Northern Illinois University

45 certified · Median $77,000 a year · Dekalb, IL

Counts are Labor Condition Applications (LCAs) employers filed with the US Department of Labor. Certified means DOL accepted the LCA, the step before a visa petition: it is not a visa or a hire. Wages are what the employer wrote on it. Data sources

By year

Fiscal yearCertifiedCertified, then withdrawnWithdrawnDenied
FY2026October 1, 2025 to June 30, 202620130
FY2025October 1, 2024 to September 30, 202525020

Every decision, by when it was made. From the US Department of Labor’s LCA disclosure files for FY2025 and FY2026, all listed in Data sources.

Wages

25th percentile
$66,950
Median
$77,000
75th percentile
$87,235

A year, from 45 certified full-time filings, the lower end of the wage offered.

Job titles

  • Assistant ProfessorEducation Teachers, Postsecondary · median $80,08615
  • InstructorEducation Teachers, Postsecondary · median $80,0005
  • IT Technical AssociateSoftware Developers, Non R&D · median $96,5425
  • Post-Doctoral FellowBiologists · median $49,6962
  • Accounting AssociateAccountants and Auditors · median $63,3411
  • Assistant Director of AdvancementFundraisers · median $60,0001
  • Associate ProfessorLibrary Science Teachers, Postsecondary · median $91,4781
  • Business Data AnalystData Scientists · median $65,0001
  • Data and Analytics LeadData Scientists · median $66,9501
  • Director of Business Intelligence and AnalyticsBusiness Intelligence Analysts · median $90,0001

Certified filings by job title, with the occupation (SOC) and the median wage.

Places

  • Dekalb, IL43
  • Aurora, IL1
  • Chicago, IL1

Certified filings by the first worksite.

Filings 51