Assistant Teaching Professor H-1B salaries — 778 certified filings (FY2016–FY2026)
- 131
- Filings · FY2025
- $82k
- Median base · FY2025
- $65k–$96k
- Middle 50% · FY2025
- The Pennsylvania State University
- Top sponsor · 101 all-time
Assistant Teaching Professor: 778 certified H-1B LCAs since FY2016. In FY2025 the median base salary was $82k across 131 filings, with the middle 50% of offers between $65k and $96k. The biggest sponsors are The Pennsylvania State University, Northeastern University, Rutgers the State University of New Jersey; most filings are in University Park, PA.
How much does a Assistant Teaching 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. $82k median in FY2025. Base pay only — hover a year for its figures.
How has Assistant Teaching Professor sponsorship changed?
21 certified filings in FY2016 → 103 in FY2026. The change column is each year against the one before.
| Fiscal year | Filings | vs prior FY | Median base |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2026 | 103 | −21% | $78k |
| FY2025 | 131 | +15% | $82k |
| FY2024 | 114 | +16% | $81k |
| FY2023 | 98 | +21% | $77k |
| FY2022 | 81 | +33% | $74k |
| FY2021 | 61 | +9% | $75k |
| FY2020 | 56 | +10% | $68k |
| FY2019 | 51 | +31% | $67k |
| FY2018 | 39 | +70% | $64k |
| FY2017 | 23 | +10% | $75k |
| FY2016 | 21 | — | $65k |
Which companies sponsor H-1B Assistant Teaching 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 | 101 | $67k |
| 2 | Northeastern University | 73 | $108k |
| 3 | Rutgers the State University of New Jersey | 62 | $76k |
| 4 | Arizona State University | 53 | $68k |
| 5 | Carnegie Mellon University | 38 | $80k |
| 6 | The Curators of the University of Missouri | 38 | $60k |
| 7 | University of Washington | 31 | $81k |
| 8 | Florida International University | 29 | $78k |
| 9 | Syracuse University | 28 | $54k |
| 10 | Worcester Polytechnic Institute | 28 | $84k |
Where are H-1B Assistant Teaching Professor jobs located?
Worksite cities with the most certified filings for this title, all years.
| # | City | Filings | Median base |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | University Park, PA | 70 | $65k |
| 2 | Boston, MA | 66 | $95k |
| 3 | Tempe, AZ | 40 | $66k |
| 4 | Pittsburgh, PA | 34 | $80k |
| 5 | Worcester, MA | 33 | $85k |
| 6 | Columbia, MO | 31 | $61k |
| 7 | Syracuse, NY | 30 | $56k |
| 8 | Miami, FL | 28 | $78k |
| 9 | Piscataway, NJ | 28 | $75k |
| 10 | New Brunswick, NJ | 27 | $82k |
Common questions about Assistant Teaching Professor H-1B salaries
- What is the median H-1B salary for a Assistant Teaching Professor?
- The median certified H-1B base salary for Assistant Teaching Professor is $82k (FY2025), from 131 filings. Across all years the middle 50% earn between $64k and $90k.
- Which companies sponsor the most H-1B Assistant Teaching Professors?
- The top H-1B sponsors for Assistant Teaching Professor are The Pennsylvania State University, Northeastern University, Rutgers the State University of New Jersey.
- Where are most H-1B Assistant Teaching Professor jobs located?
- The top worksite locations for H-1B Assistant Teaching Professor roles are University Park, PA, Boston, MA, Tempe, AZ.
- Does a certified LCA mean Assistant Teaching 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 →