H-1B sponsorship profile: Northwestern University. Across U.S. Department of Labor LCA disclosures, Northwestern University filed 1,136 Labor Condition Applications covering 1,136 H-1B worker positions between fiscal year 2023 and fiscal year 2026. The employer’s DOL certification rate sits at 95.5% (1,085 certified of 1,136 filed), a useful proxy for how cleanly their prevailing-wage attestations pass the Labor Department’s preliminary review before USCIS adjudication.

Compensation spread. Offered wages on Northwestern University’s H-1B petitions range from $41,108 at the low end to $827,568 at the high end, with a petition-weighted average of $83,250. That range reflects the mix of occupations the company sponsors, led by Postdoctoral Scholar (294 petitions at $64,250 avg), followed by Research Associate and Research Assistant Professor. H-1B salaries reported on LCAs must meet or exceed the DOL prevailing wage for the role and worksite, so the spread also tracks wage-level geography and seniority.

Geographic footprint. Northwestern University is headquartered in Evanston, IL under NAICS code 611310, and places H-1B workers across 3 states, most heavily in IL, CA, GA. Combined, these signals give a granular view of how one employer uses the H-1B program, volume, approval cleanliness, wage posture, and where the jobs actually sit on the map.

Where Northwestern University ranks. By H-1B petition volume, Northwestern University is #133 of 119,880 employers nationally and #5 of 5,284 employers headquartered in IL. The gap between the two is the point: a mid-size national sponsor can still be a top-10 name in its own state's H-1B market.