H-1B and green card employer
Northwestern University
Evanston, IL NAICS 611310 Cap-exempt
Northwestern University is cap-exempt: its new H-1B hires skip the lottery.
315certified H-1B LCAs, Jul 2025 to Jun 2026
$71,532median offer · middle half $65k to $86k
7%247 vs. 230 LCAs, Oct 2025 to Jun 2026 vs. a year earlier
9certified green card (PERM) cases, FY2026 to Jun 2026
Source U.S. Dept. of Labor, OFLC disclosure files Covers decisions Jul 2025 to Jun 2026 Release FY2026 Q3, published Aug 7, 2026 Wage levels OFLC 2026-27
Lottery entries at Northwestern University's offers
Northwestern University files mostly as a college or university or as a nonprofit research organization. Those employers are exempt from the H-1B cap, so their hires do not go through the lottery and no entry mix is shown.
What Northwestern University offers
315 certified LCAs, Jul 2025 to Jun 2026$50k$100k$150k$200k$250k$300k
Level IIIIIIIVunder Level I = 5 LCAs = 5 LCAs
$10,000 bands, coloured by the level each salary reaches for its own job and area.
By fiscal year
October to September · hatched: FY2026 to Jun 2026Certified H-1B LCAs
247 FY2026 to Jun 2026
Median offer
$70,482 FY2026
Certified green card cases
9 FY2026 to Jun 2026
Jobs and worksites
Jul 2025 to Jun 2026Top jobs
| Job | Certified LCAs | Median salary |
|---|---|---|
| Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists | 80 | $66,492 |
| Biological Scientists, All Other | 34 | $72,100 |
| Biochemists and Biophysicists | 33 | $69,930 |
| Materials Scientists | 18 | $66,265 |
| Data Scientists | 17 | $88,837 |
| Chemists | 13 | $65,520 |
| Statisticians | 12 | $78,882 |
| Biological Technicians | 10 | $48,265 |
Top worksite cities
| City | Certified LCAs | Median salary |
|---|---|---|
| Chicago, IL | 166 | $69,482 |
| Evanston, IL | 146 | $75,000 |
Green card (PERM) labor certifications
by fiscal year of decision| Fiscal year | Certified | Denied | Median offer |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2023 | 1 | 0 | – |
| FY2024 | 6 | 0 | $124,750 |
| FY2025 | 8 | 0 | $146,775 |
| FY2026 to Jun 2026 | 9 | 0 | $91,000 |
Review takes about a year, so a pause in filing shows up a year later. Medians only for years with 3 or more certifications.
Recent certified LCAs
latest 25 · salary is the low end of the offered range| Job title | Salary | Entries |
|---|---|---|
| Postdoctoral Scholar | $61,008 | |
| Postdoctoral Scholar | $63,480 | |
| Clinical Research Coordinator | $68,182 | |
| Research Assistant Professor | $83,366 | |
| Postdoctoral Scholar | $75,000 | |
| Associate Professor | $138,157 | |
| Research Associate | $66,492 | |
| Research Assistant Professor | $82,000 | |
| Assistant Professor | $122,004 | |
| Staff Therapist | $100,400 | |
| Research Associate | $72,000 | |
| Postdoctoral Scholar | $65,520 | |
| Postdoctoral Scholar | $63,960 | |
| Postdoctoral Scholar | $63,960 | |
| Associate Professor | $163,475 | |
| Postdoctoral Scholar | $63,000 | |
| Assistant Professor | $102,000 | |
| Assistant Professor of Instruction | $88,750 | |
| Research Associate | $69,930 | |
| Postdoctoral Scholar | $77,126 | |
| Research Associate | $69,930 | |
| Data Scientist | $112,998 | |
| Research Assistant Professor | $95,500 | |
| Assistant Professor | $140,000 | |
| Research Assistant Professor | $110,000 |