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Northwestern University — visa sponsorship & salaries

What Northwestern University filed with the US Department of Labor to sponsor foreign workers in FY2026 Q2: how many applications, what they pay, and which roles and cities.

Certified filings
110
FY2026 Q2
Median filed wage
$70,268
per year
Typical range
$65,520 – $83,366
25th–75th percentile
Distinct job titles
32
sponsored roles

Source: US DOL Office of Foreign Labor Certification, LCA disclosure data, FY2026 Q2. Government data is published roughly one quarter in arrears.

H-1B · 109H-1B1 Singapore · 1

Most-sponsored job titles

Job titleFilingsMedian wage
Postdoctoral Scholar31$65,520
Research Associate28$70,031
Assistant Professor8$143,169
Research Assistant Professor6$75,500
Research Specialist3$63,773
Bioinformatics Analyst3$82,400
Postdoctoral Fellow2$70,766
Assistant Professor of Instruction2$68,925
Research Project Manager2$81,465
Developer2$93,204
Research Data Analyst2$80,530
Medical Lab Supervisor 21$102,086

Where the jobs are

WorksiteFilings
Evanston, IL56
Chicago, IL53
Brooklyn, NY1
Read this before you rely on it. A certified filing is a legally binding wage attestation, but it records what an employer did, not a promise about what they will do next. Northwestern University sponsoring last quarter does not guarantee it will sponsor your role or hire you. Published data lags by roughly a quarter. Sponsorship history is evidence, never a guarantee.

How to apply to Northwestern University

  1. Target the roles they actually sponsor. Northwestern University filed most often for Postdoctoral Scholar in Evanston, IL. Match your search to the titles and cities above.
  2. Say you need sponsorship up front. Many applications ask; answer honestly. A history of filings means Northwestern University has sponsored before, and knows the process.
  3. Get past the resume filter. Sponsored roles draw hundreds of applicants and most are screened by software first. Scan your resume for the ATS problems that get it filtered out, before you apply.

These open an external job search — a sponsorship history is not a list of current openings, and Northwestern University may not be hiring your role now. New to this? Read how H-1B sponsorship works → · Search on Google

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