematical Science Teachers, Postsecondary in the Chicago, IL area earned a median of $68,050 in May 2025 (1,810 employed). The H-1B median here is $84,996, 25% higher.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS metropolitan area estimates. BLS wages include some incentive pay; H-1B figures are base salary.

Employers filing at this level

EmployerMedianFilings
The University of Chicagotoo few9
Northwestern Universitytoo few6
DePaul Universitytoo few2
University of Chicagotoo few2

Employers with at least 2 filings here. Median shown at 10+ filings.

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I $84,996 20
Mid-level · Level II $65,769 11
Senior · Level III too few 3
Expert · Level IV – 0

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.

Minimum H-1B salary by level

Wage levelPrevailing wage (most common)Median offered salaryFilings
Entry-level · Level I$45,930$84,99620
Mid-level · Level II$63,243$65,76911

The prevailing wage is the minimum an employer must pay for this job and area. Amounts vary by county within a metro and by wage source.