Assistant Professor
Median salary
$108,159
Half earn more, half less
Middle 50%
$89,000 – $140,683
P25 to P75
Change vs prior year
+2.1%
-0.99% after inflation
Share of all H-1B
1.2%
6,012 filings
Assistant Professor pay range
Annual base pay in certified H-1B filings for this title, all occupations combined.
P10$73,149
P25$89,000
Median$108,159
P75$140,683
P90$224,793
Median by H-1B wage level
Level I$101,1063,173 LCAs
Level II$126,1081,344 LCAs
Level III$145,000330 LCAs
Level IV$166,462180 LCAs
Level I is entry level, Level IV fully experienced (Department of Labor prevailing-wage levels).
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Assistant Professor pay by occupation code
Employers file the same title under different SOC occupation codes, and pay differs between them. Each row is computed only within its SOC.
Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary 13%Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary 11%Business Teachers, Postsecondary 11%Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary 9%Mathematical Science Teachers, Postsecondary 6%Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary 4%
| Occupation (SOC) | Share | LCAs | P25 | Median | P75 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary 25-1032 | 13.39% | 805 | $95,000 | $105,468 | $115,512 |
| Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary 25-1071 | 10.98% | 660 | $95,976 | $131,966 | $223,398 |
| Business Teachers, Postsecondary 25-1011 | 10.78% | 648 | $127,000 | $163,571 | $205,000 |
| Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary 25-1021 | 9.45% | 568 | $100,000 | $120,000 | $135,000 |
| Mathematical Science Teachers, Postsecondary 25-1022 | 6.07% | 365 | $86,751 | $102,000 | $125,000 |
| Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary 25-1042 | 3.66% | 220 | $91,097 | $101,264 | $120,000 |
| Economics Teachers, Postsecondary 25-1063 | 3.09% | 186 | $108,612 | $140,188 | $172,000 |
| Physicians, All Other 29-1229 | 3.03% | 182 | $213,264 | $250,000 | $310,000 |
| Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists 19-1042 | 2.3% | 138 | $95,000 | $118,657 | $139,860 |
| Agricultural Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary 25-1041 | 2.18% | 131 | $87,000 | $94,095 | $99,206 |
| Communications Teachers, Postsecondary 25-1122 | 1.93% | 116 | $71,826 | $82,375 | $93,134 |
| Physics Teachers, Postsecondary 25-1054 | 1.88% | 113 | $88,930 | $97,343 | $108,500 |
| Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary 25-1121 | 1.85% | 111 | $70,000 | $79,021 | $91,000 |
| Education Teachers, Postsecondary 25-1081 | 1.81% | 109 | $70,000 | $77,100 | $85,515 |
| Political Science Teachers, Postsecondary 25-1065 | 1.75% | 105 | $79,273 | $94,000 | $112,000 |
| Chemistry Teachers, Postsecondary 25-1052 | 1.66% | 100 | $80,962 | $94,728 | $105,200 |
| Psychology Teachers, Postsecondary 25-1066 | 1.56% | 94 | $71,784 | $80,000 | $96,777 |
| Architecture Teachers, Postsecondary 25-1031 | 1.4% | 84 | $77,875 | $85,000 | $91,776 |
| Foreign Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary 25-1124 | 1.38% | 83 | $69,340 | $83,227 | $96,242 |
| Atmospheric, Earth, Marine, and Space Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary 25-1051 | 1.23% | 74 | $88,043 | $102,618 | $114,411 |
| History Teachers, Postsecondary 25-1125 | 1.11% | 67 | $79,150 | $87,423 | $104,550 |
| Radiologists 29-1224 | 1.03% | 62 | $292,500 | $392,412 | $429,375 |
| Philosophy and Religion Teachers, Postsecondary 25-1126 | 1% | 60 | $73,330 | $89,886 | $100,312 |
| English Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary 25-1123 | 1% | 60 | $70,750 | $80,746 | $98,155 |
| Area, Ethnic, and Cultural Studies Teachers, Postsecondary 25-1062 | 0.83% | 50 | $80,439 | $84,453 | $95,750 |
| Postsecondary Teachers, All Other 25-1199 | 0.8% | 48 | $77,884 | $87,500 | $97,032 |
| Recreation and Fitness Studies Teachers, Postsecondary 25-1193 | 0.78% | 47 | $66,000 | $76,844 | $90,000 |
| Environmental Science Teachers, Postsecondary 25-1053 | 0.72% | 43 | $85,000 | $97,008 | $106,700 |
| Social Work Teachers, Postsecondary 25-1113 | 0.7% | 42 | $71,000 | $80,000 | $86,224 |
| Sociology Teachers, Postsecondary 25-1067 | 0.67% | 40 | $73,500 | $88,686 | $103,129 |
| Biological Scientists, All Other 19-1029 | 0.63% | 38 | $95,027 | $107,852 | $129,940 |
| Geography Teachers, Postsecondary 25-1064 | 0.6% | 36 | $76,746 | $88,000 | $97,239 |
| Anthropology and Archeology Teachers, Postsecondary 25-1061 | 0.57% | 34 | $80,769 | $92,848 | $106,506 |
| General Internal Medicine Physicians 29-1216 | 0.53% | 32 | $208,056 | $247,000 | $273,710 |
| Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary 25-1072 | 0.52% | 31 | $91,250 | $96,000 | $101,630 |
| Anesthesiologists 29-1211 | 0.47% | 28 | $282,601 | $382,286 | $451,000 |
| Neurologists 29-1217 | 0.4% | 24 | $178,836 | $235,000 | $266,250 |
| Pediatricians, General 29-1221 | 0.38% | 23 | $158,662 | $198,320 | $236,125 |
| Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement Teachers, Postsecondary 25-1111 | 0.33% | 20 | $69,250 | $76,738 | $79,980 |
| Biochemists and Biophysicists 19-1021 | 0.32% | 19 | $93,500 | $117,500 | $135,000 |
| Physicians, Pathologists 29-1222 | 0.32% | 19 | $215,000 | $226,300 | $247,138 |
| Surgeons, All Other 29-1249 | 0.3% | 18 | $223,869 | $317,427 | $352,495 |
| Social Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary, All Other 25-1069 | 0.3% | 18 | $82,774 | $92,250 | $106,803 |
| Statisticians 15-2041 | 0.3% | 18 | $121,314 | $134,525 | $142,325 |
| Cardiologists 29-1212 | 0.28% | 17 | $195,520 | $370,000 | $446,265 |
| Family and Consumer Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary 25-1192 | 0.27% | 16 | $80,000 | $89,886 | $96,558 |
| Library Science Teachers, Postsecondary 25-1082 | 0.22% | 13 | $80,000 | $85,405 | $97,375 |
| Psychiatrists 29-1223 | 0.2% | 12 | $209,142 | $241,982 | $250,172 |
| Physicists 19-2012 | 0.2% | 12 | $144,095 | $175,000 | $200,810 |
| Veterinarians 29-1131 | 0.18% | 11 | $142,306 | $157,000 | $160,000 |
| Law Teachers, Postsecondary 25-1112 | 0.18% | 11 | $134,000 | $150,000 | $186,800 |
| Forestry and Conservation Science Teachers, Postsecondary 25-1043 | 0.18% | 11 | $83,136 | $90,613 | $96,058 |
| Epidemiologists 19-1041 | 0.18% | 11 | $102,441 | $133,346 | $156,000 |
| Soil and Plant Scientists 19-1013 | 0.15% | 9 | $78,000 | $91,865 | $97,000 |
| Dentists, General 29-1021 | 0.13% | 8 | $127,226 | $130,000 | $136,477 |
| Teachers and Instructors, All Other 25-3099 | 0.12% | 7 | $89,196 | $89,772 | $91,740 |
| Clinical and Counseling Psychologists 19-3033 | 0.1% | 6 | $84,912 | $115,500 | $125,000 |
| Bioengineers and Biomedical Engineers 17-2031 | 0.1% | 6 | $98,655 | $104,600 | $116,395 |
| Emergency Medicine Physicians 29-1214 | 0.08% | 5 | $260,095 | $260,192 | $274,480 |
| Microbiologists 19-1022 | 0.08% | 5 | $91,388 | $105,019 | $124,800 |
| Dentists, All Other Specialists 29-1029 | 0.08% | 5 | $120,000 | $121,278 | $124,471 |
Occupations with fewer than 5 filings for this title are not shown.
Top H-1B sponsors for Assistant Professor
What the biggest sponsors pay for this title, compared with the median of all sponsors filing the same title in the same occupation.
| Employer | LCAs | Median | vs all sponsors |
|---|---|---|---|
| University Of Arkansas For Medical Sciences | 27 | $283,000 | +13.2% |
| Icahn School Of Medicine At Mount Sinai | 27 | $150,000 | +26.4% |
| Board Of Regents Of The University Of Nebraska | 26 | $75,000 | -43.2% |
| Lsu Health Sciences Center Shreveport | 24 | $232,323 | +76.1% |
| The University Of Texas Rio Grande Valley | 23 | $113,300 | -14.1% |
| University Of Alabama Health Foundation Pc | 22 | $211,400 | -15.4% |
| Texas A&m University | 21 | $112,500 | +6.7% |
| Medical College Of Wisconsin | 21 | $370,000 | +180.4% |
| Washington University | 19 | $234,840 | +78% |
| University Of Kentucky | 19 | $250,000 | +0% |
| University Of South Florida | 18 | $130,000 | +8.3% |
| Vanderbilt University Medical Center | 17 | $265,500 | +101.2% |
| Virginia Commonwealth University | 16 | $58,920 | -55.3% |
| The University Of Texas Health Science Center At Houston | 16 | $229,750 | +74.1% |
| Bor Usga Obo Augusta University | 15 | $402,571 | +205.1% |
Exact titles grouped here
The most common versions of this title as employers wrote them (after removing job codes and typos), with their own medians.
- Assistant Professor - Clinical96 LCAs · median $257,500
- Assistant Professor, Electrical Engineering19 LCAs · median $90,000
- Assistant Professor, Social Work17 LCAs · median $79,695
- Assistant Professor (Tenure Track)15 LCAs · median $105,039
- Assistant Professor, Computer and Information Sciences11 LCAs · median $100,000
- Assistant Professor - Clinical/Physician8 LCAs · median $294,688
- Assistant Professor, Health Programs8 LCAs · median $140,000
- Assistant Professor, Mathematical Sciences7 LCAs · median $97,485