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Northeastern University

Employer · Massachusetts, United States

Employer address
Massachusetts, United States
Applications on record
1,761
FY2025 applications
156
FY2026 to 30 June
109
Programmes
LCA · PERM
Certified (last three years)
100.0%
Median offered wage
$110,000
Most common occupation
Business Teachers, Postsecondary
H-1B dependent (as declared)
No
Certified100.0%of decided applications, last three years
Year by year
Data as at 30 Jun 2026
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Applications year by year

Northeastern University appears in 1,761 applications filed with the U.S. Department of Labor between fiscal 2008 and fiscal 2026 (to 30 June). In fiscal 2025 it filed 156.

Applications by fiscal year — Northeastern University

78156FY2008FY2010FY2012FY2014FY2016FY2018FY2020FY2022FY2024FY2026*
78156FY2008FY2012FY2016FY2020FY2024FY2026*
Data table
FY200858
FY200949
FY201049
FY201151
FY201268
FY2013106
FY201485
FY201563
FY201692
FY201788
FY201887
FY201975
FY2020123
FY2021109
FY2022124
FY2023130
FY2024139
FY2025156
FY2026*109
Fiscal yearLCAPERM
FY2026*1054
FY202513224
FY20241336
FY20231255
FY202211311
FY20211054
FY20201158
FY2019669
FY20187710
FY20177513
FY2016839
FY20155112
FY20147114
FY20131033
FY20125513
FY2011501
FY20103514
FY2009481
FY2008562
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification — disclosure data FY2008–FY2026 Q3Data as at 30 Jun 2026

Where the jobs are

Worksite of each application as filed (first worksite where several are listed).

Northeastern University: applications by worksite state

1+2+4+4+19+
1+2+4+4+19+
Data table
StateApplications
MA1,662
CA22
WA21
ME19
VA10
IN5
PA4
FL4
MD4
GA3
NY3
KS2
OH1
NC1
Worksite states
  1. Massachusetts1,662
  2. California22
  3. Washington21
  4. Maine19
  5. Virginia10
  6. Indiana5
  7. Pennsylvania4
  8. Florida4
  9. Maryland4
  10. Georgia3
Worksite cities
  1. Boston, MA1,638
  2. Seattle, WA20
  3. Portland, ME19
  4. San Jose, CA14
  5. Burlington, MA13
  6. Arlington, VA9
  7. Fort Wayne, IN5
  8. Oakland, CA5
  9. Breinigsville, PA4
  10. San Francisco, CA3
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification — disclosure data FY2008–FY2026 Q3Data as at 30 Jun 2026

What they hire for and pay

Occupations, job titles and offered wages as stated on the applications.

Occupations (SOC 2018)
  1. Business Teachers, Postsecondary182
  2. Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary163
  3. Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary153
  4. Chemists70
  5. Biochemists and Biophysicists66
  6. Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists66
  7. Physicists51
  8. Biological Scientists, All Other43
Job titles on labor condition applications
  1. Assistant Professor278
  2. Postdoctoral Research Associate247
  3. Associate Research Scientist160
  4. Part-time Lecturer108
  5. Assistant Teaching Professor85
  6. Senior Research Scientist49
  7. Visiting Assistant Professor33
  8. Associate Professor29

Offered annual wage, FY2024–FY2026, 10th to 90th percentile

Median $110,000; middle half $85,000 to $136,597 · median prevailing wage $67,272 (marker) · 344 applications.

$60k$90k$120k$150k$180k
$60k$90k$120k$150k$180k
Prevailing wage level
  1. Level I215
  2. Level II100
  3. Level III35
  4. Level IV18
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification — disclosure data FY2008–FY2026 Q3Data as at 30 Jun 2026

Green card sponsorship (PERM)

Country of citizenship of the workers named in certified and pending PERM applications (countries with fewer than five applications are not shown).

PERM applications by country of citizenship
  1. India26
  2. China19
  3. Canada14
  4. Italy7
  5. Germany6
  6. South Korea5
  7. Australia5
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OFLC — PERM disclosure dataData as at 30 Jun 2026

H-1B petitions decided by USCIS

Approvals and denials of Form I-129 petitions, by USCIS fiscal year. Linked by employer name, state and the last four digits of the tax ID.

Approved H-1B petitions (initial + continuing)

62123FY2012FY2014FY2016FY2017FY2018FY2019FY2020FY2021FY2022FY2023
62123FY2012FY2016FY2018FY2020FY2022FY2023
Data table
FY201240
FY201451
FY201645
FY201768
FY201861
FY201957
FY202086
FY2021123
FY2022102
FY202333
Fiscal yearInitial approvalsInitial denialsContinuing approvalsContinuing denials
FY2023210121
FY2022610410
FY2021562670
FY2020452413
FY2019312261
FY2018320291
FY2017300380
FY2016342111
FY2014260251
FY2012220180
Source: U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services — H-1B Employer Data Hub (FY2009–FY2023)Data as at 30 Jun 2026

Law firms on the filings

Firms named as the employer's representative (firm names only).

Applications by law firm
  1. Jackson Lewis P.C.325
  2. Mandell Law Offices17
  3. Costa & Riccio LLP12
  4. Chin & Curtis, LLP5
  5. Fragomen, Del Rey, Bernsen & Loewy, LLP3
  6. Riccio & Associates, PLLC2
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification — disclosure data FY2008–FY2026 Q3Data as at 30 Jun 2026

Among employers in Massachusetts

Northeastern University has 1,761 work visa applications on record (FY2008–FY2026), ranking #37 of 6,297 sponsoring employers in Massachusetts and #645 of 168,030 in the United States; that is 0.41% of the applications filed by employers based in Massachusetts.

Rank in Massachusetts
37 of 6,297
Rank in the United States
645 of 168,030
Share of Massachusetts's applications
0.41%
Employers in the same industry group (NAICS 611) in Massachusetts
333
Largest sponsoring employers in Massachusetts
  1. Virtusa Corporation13,005
  2. Randstad Technologies, LLC11,730
  3. Fidelity Technology Group, LLC11,656
  4. Patni Americas Inc.10,160
  5. NTT Data, Inc.9,000
  6. The Boston Consulting Group, Inc.8,475
  7. The Mathworks, Inc.8,037
  8. Emc Corporation6,787
  9. Avco Consulting Inc6,325
  10. Harvard University6,206
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification — disclosure data FY2008–FY2026 Q3Data as at 30 Jun 2026

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