Visiting Assistant Professor H-1B salaries — 1,280 certified filings (FY2016–FY2026)
- 105
- Filings · FY2025
- $70k
- Median base · FY2025
- $62k–$85k
- Middle 50% · FY2025
- Texas a M University
- Top sponsor · 55 all-time
Visiting Assistant Professor: 1,280 certified H-1B LCAs since FY2016. In FY2025 the median base salary was $70k across 105 filings, with the middle 50% of offers between $62k and $85k. The biggest sponsors are Texas a M University, Miami University, University of California San Francisco; most filings are in College Station, TX.
How much does a Visiting 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. $70k median in FY2025. Base pay only — hover a year for its figures.
How has Visiting Assistant Professor sponsorship changed?
123 certified filings in FY2016 → 50 in FY2026. The change column is each year against the one before.
| Fiscal year | Filings | vs prior FY | Median base |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2026 | 50 | −52% | $73k |
| FY2025 | 105 | −10% | $70k |
| FY2024 | 117 | −14% | $69k |
| FY2023 | 136 | +11% | $70k |
| FY2022 | 122 | +16% | $70k |
| FY2021 | 105 | −5% | $71k |
| FY2020 | 110 | −26% | $65k |
| FY2019 | 149 | +1% | $65k |
| FY2018 | 148 | +29% | $65k |
| FY2017 | 115 | −7% | $63k |
| FY2016 | 123 | — | $59k |
Which companies sponsor H-1B Visiting 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 | Texas a M University | 55 | $60k |
| 2 | Miami University | 46 | $46k |
| 3 | University of California San Francisco | 44 | $281k |
| 4 | State University of New York at Binghamton | 43 | $50k |
| 5 | The University of Iowa | 41 | $90k |
| 6 | Purdue University | 37 | $75k |
| 7 | The Ohio State University | 36 | $68k |
| 8 | University of Connecticut | 29 | $60k |
| 9 | New York University | 27 | $85k |
| 10 | Administrators of the Tulane Educational Fund | 25 | $115k |
Where are H-1B Visiting Assistant Professor jobs located?
Worksite cities with the most certified filings for this title, all years.
| # | City | Filings | Median base |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | College Station, TX | 56 | $60k |
| 2 | New Orleans, LA | 46 | $115k |
| 3 | San Francisco, CA | 45 | $281k |
| 4 | Binghamton, NY | 43 | $50k |
| 5 | Oxford, OH | 43 | $46k |
| 6 | Iowa City, IA | 40 | $90k |
| 7 | Worcester, MA | 36 | $73k |
| 8 | West Lafayette, IN | 35 | $70k |
| 9 | Columbus, OH | 34 | $68k |
| 10 | New York, NY | 29 | $85k |
Common questions about Visiting Assistant Professor H-1B salaries
- What is the median H-1B salary for a Visiting Assistant Professor?
- The median certified H-1B base salary for Visiting Assistant Professor is $70k (FY2025), from 105 filings. Across all years the middle 50% earn between $56k and $85k.
- Which companies sponsor the most H-1B Visiting Assistant Professors?
- The top H-1B sponsors for Visiting Assistant Professor are Texas a M University, Miami University, University of California San Francisco.
- Where are most H-1B Visiting Assistant Professor jobs located?
- The top worksite locations for H-1B Visiting Assistant Professor roles are College Station, TX, New Orleans, LA, San Francisco, CA.
- Does a certified LCA mean Visiting 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 →