H-1B Filings
279
Major sponsor. DOL labor condition applications on file.
Educational Services IL DOL H-1B
Northwestern University: H-1B Sponsorship Profile
Northwestern University in IL (Educational Services) is dominated by DOL H-1B labor-condition applications (279 on file) at a $75,000 disclosed median; OSHA and WARN tracks are empty here.
Northwestern University (IL): · 279 H-1B LCAs at a $75,000 disclosed median
According to DOL OFLC H-1B disclosures, OSHA ITA injury logs, and state WARN Act notices, Northwestern University in IL carries 279 H-1B wage filings on record, a $75,000 median wage across 131 disclosed-wage positions (below the $124,488 national median) and no WARN layoff notices on file. Every figure is a federal filing, not an estimate; see methodology for coverage limits.
- 279 H-1B LCAs
- $75,000 median wage
The record at a glance
Compared with the rest of PlainEmployers' federal employer corpus, H-1B filing volume ranks #151 of 51,370 sponsors in this corpus (about the 100th percentile), and disclosed median wage sits at the 9th percentile of 272,125 credible H-1B wage rows.
- 100th pct
- H-1B filing rank
- 9th pct
- median wage rank
- 14%
- cleaner WARN history than
Figures above come from DOL H-1B labor condition applications only, OSHA and WARN tracks are empty on this profile.
F
Federal workforce composite
32/100
3 of 4 federal tracks · Northwestern University
A weighted composite of DOL H-1B sponsorship and pay, OSHA establishment injury records, and WARN Act layoff notices, not culture, benefits, or "is this a good place to work." Missing tracks drop out and their weight redistributes so sparse records are not silently deflated.
Sponsorship scale A+
279 H-1B LCAs
#151 of 51,370 sponsors · 100th percentile by volume (DOL OFLC)
Disclosed pay F
$75,000 median
9th percentile of 272,125 credible H-1B wage rows
Workplace safety N/A
No OSHA record
No employer-specific OSHA ITA injury log; weight redistributes (industry estimates never pad this dim).
Layoff stability F
0 WARN notices
Cleaner WARN history than 14% of 304,376 tracked employers (state workforce agencies)
Weights (redistributed when a track is N/A): Sponsorship scale (H-1B volume) 15% · Disclosed pay (H-1B wage percentile) 25% · Workplace safety (OSHA DART percentile) 35% · Layoff stability (WARN percentile) 25%. Sources: DOL OFLC · OSHA ITA · state WARN filings.
DOL LCA release change
What changed between the two LCA fiscal years
- Northwestern University's disclosed H-1B petition count fell from 98 in FY2024 to 71 in FY2025 (-27.6%).
- Northwestern University's filing-count-weighted median disclosed H-1B wage rose from $83,434 in FY2024 to $91,518 in FY2025 (+9.7%).
Median H-1B Salary
$75,000
Below national median. Across 131 disclosed positions
Where Northwestern University's H-1B wage sits nationally
Median disclosed wage vs. all US employers with H-1B filings
$75,000 Top 91% higher than 9% of 272,125 US employers
Each bar is a $20K-wide band; taller bars hold more US employers. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
Source DOL Office of Foreign Labor Certification, H-1B Disclosure Data · August 2026
Northwestern University's H-1B median wage, FY2024 vs FY2025
Filing-count-weighted median across this employer's own disclosed H-1B positions (+9.7% year over year), not a company-wide raise, and not adjusted for role mix changes between years.
Government Data Summary
| Field | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Employer Name | Northwestern University | DOL OFLC |
| Industry | Educational Services | NAICS / DOL |
| State | IL | U.S. Federal Records |
| H-1B Filings | 279 | DOL OFLC LCA Disclosure |
| H-1B Median Salary | $75,000 | DOL OFLC LCA Disclosure |
| Tracks not on file | employer OSHA injury log, WARN notices | Empty by design, not estimated |
Northwestern University's values above reflect the most recent DOL Labor Condition Applications on file for this employer in IL (Educational Services). In this corpus, H-1B filing volume ranks #151 of 51,370 sponsors in this corpus (about the 100th percentile); disclosed median wage sits at the 9th percentile of 272,125 credible H-1B wage rows; WARN history is cleaner than 14% of 304,376 employers tracked here.
H-1B Salary Data
| Job Title | Median |
|---|---|
| Professor | $250,000 |
| Assistant Professor of Law, Associate Professor | $216,000 |
| Assistant Professor | $188,238 |
| Assistant Professor | $180,000 |
| Associate Professor | $163,475 |
| Associate Professor | $147,510 |
| Assistant Professor | $143,169 |
| Assistant Professor | $140,000 |
| Assistant Professor | $140,000 |
| Postdoctoral Scholar | $139,060 |
| Assistant Professor | $138,000 |
| Assistant Professor | $136,667 |
| Assistant Professor | $135,000 |
| Assistant Professor | $134,135 |
| Assistant Professor | $130,000 |
| Senior Research Associate | $130,000 |
| Associate Professor | $130,000 |
| Research Assistant Professor | $127,500 |
| Research Associate Professor | $122,500 |
| College Fellow, Assistant Professor | $122,500 |
| Adjunct Associate Professor | $115,565 |
| Lead Economist | $115,000 |
| Developer Senior | $113,000 |
| Senior Associate Director | $111,459 |
| Research Associate Professor | $110,000 |
| Assistant Professor | $109,998 |
| College Fellow, Assistant Professor | $108,000 |
| Data Scientist | $107,625 |
| Research Data Analyst Lead | $105,881 |
| Research Assistant Professor | $103,530 |
| Medical Lab Supervisor 2 | $102,086 |
| Data Analyst | $95,000 |
| Developer | $93,204 |
| Software Engineer | $92,700 |
| Research Assistant Professor | $92,000 |
| Assistant Professor | $92,000 |
| Statistical Analyst | $91,698 |
| Research Data Analyst, Sr. | $91,146 |
| Senior Research Associate | $90,419 |
| Research Engineer 2 | $90,183 |
| Clinical Research Associate | $90,000 |
| Research Assistant Professor | $90,000 |
| Research Assistant Professor | $90,000 |
| Associate Director | $90,000 |
| Research Associate | $89,898 |
| Assistant Professor of Instruction | $87,500 |
| Research Assistant Professor | $86,382 |
| Research Assistant Professor | $86,108 |
| Senior Accountant | $84,219 |
| Research Assistant Professor | $83,500 |
What the Data Says About Northwestern University
Signature stat: H-1B volume
Northwestern University's most extreme placement is sponsorship scale: 279 H-1B LCAs rank higher than 100% of sponsors in this corpus (#151 of 51,370).
Below-median disclosed pay
Disclosed pay runs low: $75,000 median trails 91% of wage rows and sits under the $124,488 national median.
No OSHA record despite scale
Northwestern University sponsors 279 H-1B positions but carries no employer OSHA DART rate here — at this filing volume the gap usually reflects recordkeeping exemptions, not a verified safety judgment.
No WARN filings
No WARN Act mass-layoff notices are on file for Northwestern University among Educational Services employers we track.
Shrinking LCA footprint
FY2025 filings fell 27.6% from FY2024 (98 → 71).
Rising disclosed medians
Disclosed medians moved from $83,434 (FY2024) to $91,518 (FY2025) (+9.7%), weighted by this employer's own LCA rows — not a company-wide raise and not role-mix adjusted.
Where Northwestern University sits
This employer among Educational Services H-1B peers
Across the 200 Educational Services sponsors in this corpus with both an H-1B filing count and a credible disclosed-wage median, Northwestern University files more petitions than 95% of them and discloses a higher median wage than 39%, the high-volume, below-median pay quadrant. Filing volume is hiring scale, not pay; the axes are independent DOL OFLC disclosures (279 filings · $75,000 median here).
Each muted dot is one educational services peer from a filings-stratified sample of 41; the brand marker is Northwestern University. Source: DOL Office of Foreign Labor Certification H-1B LCA disclosures (credible wages recomputed from per-position filings, excluding parse errors above $500k).
How Northwestern University compares to Educational Services peers
Northwestern University's nearest H-1B-filing peers in Educational Services (home state IL). Each card links to that employer's federal-records profile.
Northwestern University
279 H-1B filings
University of Michigan
602 H-1B filings
Johns Hopkins University
412 H-1B filings
Nationwide employers with similar H-1B volume or workplace injury rate
Two federal-records peer sets for Northwestern University, both outside IL so the neighborhoods are not the same-industry VsCard above.
Similar H-1B filing volume
Nearest nationwide sponsors outside IL (279 filings here).
- Caterpillar Inc. (TX) · 279 filings
- State Street Bank and Trust Company (MA) · 278 filings
- Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NY) · 282 filings
- The University of Iowa (IA) · 276 filings
Peers are nearest-neighbor matches on disclosed filing counts and OSHA ITA DART rates; employers with fewer than 100 H-1B filings or fewer than 10 reported injuries are excluded from the comparison corpus.
What to check before working with Northwestern University
For Northwestern University, start with sponsorship pay (279 H-1B LCAs, median $75,000) and only then layer any other federal silence.
- H-1B median is $75,000 across 131 disclosed-wage positions (of 279 total filings), benchmark any offer against it and the metro prevailing wage. Compare with peers
Northwestern University's figures are legally filed public records (DOL, OSHA, state WARN), not reviews or vendor estimates; a missing row is not proof the underlying activity never happened.
Read with this employer
- University of Michigan (MI) - 602 H-1B filings in the same Educational Services roster
- Johns Hopkins University (MD) - 412 H-1B filings in the same Educational Services roster
- Washington University (MO) - 408 H-1B filings in the same Educational Services roster
- H-1B salary negotiation - using disclosed wages like Northwestern University's when you negotiate.
- Compare employers - put Northwestern University next to peers on pay, safety, and WARN.
- National H-1B & safety statistics - where Northwestern University's #151 placement sits in the full federal roster.
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Disclaimer: This information is provided for informational purposes only and does not constitute professional advice. Data is sourced from OSHA and the DOL Wage and Hour Division. Consult a qualified professional before making decisions based on this data.
Frequently Asked Questions
Where does Northwestern University's H-1B wage sit nationally?
Among 272,125 credible H-1B wage rows in this corpus, Northwestern University's disclosed median of $75,000 sits at the 9th percentile (below the $124,488 national median). The chart above uses a COUNT-exact percentile (rows below this wage ÷ total), not an interpolated estimate.
How does Northwestern University's H-1B filing volume compare to other sponsors?
Northwestern University has 279 H-1B filings on record, ranking #151 of 51,370 sponsors in this corpus (about the 100th percentile by volume). Filing volume is a sponsorship signal, not a headcount or hiring-quality score.
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Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.
This profile is rendered directly from DOL H-1B disclosure filings, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.