Visa Wage Index

Northern Illinois University

Northern Illinois University made 24 filings covering 24 positions in this release. Across them it committed to pay at least a median of $85,000 a year. 24 of those 24 state a minimum and no maximum, which is what an employer is required to file — it is the floor it is bound to, not a salary offered.

Green-card sponsorship

Northern Illinois University filed 7 permanent labour certifications between 2026-01-12 and 2026-06-04, of which 7 were certified. That is the step an employment-based green card starts with, so this employer does sponsor them.

What it filed, by role and place

OccupationWhereLevelWage yearFilings PositionsMedianPrevailing
Data Scientists Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN Level I 2025-26 2 2 $65,975 $64,938
Software Developers, Non R&D Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN Level I 2025-26 2 2 $91,889 $74,152
Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN Level I 2025-26 1 1 $47,278 $47,278
Environmental Science and Protection Technicians, Including Health Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN Level I 2025-26 1 1 $43,993 $42,307
Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN Level not stated 4 4 $71,000 $63,324
Law Teachers, Postsecondary Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN Level not stated 4 4 $87,800 $56,648
Education Teachers, Postsecondary Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN Level not stated 3 3 $80,086 $65,099
Mathematical Science Teachers, Postsecondary Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN Level not stated 3 3 $95,095 $70,000
Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN Level not stated 1 1 $85,000 $70,000
Library Science Teachers, Postsecondary Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN Level not stated 1 1 $91,478 $82,000
Physics Teachers, Postsecondary Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN Level not stated 1 1 $86,600 $70,000
Sociology Teachers, Postsecondary Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN Level not stated 1 1 $80,000 $70,000

A wage is shown against the prevailing wage for the library year the filing itself cites, not the year current today — measured against the wrong year, a correctly-filed wage reads as underpaid.

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Source: Office of Foreign Labor Certification disclosure data, US Department of Labor (public domain), and the OFLC prevailing wage library. Figures are what employers filed, not what they paid.