H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

Assistant Professor, Communication Studies

Occupation profile for Assistant Professor, Communication Studies covers 7 filings across the reporting window. FY2025 certified median offer: $62,361.

FY2025 certified median
$62,361
Total filings
7
FY2025 25th–75th percentile
$61,000–$68,000
Top employer
Augsburg University
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY20242$74,272$70,636$77,908
FY20255$62,361$61,000$68,000

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

Median offer by fiscal year

Certified median offer, Assistant Professor, Communication StudiesFY2024 $74,272; FY2025 $62,361$0$30,000$60,000$90,000FY2024$74,272FY2025$62,361Certified median offer, Assistant Professor, Communication StudiesFY2024 $74,272; FY2025 $62,361$0$30k$60k$90kFY2024$74,272FY2025$62,361
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. Augsburg University1 filings
  2. Northern State University1 filings
  3. The Corporation of Saint Mary's College, Notre Dame1 filings
  4. Towson University1 filings
  5. University of Puget Sound1 filings
  6. University of San Diego1 filings
  7. Washburn University1 filings

Top cities

  1. San Diego1 filings
  2. Notre Dame1 filings
  3. Topeka1 filings
  4. Towson1 filings
  5. Minneapolis1 filings
  6. Aberdeen1 filings
  7. Tacoma1 filings

Filings by employer and title

    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
    2026-27Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MDArea 1258025-1122$51,590$72,657$93,723$114,790
    2026-27Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WIArea 3346025-1122$65,680$76,733$87,787$98,840
    2026-27San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CAArea 4174025-1122$87,950$117,733$147,517$177,300
    2026-27Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WAArea 4266025-1122$60,000$72,250$84,500$96,750
    2026-27South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MIArea 4378025-1122$53,880$60,943$68,007$75,070
    2026-27Topeka, KSArea 4582025-1122$43,720$61,470$79,220$96,970
    2026-27East South Dakota nonmetropolitan areaArea 460000225-1122$54,210$62,230$70,250$78,270