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Northwestern University — H-1B Visa Sponsorship Data

Primary filing location Evanston, IL. 1,231 certified Labor Condition Applications on file with the U.S. Department of Labor, FY2021–FY2025.

● Data current through FY2025 · sourced from U.S. DOL OFLC, updated quarterly
1,231
Certified LCAs
191
FY2025 filings
$67,912
Median salary
FY2021–2025
Active years
Filing history

LCA filings by fiscal year

Fiscal yearCertifiedDeniedTotal
FY20212990395
FY20222460339
FY20232460389
FY20242490341
FY20251910264

Counts are certified and denied LCA case dispositions from the U.S. DOL OFLC disclosure files; Total also includes withdrawn cases.

Compensation

Top sponsored job titles & salaries

Job titleFilingsAvg. salary
Postdoctoral Scholar343$62,663
Postdoctoral Fellow275$59,382
Research Associate239$68,346
Research Assistant Professor214$81,341
Assistant Professor139$145,918
Geography

Top worksite locations

LocationFilings
Chicago, IL913
Evanston, IL783
CHICAGO, IL5
Eavnston, IL5
Lemont, IL3
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FAQ

Frequently asked questions

Yes. Northwestern University has 1,231 certified Labor Condition Applications (LCAs) on file with the U.S. Department of Labor (FY2021–FY2025).

The median sponsored salary is $67,912, ranging from $37,315 to $405,000 across certified LCAs.

Northwestern University filed 191 certified LCAs in FY2025, the most recent fiscal year of U.S. DOL disclosure data.

Top worksites include Chicago, IL, Evanston, IL, CHICAGO, IL, Eavnston, IL.
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