Northwestern University — 1,730 certified H-1B filings (FY2016–FY2026)
- 214
- Filings · FY2025
- $73k
- Median base · FY2025
- Postdoctoral Fellow
- Top role · 380 all-time
- IL
- Top state · 1,720 all-time
Northwestern University filed 214 certified H-1B LCAs in FY2025 (up 11% from the year before), with a median base salary of $73k and the middle 50% of offers between $65k and $90k. That is 5% above the market median for the same job titles. Across all years it has 1,730 certified filings since FY2016, most often for Postdoctoral Fellow in Illinois.
How much does Northwestern University pay H-1B workers?
Certified base salary by fiscal year: each box is the p25–p75 range, the heavy line the median, the whiskers reach p10–p90. $73k median in FY2025. Base pay only — hover a year for its figures.
How has Northwestern University's H-1B hiring changed by year?
121 certified filings in FY2016 → 175 in FY2026. The change column is each year against the one before.
| Fiscal year | Filings | vs prior FY | Median base |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2026 | 175 | −18% | $71k |
| FY2025 | 214 | +11% | $73k |
| FY2024 | 193 | +27% | $70k |
| FY2023 | 152 | −20% | $66k |
| FY2022 | 189 | +51% | $65k |
| FY2021 | 125 | +5% | $65k |
| FY2020 | 119 | −28% | $57k |
| FY2019 | 166 | +17% | $60k |
| FY2018 | 142 | +6% | $58k |
| FY2017 | 134 | +11% | $51k |
| FY2016 | 121 | — | $50k |
Which wage levels does Northwestern University file?
DOL prevailing-wage levels I–IV approximate experience tiers (I = entry, IV = fully competent). 10% of Northwestern University's filings sit at Level III–IV. A heavy I–II skew reads as entry-level or contractor-style hiring; a heavy IV skew as senior in-house roles — and higher levels earn more lottery entries.
Share of 1,405 filings with a wage level · all years
- Level I82.6%1,161
- Level II7.4%104
- Level III8.1%114
- Level IV1.9%26
What jobs does Northwestern University sponsor for H-1B?
The most-filed job titles across all years (DOL titles, employer pay-grade codes stripped), with base-salary percentiles. Open a title for Northwestern University's pay on that role by year, wage level and worksite.
| Job title | Filings | Median base |
|---|---|---|
| Postdoctoral Fellow | 380 | $52k |
| Postdoctoral Scholar | 240 | $63k |
| Research Associate | 237 | $66k |
| Research Assistant Professor | 177 | $80k |
| Assistant Professor | 153 | $136k |
| Assistant Professor of Instruction | 51 | $72k |
| Clinical Research Associate | 45 | $63k |
| Research Technologist 2 | 34 | $45k |
| Lecturer | 21 | $57k |
| Research Technologist 3 | 19 | $52k |
Where does Northwestern University hire H-1B workers?
Worksite states on the certified filings, all years. Deeper pink = more filings; hover a state for its figures.
| State | Filings | Median base |
|---|---|---|
| IL | 1,720 | $66k |
| FL | 3 | $70k |
| GA | 2 | $60k |
| MA | 2 | $91k |
| AL | 1 | $76k |
| WA | 1 | $57k |
| NY | 1 | $91k |
What has Northwestern University filed recently?
The 50 most recent of 1,730 certified LCAs: job title, worksite, prevailing-wage level and the offered base salary.
Common questions about Northwestern University's H-1B filings
- How much does Northwestern University pay H-1B workers?
- Northwestern University's median certified H-1B base salary is $73k (FY2025), from 214 filings. See the full salary distribution and percentiles above.
- How many H-1B workers does Northwestern University sponsor?
- Northwestern University has 1,730 certified H-1B Labor Condition Applications on record (FY2016–FY2026).
- What jobs does Northwestern University sponsor for H-1B?
- Northwestern University's most-sponsored H-1B roles include Postdoctoral Fellow, Postdoctoral Scholar, Research Associate, Research Assistant Professor.
- Where does Northwestern University hire H-1B workers?
- Northwestern University's top H-1B worksite states are IL, FL, GA, MA.
- Does a certified LCA mean an H-1B visa was approved?
- No. A Labor Condition Application (LCA) is the Department of Labor attestation an employer must have certified before filing an H-1B petition with USCIS. It records the job, worksite and offered wage, but not whether the petition was filed, selected in the lottery, or approved. Filing counts measure intent to sponsor, not headcount.
- What salary do these figures show?
- The base annual wage offered on the certified LCA, converted to a yearly amount. Bonus, equity, overtime and benefits are not included, so total compensation is typically higher. Figures are medians and percentiles over certified filings; wages above $5,000,000 a year are excluded as data-entry errors.
- What do prevailing-wage levels I–IV mean?
- The Department of Labor assigns each LCA an OES wage level from I (entry) to IV (fully competent) for the occupation and area. Under the FY2027 wage-weighted H-1B lottery rule, a higher level earns more selection entries, so an employer's level mix is a proxy for how senior its sponsored roles are.
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Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification — certified LCA disclosure data through June 2026 (FY2016–FY2026). An LCA is not an approved visa; pay figures are base salary and exclude bonus and equity. Methodology →