Assistant Professor H-1B salaries — 42,955 certified filings (FY2016–FY2026)
- 5,416
- Filings · FY2025
- $108k
- Median base · FY2025
- $89k–$140k
- Middle 50% · FY2025
- The Pennsylvania State University
- Top sponsor · 619 all-time
Assistant Professor: 42,955 certified H-1B LCAs since FY2016. In FY2025 the median base salary was $108k across 5,416 filings, with the middle 50% of offers between $89k and $140k. The biggest sponsors are The Pennsylvania State University, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, University of Minnesota; most filings are in New York, NY.
How much does a Assistant Professor 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. $108k median in FY2025. Base pay only — hover a year for its figures.
How has Assistant Professor sponsorship changed?
3,176 certified filings in FY2016 → 3,822 in FY2026. The change column is each year against the one before.
| Fiscal year | Filings | vs prior FY | Median base |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2026 | 3,822 | −29% | $113k |
| FY2025 | 5,416 | +28% | $108k |
| FY2024 | 4,224 | +8% | $105k |
| FY2023 | 3,914 | +2% | $100k |
| FY2022 | 3,828 | +14% | $97k |
| FY2021 | 3,353 | −9% | $97k |
| FY2020 | 3,686 | −14% | $95k |
| FY2019 | 4,310 | +11% | $94k |
| FY2018 | 3,889 | +17% | $91k |
| FY2017 | 3,337 | +5% | $90k |
| FY2016 | 3,176 | — | $87k |
Which companies sponsor H-1B Assistant Professors?
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 | The Pennsylvania State University | 619 | $95k |
| 2 | University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences | 537 | $244k |
| 3 | University of Minnesota | 535 | $91k |
| 4 | Rutgers the State University of New Jersey | 522 | $118k |
| 5 | Purdue University | 487 | $100k |
| 6 | University of Florida | 482 | $95k |
| 7 | Board of Regents of the University of Nebraska | 434 | $75k |
| 8 | The University of Alabama at Birmingham | 406 | $185k |
| 9 | University of Pittsburgh | 377 | $103k |
| 10 | Cornell University | 373 | $123k |
Where are H-1B Assistant Professor jobs located?
Worksite cities with the most certified filings for this title, all years.
| # | City | Filings | Median base |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New York, NY | 1,271 | $118k |
| 2 | Houston, TX | 837 | $115k |
| 3 | Birmingham, AL | 770 | $191k |
| 4 | Boston, MA | 657 | $121k |
| 5 | Chicago, IL | 652 | $99k |
| 6 | Atlanta, GA | 585 | $123k |
| 7 | Little Rock, AR | 556 | $233k |
| 8 | Pittsburgh, PA | 549 | $110k |
| 9 | Los Angeles, CA | 522 | $108k |
| 10 | Baltimore, MD | 466 | $110k |
Common questions about Assistant Professor H-1B salaries
- What is the median H-1B salary for a Assistant Professor?
- The median certified H-1B base salary for Assistant Professor is $108k (FY2025), from 5,416 filings. Across all years the middle 50% earn between $80k and $130k.
- Which companies sponsor the most H-1B Assistant Professors?
- The top H-1B sponsors for Assistant Professor are The Pennsylvania State University, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, University of Minnesota.
- Where are most H-1B Assistant Professor jobs located?
- The top worksite locations for H-1B Assistant Professor roles are New York, NY, Houston, TX, Birmingham, AL.
- Does a certified LCA mean Assistant Professor 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 →