Teach courses in law. Includes both teachers primarily engaged in teaching and those who do a combination of teaching and research.
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Annual base pay at each percentile. BLS covers all U.S. workers in this occupation; H-1B covers 54 certified Labor Condition Applications filed by sponsoring employers in the last 12 months.
| Percentile | All U.S. workers (BLS) | H-1B sponsored |
|---|---|---|
| 10th — entry pay | $64,250 | $75,000 |
| 25th | $88,700 | $110,294 |
| Median (50th) | $128,500 | $142,850 |
| 75th | $176,490 | $178,004 |
| 90th — top pay | $287,900 | $211,200 |
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BLS projects employment of law teachers, postsecondary to grow 2.6% from 2025 to 2035, slower than the 3.5% average for all occupations. About 1,800 openings are projected each year, on average, from new jobs and from replacing workers who retire or move to other occupations.
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Employment Projections 2025–2035 · BLS Occupational Outlook Handbook →
Employers assign every H-1B filing a Department of Labor prevailing-wage level, from Level I (entry) to Level IV (fully competent). Pay rises steeply with level.
| Wage level | LCAs | Share | P25 | Median | P75 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Level I | 29 | 53.7% | $85,000 | $140,000 | $155,000 |
| Level II | 13 | 24.1% | $156,000 | $185,000 | $193,502 |
The 2 most-filed job titles inside SOC 25-1112, from 54 H-1B filings. Seniority words and level numbers are grouped (“Senior Data Engineer II” counts as Data Engineer). Tap a title for its full range, wage levels and the exact titles employers used.
| Job title | LCAs | Share | P25 | Median | P75 | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Assistant Professor of Law | 14 | 25.93% | $140,375 | $151,000 | $157,125 | +42.02% |
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Assistant Professor of Law · full pay range (14 LCAs)
P10$111,572
P25$140,375
Median$151,000
P75$157,125
P90$182,900
Median by H-1B wage level
Level I$147,00011 LCAs
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| Assistant Professor | 11 | 20.37% | $134,000 | $150,000 | $186,800 | +15.83% |
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Assistant Professor · full pay range (11 LCAs)
P10$133,127
P25$134,000
Median$150,000
P75$186,800
P90$193,502
Median by H-1B wage level
Level I$150,0007 LCAs
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Titles are cleaned from the employer's own LCA text (codes and typos removed, nothing invented). Rows need 10+ filings in this SOC.
How important each skill and knowledge area is for this job, rated by O*NET on a 1–5 scale from surveys of workers and occupational analysts.
Highlighted = in demand: frequently listed in employer job postings for this occupation (O*NET).
Source: O*NET 31.0 Database by the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (USDOL/ETA), used under the CC BY 4.0 license. O*NET® is a trademark of USDOL/ETA.
Source: O*NET 31.0 (USDOL/ETA, CC BY 4.0). These are general job titles, not H-1B filings; for titles employers actually filed, see “Job titles” above.
