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2025 Northwestern University Employee Salary

Northwestern University is a private institution located in Evanston, IL. It is a R1: Doctoral University by Carnegie Classification. You can view and compare R1: Doctoral University Faculty Salary page.

Average Faculty Salary

Northwestern University has 7,325 employees including both faculty and non-instructional staffs. The average faculty salary is $182,894 and the average non-teaching staff salary is $95,631. The average faculty salary increased 3.13% ($5,554) from last year at Northwestern University. The non-instructional staff salary has risen 3.72% ($3,428) from last year.
The following tables describe the average salary for teaching faculty and non-teaching staffs at Northwestern University. The number in parentheses shows the percentage change in the current year's salary compared to the previous year.
Average Faculty & Staff Salary at Northwestern University
Professors (Teaching Faculty)
YearHeadcountSalary OutlaysAverage Salary
2024-20251,576
+27 (1.74%)
$288,241,390
+$13,541,212 (4.93%)
$182,894
+$5,554 (3.13%)
2023-20241,549$274,700,178$177,340
2022-20231,508$253,862,994$168,344
Detailed faculty salary
Non-instructional Staffs
YearHeadcountSalary OutlaysAverage Salary
2024-20255,749
+227 (4.11%)
$549,783,628
+$40,635,454 (7.98%)
$95,631
+$3,428 (3.72%)
2023-20245,522$509,148,174$92,204
2022-20235,249$470,296,972$89,597
Detailed staff salary

Northwestern University Directory Information

Northwestern University Overview
Directory Information
Address633 Clark St, Evanston, IL
Phone Number847-491-3741
Webwww.northwestern.edu/
Faculty & Staffs Overview
Student to Faculty Ratio6 to 1
Number of faculty2,442 Full-time / 417 Part-time
Number of Staffs11,103 Full-time / 639 Part-time
Faculty Average Salary$182,894
Staff Average Salary$95,631
Student Population23,856

Evanston Community Consolidated School District 65 General Information

Northwestern University located in Evanston Community Consolidated School District 65 area. A total of 30,805 households are located in Evanston Community Consolidated School District 65 area. It has 17 including Pre-K and K-12 schools with 7,882 students. The median value of home price is $395,300 and the average rent cost is $1,382. You can view more detail about Evanston Community Consolidated School District 65 including schools by level, demographic, and economic characteristics at Living in Evanston Community Consolidated School District 65 page
Evanston Community Consolidated School District 65 Social and Economic Overview
Evanston Community Consolidated School District 65
PHONE(847)859-8010
Number of Schools17 schools
Total Students7,882 students
Living circumstances
Total Households30,805 households
Population74,853
Child Population20,885
Average Home Price$395,300
Average Rent Cost$1,382
Average Household Income$82,051
Unemployment Rate4.10%
Health Insurance Coverage95.34%

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