H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

Assistant Professor of Physics

Occupation profile for Assistant Professor of Physics covers 66 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $65,990.

FY2026 certified median
$65,990
Total filings
66
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$59,129–$74,177
Top employer
Colorado School of Mines
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY202428$73,000$65,000$85,000
FY202524$74,700$60,893$93,426
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)14$65,990$59,129$74,177

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

Median offer by fiscal year

Certified median offer, Assistant Professor of PhysicsFY2024 $73,000; FY2025 $74,700; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $65,990$0$30,000$60,000$90,000FY2024$73,000FY2025$74,700FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$65,990Certified median offer, Assistant Professor of PhysicsFY2024 $73,000; FY2025 $74,700; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $65,990$0$30k$60k$90kFY2024$73,000FY2025$74,700FY2026*$65,990
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. Colorado School of Mines3 filings
  2. Hope College3 filings
  3. St. Bonaventure University3 filings
  4. The College of William and Mary3 filings
  5. Brown University2 filings
  6. California Institute of Technology2 filings
  7. DALTON STATE COLLEGE2 filings
  8. Louisiana State University in Shreveport2 filings
  9. Old Dominion University2 filings
  10. Scripps College2 filings

Top cities

  1. Claremont3 filings
  2. Golden3 filings
  3. Holland3 filings
  4. Williamsburg3 filings
  5. Talladega2 filings
  6. Pasadena2 filings
  7. Dalton2 filings
  8. Shreveport2 filings
  9. New York2 filings
  10. Providence2 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
    2026-27Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CAArea 3108025-1054$100,000$140,300$180,600$220,900
    2026-27Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NCArea 4726025-1054$55,430$74,897$94,363$113,830
    2026-27Denver-Aurora-Centennial, COArea 1974025-1054$66,480$84,000$101,520$119,040
    2026-27Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MIArea 2434025-1054$54,940$72,540$90,140$107,740
    2026-27Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan areaArea 10000225-1054$58,070$73,833$89,597$105,360
    2026-27Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GAArea 1206025-1054$66,980$89,950$112,920$135,890
    2026-27Dalton, GAArea 1914025-1054$65,260$86,927$108,593$130,260
    2026-27Kansas nonmetropolitan areaArea 200000625-1054$57,600$78,410$99,220$120,030
    2026-27Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CTArea 2554025-1054$73,680$96,577$119,473$142,370
    2026-27Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TNArea 3498025-1054$63,410$85,380$107,350$129,320