H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

Associate Professor

Occupation profile for Associate Professor covers 970 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $125,002.

FY2026 certified median
$125,002
Total filings
970
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$98,736–$167,100
Top employer
Yale University
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY2024313$121,971$92,657$150,000
FY2025368$128,252$100,000$175,000
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)289$125,002$98,736$167,100

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

Median offer by fiscal year

Certified median offer, Associate ProfessorFY2024 $121,971; FY2025 $128,252; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $125,002$0$50,000$100,000$150,000FY2024$121,971FY2025$128,252FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$125,002Certified median offer, Associate ProfessorFY2024 $121,971; FY2025 $128,252; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $125,002$0$50k$100k$150kFY2024$121,971FY2025$128,252FY2026*$125,002
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. Yale University21 filings
  2. Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey20 filings
  3. Texas A&M University15 filings
  4. The Pennsylvania State University15 filings
  5. The University of Alabama at Birmingham14 filings
  6. University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences14 filings
  7. Board of Regents of the University of Nebraska11 filings
  8. Emory University11 filings
  9. Medical College of Wisconsin, Inc.11 filings
  10. University of Colorado Denver11 filings

Top cities

  1. Atlanta23 filings
  2. Houston23 filings
  3. New Haven21 filings
  4. New York19 filings
  5. Boston18 filings
  6. Birmingham17 filings
  7. Charlottesville16 filings
  8. Milwaukee16 filings
  9. Little Rock14 filings
  10. Baltimore14 filings

Filings by employer and title

  1. Yale University · Associate Professor21 filings
  2. Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey · Associate Professor20 filings
  3. Texas A&M University · Associate Professor15 filings
  4. The Pennsylvania State University · Associate Professor15 filings
  5. The University of Alabama at Birmingham · Associate Professor14 filings
  6. University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences · Associate Professor14 filings
  7. University of Minnesota · Associate Professor11 filings
  8. University of Colorado Denver · Associate Professor11 filings
  9. Medical College of Wisconsin, Inc. · Associate Professor11 filings
  10. Board of Regents of the University of Nebraska · Associate Professor11 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
2026-27Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MIArea 1982025-1071$53,700$88,043$122,387$156,730
2026-27Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TXArea 2642025-1071$68,480$127,147$185,813$244,480
2026-27New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJArea 3562025-1071$74,580$114,290$154,000$193,710
2026-27Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, ARArea 3078029-1229$63,357$125,237$187,096$248,976
2026-27St. Louis, MO-ILArea 4118025-1071$71,580$110,690$149,800$188,910
2026-27Milwaukee-Waukesha, WIArea 3334025-1071$67,980$83,587$99,193$114,800
2026-27New Haven, CTArea 3530025-1071$62,160$104,653$147,147$189,640
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