H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

Assistant Professor/Research

Occupation profile for Assistant Professor/Research covers 82 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $85,000.

FY2026 certified median
$85,000
Total filings
82
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$65,000–$95,000
Top employer
University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY202427$90,000$83,142$120,000
FY202536$91,600$72,518$137,813
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)19$85,000$65,000$95,000

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

Median offer by fiscal year

Certified median offer, Assistant Professor/ResearchFY2024 $90,000; FY2025 $91,600; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $85,000$0$40,000$80,000$120,000FY2024$90,000FY2025$91,600FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$85,000Certified median offer, Assistant Professor/ResearchFY2024 $90,000; FY2025 $91,600; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $85,000$0$40k$80k$120kFY2024$90,000FY2025$91,600FY2026*$85,000
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio27 filings
  2. NYU Grossman School of Medicine13 filings
  3. LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER NEW ORLEANS12 filings
  4. LSU Agricultural Center4 filings
  5. The Leland Stanford, Jr University4 filings
  6. UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY4 filings
  7. Louisiana State University and A&M College3 filings
  8. MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY3 filings
  9. LSU - Pennington Biomedical Research Center2 filings
  10. UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI2 filings

Top cities

  1. San Antonio27 filings
  2. New York13 filings
  3. New Orleans12 filings
  4. Baton Rouge10 filings
  5. Lexington4 filings
  6. East Lansing3 filings
  7. Palo Alto2 filings
  8. Stanford2 filings
  9. Tampa2 filings
  10. Cincinnati2 filings

Filings by employer and title

  1. University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio · Assistant Professor/Research27 filings
  2. NYU Grossman School of Medicine · Assistant Professor/Research13 filings
  3. LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER NEW ORLEANS · Assistant Professor/Research12 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
2026-27San Antonio-New Braunfels, TXArea 4170025-1042$52,250$69,307$86,363$103,420
2026-27New Orleans-Metairie, LAArea 3538019-1042$69,971$93,288$116,626$139,942
2026-27Baton Rouge, LAArea 1294025-1041$58,420$80,130$101,840$123,550
2026-27New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJArea 3562015-2041$88,421$116,958$145,475$174,013
2026-27Baton Rouge, LAArea 1294019-1042$60,050$70,138$80,205$90,293
2026-27Baton Rouge, LAArea 1294019-2043$72,530$89,544$106,538$123,552
2026-27Lansing-East Lansing, MIArea 2962019-1022$64,854$71,843$78,832$85,821
2026-27Lexington-Fayette, KYArea 3046015-2041$69,347$88,962$108,555$128,170
2026-27New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJArea 3562017-2031$84,219$104,686$125,154$145,621
2026-27New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJArea 3562019-2012$108,701$149,802$190,923$232,024