H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

Assistant Professor - Research Track

Occupation profile for Assistant Professor - Research Track covers 11 filings across the reporting window. No certified median available for FY2026.

FY2026 certified median
Unavailable
Total filings
11
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
Unavailable
Top employer
University of Illinois Chicago
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY20244$125,000$117,500$130,000
FY20256$101,957$88,914$115,000
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)1UnavailableUnavailableUnavailable

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

Median offer by fiscal year

Certified median offer, Assistant Professor - Research TrackFY2024 $125,000; FY2025 $101,957$0$50,000$100,000$150,000FY2024$125,000FY2025$101,957Certified median offer, Assistant Professor - Research TrackFY2024 $125,000; FY2025 $101,957$0$50k$100k$150kFY2024$125,000FY2025$101,957
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. University of Illinois Chicago3 filings
  2. TRUSTEES OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA2 filings
  3. UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI2 filings
  4. Administrators of the Tulane Educational Fund1 filings
  5. University of Illinois at Chicago1 filings
  6. University of Utah1 filings
  7. Washington University1 filings

Top cities

  1. Chicago4 filings
  2. Miami2 filings
  3. Philadelphia2 filings
  4. New Orleans1 filings
  5. St. Louis1 filings
  6. Salt Lake City1 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
    2026-27Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-INArea 1698025-1042$52,170$81,973$111,777$141,580
    2026-27Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FLArea 3310019-1042$68,994$96,741$124,509$152,256
    2026-27Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MDArea 3798019-1042$67,829$95,160$122,512$149,843
    2026-27Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-INArea 1698015-1221$75,608$109,387$143,146$176,925
    2026-27Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-INArea 1698025-1071$56,250$87,953$119,657$151,360
    2026-27New Orleans-Metairie, LAArea 3538025-1071$66,790$103,417$140,043$176,670
    2026-27St. Louis, MO-ILArea 4118019-1029$51,334$69,826$88,317$106,808
    2026-27Salt Lake City-Murray, UTArea 4162019-1042$68,016$81,682$95,368$109,034