H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

Visiting Assistant Professor of Political Science

Occupation profile for Visiting Assistant Professor of Political Science covers 11 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $87,600.

FY2026 certified median
$87,600
Total filings
11
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$83,900–$91,300
Top employer
Colgate University
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY20245$57,000$53,500$65,550
FY20254$67,800$64,983$70,150
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)2$87,600$83,900$91,300

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

Median offer by fiscal year

Certified median offer, Visiting Assistant Professor of Political ScienceFY2024 $57,000; FY2025 $67,800; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $87,600$0$30,000$60,000$90,000FY2024$57,000FY2025$67,800FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$87,600Certified median offer, Visiting Assistant Professor of Political ScienceFY2024 $57,000; FY2025 $67,800; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $87,600$0$30k$60k$90kFY2024$57,000FY2025$67,800FY2026*$87,600
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. Colgate University4 filings
  2. Bucknell University2 filings
  3. Canisius University1 filings
  4. Carleton College1 filings
  5. Swarthmore College1 filings
  6. The College of Wooster1 filings
  7. THE UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE1 filings

Top cities

  1. Hamilton4 filings
  2. Lewisburg2 filings
  3. Northfield1 filings
  4. Buffalo1 filings
  5. Wooster1 filings
  6. Swarthmore1 filings
  7. Chattanooga1 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
    2026-27Syracuse, NYArea 4506025-1065$64,680$91,827$118,973$146,120
    2026-27Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan areaArea 420000325-1065$63,730$83,673$103,617$123,560
    2026-27Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NYArea 1538025-1065$56,780$80,623$104,467$128,310
    2026-27Chattanooga, TN-GAArea 1686025-1065$46,650$62,540$78,430$94,320
    2026-27Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan areaArea 270000425-1065$72,770$92,180$111,590$131,000
    2026-27Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MDArea 3798025-1065$61,050$85,450$109,850$134,250
    2026-27North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous)Area 390000225-1065$56,970$73,333$89,697$106,060