H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

Assistant Instructional Professor

Occupation profile for Assistant Instructional Professor covers 22 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $81,000.

FY2026 certified median
$81,000
Total filings
22
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$75,000–$82,000
Top employer
The University of Chicago
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY20245$64,487$64,487$78,000
FY202513$79,134$69,968$93,750
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)4$81,000$75,000$82,000

FY2026 is partial (*). Its filing totals are not comparable to a full fiscal year.

Median offer by fiscal year

Certified median offer, Assistant Instructional ProfessorFY2024 $64,487; FY2025 $79,134; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $81,000$0$30,000$60,000$90,000FY2024$64,487FY2025$79,134FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$81,000Certified median offer, Assistant Instructional ProfessorFY2024 $64,487; FY2025 $79,134; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $81,000$0$30k$60k$90kFY2024$64,487FY2025$79,134FY2026*$81,000
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. The University of Chicago17 filings
  2. University of Chicago5 filings

Top cities

  1. Chicago22 filings

Filings by employer and title

  1. The University of Chicago · Assistant Instructional Professor17 filings

Prevailing wages by area and occupation

The OFLC wage year runs from July through June. Worksites use the area of the most frequently reported county with a matching wage area for their city.

Annual prevailing wage levels
Wage yearAreaSOCLevel ILevel IILevel IIILevel IV
2026-27Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-INArea 1698025-1124$55,430$70,460$85,490$100,520
2026-27Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-INArea 1698025-1063$68,620$96,357$124,093$151,830
2026-27Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-INArea 1698025-1069$45,100$57,573$70,047$82,520
2026-27Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-INArea 1698025-1123$44,100$62,130$80,160$98,190
2026-27Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-INArea 1698025-1021$48,760$73,900$99,040$124,180
2026-27Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-INArea 1698025-1022$47,770$64,413$81,057$97,700
2026-27Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-INArea 1698025-1054$59,960$78,130$96,300$114,470
2026-27Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-INArea 1698025-1064$57,250$80,283$103,317$126,350
2026-27Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-INArea 1698025-1065$62,640$81,360$100,080$118,800
2026-27Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-INArea 1698025-1067$58,360$74,603$90,847$107,090