H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

Assistant Professor

Occupation profile for Assistant Professor covers 16,989 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $112,514.

FY2026 certified median
$112,514
Total filings
16,989
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$90,343–$151,498
Top employer
The University of Alabama at Birmingham
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY20245,381$105,000$84,577$135,000
FY20256,696$108,249$88,401$140,000
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)4,912$112,514$90,343$151,498

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

Median offer by fiscal year

Certified median offer, Assistant ProfessorFY2024 $105,000; FY2025 $108,249; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $112,514$0$40,000$80,000$120,000FY2024$105,000FY2025$108,249FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$112,514Certified median offer, Assistant ProfessorFY2024 $105,000; FY2025 $108,249; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $112,514$0$40k$80k$120kFY2024$105,000FY2025$108,249FY2026*$112,514
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. The University of Alabama at Birmingham290 filings
  2. Emory University220 filings
  3. The Pennsylvania State University218 filings
  4. Purdue University217 filings
  5. Texas A&M University213 filings
  6. University of Alabama Health Services Foundation, PC200 filings
  7. University of Minnesota197 filings
  8. Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey193 filings
  9. University of Wisconsin System183 filings
  10. University of Michigan178 filings

Top cities

  1. Birmingham465 filings
  2. Houston418 filings
  3. New York388 filings
  4. Atlanta380 filings
  5. Boston316 filings
  6. Baltimore270 filings
  7. Chicago216 filings
  8. Milwaukee201 filings
  9. College Station200 filings
  10. West Lafayette199 filings

Filings by employer and title

  1. The University of Alabama at Birmingham · Assistant Professor290 filings
  2. Emory University · Assistant Professor220 filings
  3. The Pennsylvania State University · Assistant Professor218 filings
  4. Purdue University · Assistant Professor217 filings
  5. Texas A&M University · Assistant Professor213 filings
  6. University of Alabama Health Services Foundation, PC · Assistant Professor200 filings
  7. University of Minnesota · Assistant Professor197 filings
  8. Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey · Assistant Professor193 filings
  9. University of Wisconsin System · Assistant Professor183 filings
  10. University of Michigan · Assistant Professor178 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
2026-27Birmingham, ALArea 1382025-1071$62,050$89,777$117,503$145,230
2026-27Birmingham, ALArea 1382029-1229$114,629$180,315$246,002$311,688
2026-27Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NHArea 1446025-1011$64,400$100,717$137,033$173,350
2026-27New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJArea 3562025-1011$57,350$90,287$123,223$156,160
2026-27Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TXArea 2642025-1071$68,480$127,147$185,813$244,480
2026-27Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, ARArea 3078029-1229$63,357$125,237$187,096$248,976
2026-27New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJArea 3562019-1042$76,419$98,800$121,202$143,582
2026-27New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJArea 3562025-1021$53,260$78,853$104,447$130,040
2026-27New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJArea 3562025-1071$74,580$114,290$154,000$193,710
2026-27Omaha, NE-IAArea 3654025-1071$52,640$80,503$108,367$136,230