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Northwestern Medicine Salary

Northwestern Medicine Salary

Northwestern Medicine pays a median of $360K ($286K–$474K) across 80 public job postings (2025–2026).

💰 $286K–$474K salary range

Median: $360K  ·  Based on 80 public Northwestern Medicine job postings  ·  Updated June 19, 2026


This Northwestern Medicine salary benchmark is built from public job postings — no private placement data. Figures reflect the posted-range midpoint (equity is separate) and are refreshed as new postings are collected.

📊 Salary breakdown

Northwestern Medicine · pay benchmark · updated June 19, 2026
$360K
inc. eng · sales · ops
All-role median
$286K–$474K
Typical range
$700K view JD
Highest base · Physician: Gastroenterology - Huntley, IL
80
Open roles
~3 yrs
Typical exp.
+22
80 last 90d
New last 30d
ⓘ Base salary only — 8% of roles mention equity
IC salary by seniority
Mid
$330K (47)
Senior
$501K (8)
Staff
$536K (12)
Salary by department · median & top base
health care provider
$360K · $700K top (80)
Highest-paying skills
EHR $397KPatient Care $368K

Highest-paying open roles at Northwestern Medicine

Northwestern Medicine salary by department

  • health care provider: $360K median · $700K top base — Physician: Gastroenterology - Huntley, IL (view JD) (80 roles)

Northwestern Medicine salary by seniority

  • Mid: $330K median · $500K top base — Physician: Dermatology Chicago IL - Lavin Pavilion (Streeterville Campus) (view JD) (47)
  • Senior: $501K median · $610K top base — Physician: Gastroenterology Hospitalist - Geneva, IL (view JD) (8)
  • Staff: $536K median · $700K top base — Physician: Gastroenterology - Huntley, IL (view JD) (12)

Northwestern Medicine salary — lead & management

  • Manager: $107K median · $185K top base — Manager-Invasive Cardiology (view JD) (8)

Northwestern Medicine salary by location

  • Chicago: $245K median · $575K top base — Physician: Cardiology–Chicago, IL (Bronzeville) (view JD) (12 roles)

Remote work at Northwestern Medicine

0% of Northwestern Medicine's disclosed-pay roles are remote-friendly.

What Northwestern Medicine looks for

Most-required skills across these postings: Patient Care (37) · EHR (14) · Team Leadership (3) · Triage (3) · EMR (2) · Wound Care (1) · Epic (1).

Benefits & perks at Northwestern Medicine

Commonly listed: 401k (47) · pto (38) · parental (38) · learning (11) · dental (7) · medical (1).

Experience & background at Northwestern Medicine

Roles typically ask for around 3 years of experience (up to 5+ for the most senior). Most postings don't state a degree requirement; of the 4 that do, Bachelor's and Associate's are most common.

Posted pay vs. total compensation

The figures on this page are the midpoint of each posting's advertised salary range (which, for commission roles, includes on-target earnings). Equity is a separate — and often large — component of total compensation, especially at high-growth and AI-native companies; 8% of these postings reference equity. Equity is not included in the medians above.

Northwestern Medicine total compensation signals

Beyond the posted-range midpoint, postings indicate: 23% of roles list a bonus; 4% include commission; common structures: salaried. Bonus, commission, and equity vary by role and are not included in the base medians above.

Northwestern Medicine hiring activity

Northwestern Medicine has 80 open roles right now, and this benchmark draws on 80 public job postings with disclosed pay. 22 of these roles were first seen in the last 30 days (80 in the last 90).

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Common questions

What does Northwestern Medicine pay?
The median pay is $360K, with a typical range of $286K–$474K, based on 80 public job postings (2025–2026). Base only — equity is separate.

What is the highest-paying job at Northwestern Medicine?
One of the highest-paying open roles is Physician: Gastroenterology - Huntley, IL, at $560K–$700K base.

Which team pays the most at Northwestern Medicine?
The health care provider team, at a $360K median.

Where does this data come from?
Public job postings on company career pages and public job boards — no private placement or client data.

Methodology

Posted-range midpoints (USD) aggregated from 80 public Northwestern Medicine job postings (2025–2026). Range = 25th–75th percentile; median = 50th percentile. Roles, departments, skills, and experience are parsed from the postings. Base salary only — equity excluded. Last refreshed June 19, 2026.

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