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Average Staff Salary By Occupation

Northwestern University has 5,249 full-time non-instructional staffs and the average salary is $89,597. Northwestern's staff salary increased by 4.21% compared to last year' salary. The following list shows the average salary for the popular occupation with a number of employees.
  • The average salary of the Management position is $273,313 over 226 Management staff.
  • The average salary of the Computer, Engineering, and Science position is $89,195 over 926 Computer, Engineering, and Science staff.
  • The average salary of the Business and Financial Operations position is $93,055 over 1,367 Business and Financial Operations staff.
  • The average salary of the Research position is $63,705 over 599 Research staff.
The following table summarizes the average staff salary by occupation with the number of staff at Northwestern University.
Average Staff Salary By Occupation at Northwestern University
OccupationYearNumber of StaffsAverage Salary
All Non-Instructional Staffs Total20235,249
+256 (5.13%)
$89,597
+$3,624 (4.21%)
20224,993$85,974
Research2023599
+15 (2.57%)
$63,705
-$11 (-0.02%)
2022584$63,716
Public service2023No Public service Staffs Reported
Librarians, Curators, Archivists, Academic Affairs, and other Education Services2023255
+10 (4.08%)
$72,231
+$3,083 (4.46%)
2022245$69,148
Management2023226
+18 (8.65%)
$273,313
+$9,541 (3.62%)
2022208$263,772
Business and Financial Operations20231,367
+99 (7.81%)
$93,055
+$4,518 (5.10%)
20221,268$88,537
Computer, Engineering, and Science2023926
+57 (6.56%)
$89,195
+$3,702 (4.33%)
2022869$85,493
Community Service, Legal, Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports and Media2023327
+19 (6.17%)
$132,293
+$3,450 (2.68%)
2022308$128,843
Healthcare Practioners and Technical202353
-48 (-47.52%)
$88,030
+$8,098 (10.13%)
2022101$79,932
Service2023148
-4 (-2.63%)
$59,541
+$1,513 (2.61%)
2022152$58,028
Sales and related20235
-11 (-68.75%)
$67,314
+$17,202 (34.33%)
202216$50,112
Office and Administrative Support20231,036
+90 (9.51%)
$56,495
+$2,099 (3.86%)
2022946$54,395
Natural Resources, Construction, and Maintenance2023307
+11 (3.72%)
$86,473
+$2,497 (2.97%)
2022296$83,977
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving2023No Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Staffs Reported

Staff Salary Comparison

Northwestern's average staff salary is $89,597. Northwestern's staff salary is much higher than the national average staff salary at four-years colleges ($63,206). Its salary is higher than the average salary of four-years colleges in Illinois.
Non-instructional Staff Salary Comparison
Average Staff Salary
Northwestern University$89,597
All Colleges$62,174
Four-years Colleges$63,206
Illinois Colleges$66,257
Four-years Illinois Colleges$69,588

Staff Salary Comparison Between Northwestern and nearby Colleges

The following table shows the average staff salary of colleges near Northwestern. Compared to those schools such as Garrett-Evangelical Theological Seminary and Zen Shiatsu Chicago, Northwestern's staff salary is higher than the average salary ($73,635). You can compare the salary to analyze or make a decision. The schools in below table are sorted by distance from Northwestern.
Average Staff SalaryNumber of Staff
Northwestern University$89,59710,438
Garrett-Evangelical Theological Seminary Evanston, IL$78,41897
Loyola University Chicago Chicago, IL$80,7043,473
Midwest College of Oriental Medicine-Skokie Skokie, IL$77,50014
Hebrew Theological College Skokie, IL$61,52483
Northeastern Illinois University Chicago, IL$70,0311,204