Assistant Instructor H-1B salaries — 130 certified filings (FY2016–FY2026)
- 11
- Filings · FY2025
- $71k
- Median base · FY2025
- $69k–$81k
- Middle 50% · FY2025
- UT Southwestern Medical Center
- Top sponsor · 89 all-time
Assistant Instructor: 130 certified H-1B LCAs since FY2016. In FY2025 the median base salary was $71k across 11 filings, with the middle 50% of offers between $69k and $81k. The biggest sponsors are UT Southwestern Medical Center, Wake Forest University Health Sciences, University of Pittsburgh; most filings are in Dallas, TX.
How much does a Assistant Instructor make on an H-1B?
Certified base salary by fiscal year: each box is the p25–p75 range, the heavy line the median, the whiskers reach p10–p90. $71k median in FY2025. Base pay only — hover a year for its figures.
How has Assistant Instructor sponsorship changed?
7 certified filings in FY2016 → 8 in FY2026. The change column is each year against the one before.
| Fiscal year | Filings | vs prior FY | Median base |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2026 | 8 | −27% | $70k |
| FY2025 | 11 | −27% | $71k |
| FY2024 | 15 | +25% | $67k |
| FY2023 | 12 | −20% | $65k |
| FY2022 | 15 | −17% | $63k |
| FY2021 | 18 | +64% | $60k |
| FY2020 | 11 | −35% | $58k |
| FY2019 | 17 | +89% | $57k |
| FY2018 | 9 | +29% | $55k |
| FY2017 | 7 | 0% | $60k |
| FY2016 | 7 | — | $55k |
Which companies sponsor H-1B Assistant Instructors?
The employers with the most certified filings, all years, with their median base salary. Open any employer for its full profile.
| # | Employer | Filings | Median base |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | UT Southwestern Medical Center | 89 | $63k |
| 2 | Wake Forest University Health Sciences | 11 | $62k |
| 3 | University of Pittsburgh | 8 | $51k |
| 4 | University of Central Missouri | 7 | $72k |
| 5 | The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center | 7 | $57k |
| 6 | UT Southwestern Medical Center Office of International Affairs | 3 | $71k |
| 7 | University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center | 2 | $52k |
| 8 | Culver Educational Foundation | 1 | $36k |
| 9 | The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas | 1 | $69k |
| 10 | University of Guam | 1 | $69k |
Where are H-1B Assistant Instructor jobs located?
Worksite cities with the most certified filings for this title, all years.
| # | City | Filings | Median base |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dallas, TX | 102 | $63k |
| 2 | Winston Salem, NC | 11 | $62k |
| 3 | Pittsburgh, PA | 7 | $52k |
| 4 | Warrensburg, MO | 4 | $66k |
| 5 | Lee'S Summit, MO | 2 | $76k |
| 6 | Mangilao, GU | 1 | $69k |
| 7 | Culver, IN | 1 | $36k |
| 8 | Pittbsurgh, PA | 1 | $45k |
| 9 | Lees Summit, MO | 1 | $89k |
Common questions about Assistant Instructor H-1B salaries
- What is the median H-1B salary for a Assistant Instructor?
- The median certified H-1B base salary for Assistant Instructor is $71k (FY2025), from 11 filings. Across all years the middle 50% earn between $57k and $67k.
- Which companies sponsor the most H-1B Assistant Instructors?
- The top H-1B sponsors for Assistant Instructor are UT Southwestern Medical Center, Wake Forest University Health Sciences, University of Pittsburgh.
- Where are most H-1B Assistant Instructor jobs located?
- The top worksite locations for H-1B Assistant Instructor roles are Dallas, TX, Winston Salem, NC, Pittsburgh, PA.
- Does a certified LCA mean Assistant Instructor H-1B visas were approved?
- No. A Labor Condition Application (LCA) is the Department of Labor attestation an employer must have certified before filing an H-1B petition with USCIS. It records the job, worksite and offered wage, but not whether the petition was filed, selected in the lottery, or approved. Filing counts measure intent to sponsor, not headcount.
- What salary do these figures show?
- The base annual wage offered on the certified LCA, converted to a yearly amount. Bonus, equity, overtime and benefits are not included, so total compensation is typically higher. Figures are medians and percentiles over certified filings; wages above $5,000,000 a year are excluded as data-entry errors.
- What does the fiscal year mean here?
- Years are U.S. government fiscal years, October to September: FY2025 runs from October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2025. This matches how the Department of Labor publishes the disclosure files. The most recent year may be partial until its final quarter is released.
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Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification — certified LCA disclosure data through June 2026 (FY2016–FY2026). An LCA is not an approved visa; pay figures are base salary and exclude bonus and equity. Methodology →