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Western Washington University

Employer · Washington, United States

Employer address
Washington, United States
Applications on record
348
FY2025 applications
25
FY2026 to 30 June
21
Programmes
LCA · PERM
Certified (last three years)
98.9%
Median offered wage
$75,000
Most common occupation
Foreign Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary
H-1B dependent (as declared)
No
Certified98.9%of decided applications, last three years
Year by year
Data as at 30 Jun 2026
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Applications year by year

Western Washington University appears in 348 applications filed with the U.S. Department of Labor between fiscal 2008 and fiscal 2026 (to 30 June). In fiscal 2025 it filed 25.

Applications by fiscal year — Western Washington University

1529FY2008FY2010FY2012FY2014FY2016FY2018FY2020FY2022FY2024FY2026*
1529FY2008FY2012FY2016FY2020FY2024FY2026*
Data table
FY200814
FY20099
FY20109
FY20115
FY20127
FY201311
FY201420
FY201515
FY201618
FY201723
FY201824
FY201921
FY202027
FY202124
FY202229
FY202323
FY202423
FY202525
FY2026*21
Fiscal yearLCAPERM
FY2026*174
FY2025214
FY2024221
FY2023221
FY2022218
FY2021204
FY2020198
FY2019210
FY2018213
FY2017203
FY2016117
FY2015114
FY2014173
FY2013110
FY201261
FY201141
FY201045
FY200990
FY200895
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).

Western Washington University: applications by worksite state

348+348+348+348+348+
348+348+348+348+348+
Data table
StateApplications
WA348
Worksite states
  1. Washington348
Worksite cities
  1. Bellingham, WA341
  2. Poulsbo, WA7
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. Foreign Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary45
  2. Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary34
  3. Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary34
  4. Education Teachers, Postsecondary26
  5. Business Teachers, Postsecondary24
  6. Mathematical Science Teachers, Postsecondary22
  7. Communications Teachers, Postsecondary16
  8. Chemistry Teachers, Postsecondary15
Job titles on labor condition applications
  1. New Assistant Professor26
  2. Instructor16
  3. Assistant Professor10
  4. Assistant Professor of Computer Science8
  5. Senior Instructor7
  6. Dance Program Instructor7
  7. Visiting Assistant Professor of Japanese6
  8. Geology Instructor5

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

Median $75,000; middle half $65,000 to $90,000 · median prevailing wage $75,000 (marker) · 57 applications.

$40k$60k$80k$100k$120k
$40k$60k$80k$100k$120k
Prevailing wage level
  1. Level I6
  2. Level III2
  3. Level IV5
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. Canada11
  2. China8
  3. India8
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)

1530FY2009FY2012FY2014FY2015FY2016FY2018FY2020FY2021FY2022FY2023
1530FY2009FY2014FY2016FY2020FY2022FY2023
Data table
FY20097
FY20124
FY201419
FY20159
FY20167
FY201817
FY202017
FY202130
FY202217
FY20231
Fiscal yearInitial approvalsInitial denialsContinuing approvalsContinuing denials
FY20231100
FY202270100
FY202150250
FY202050120
FY20188090
FY20165020
FY20154050
FY201411080
FY20123010
FY20094030
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. Ryan, Swanson & Cleveland, PLLC132
  2. State of Washington Office of the Attorney General57
  3. Attorney General of Washington6
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification — disclosure data FY2008–FY2026 Q3Data as at 30 Jun 2026

Among employers in Washington

Western Washington University has 348 work visa applications on record (FY2008–FY2026), ranking #84 of 2,880 sponsoring employers in Washington and #4,087 of 168,030 in the United States; that is 0.07% of the applications filed by employers based in Washington.

Rank in Washington
84 of 2,880
Rank in the United States
4,087 of 168,030
Share of Washington's applications
0.07%
Employers in the same industry group (NAICS 611) in Washington
114
Largest sponsoring employers in Washington
  1. Microsoft Corporation155,369
  2. Amazon.com Services LLC109,377
  3. Amazon Web Services, Inc.32,124
  4. Amazon Corporate LLC21,691
  5. Amazon.com Services, Inc.20,350
  6. Amazon Development Center U.S., Inc.13,947
  7. T-mobile USA, Inc.8,609
  8. Expedia, Inc.8,013
  9. Amazon Data Services, Inc5,548
  10. People Tech Group Inc.4,595
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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