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Assistant Professor of Economics: H-1B salaries
293 labor condition applications used the job title Assistant Professor of Economics. Median offered base salary $95,000; middle half $78,520–$115,000.
Applications (LCAs)293
Median offered salary$95,000
Middle half of salaries$78,520–$115,000
10th–90th percentile$66,000–$146,667
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Employers
| Employer | LCAs | Median salary |
|---|
| Bard College | 9 | $100,343 |
| Brown University | 6 | $178,077 |
| Southern Methodist University | 6 | $145,000 |
| Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania | 6 | $185,000 |
| Trustees of Grinnell College | 5 | $95,000 |
| St. Olaf College | 5 | $72,370 |
| James Madison University | 5 | $98,500 |
| Muskingum University | 5 | $61,200 |
| Oberlin College | 5 | $96,500 |
| The University of Southern California | 4 | $165,000 |
| Bates College | 4 | $97,250 |
| Wesleyan University | 4 | $102,500 |
| Haverford College | 4 | $79,440 |
| University of Northern Iowa | 4 | $87,000 |
| Trustees of the Smith College | 4 | $106,000 |
| Rockhurst University | 3 | $74,000 |
| Wofford College Inc. | 3 | $70,040 |
| St. Lawrence University | 3 | $84,538 |
| Trinity College | 3 | $90,520 |
| Knox College | 3 | $72,000 |
| Syracuse University | 3 | $140,000 |
| Connecticut College | 3 | $84,270 |
| University of Richmond | 3 | $90,365 |
| St. Francis College | 3 | $79,075 |
| Whitman College | 3 | $90,000 |
| University of South Alabama | 3 | $91,052 |
| Western Illinois University | 3 | $94,668 |
| Centenary College of Louisiana | 3 | $80,480 |
| The University of Tulsa | 3 | $85,000 |
| The College of Wooster | 3 | $82,750 |
| Marshall University | 3 | $85,650 |
| The University of Texas El Paso | 3 | $118,211 |
| Carnegie Mellon University | 3 | $170,000 |
| University of New Hampshire | 3 | $133,050 |
| State University of New York at Oswego | 3 | $87,560 |
| Davidson College | 3 | $52,680 |
| Snow College | 3 | $66,000 |
| University of Louisiana at Monroe | 2 | $75,000 |
| Babson College | 2 | $132,126 |
| Dickinson College | 2 | $78,150 |
| Berea College | 2 | $73,685 |
| The President & Fellows of Middlebury College | 2 | $100,500 |
| Drew University | 2 | $69,750 |
| Widener University | 2 | $69,585 |
| Beloit College | 2 | $73,048 |
| Davis & Elkins College | 2 | $50,000 |
| Alma College | 2 | $73,954 |
| Mount Holyoke College | 2 | $98,914 |
| The University of the South | 2 | $78,526 |
| The Monmouth College | 2 | $60,820 |
| The College of William and Mary | 2 | $115,000 |
| Luther College | 2 | $60,910 |
| California Institute of Technology | 2 | $188,250 |
| Trustees of Amherst College | 2 | $133,750 |
| University of Mississippi | 2 | $110,000 |
| University of Mount Olive | 2 | $76,500 |
| Hamilton College | 2 | $95,500 |
| Franklin College | 2 | $59,030 |
| St. Mary's College of Maryland | 2 | $97,210 |
| Southern Utah University | 2 | $90,000 |
By wage level
| Wage level | Median salary |
|---|
| Level I (entry) | $91,494 |
| Level II (qualified) | $98,000 |
| Level III (experienced) | $145,000 |
The Department of Labor sets four prevailing wage levels for each occupation and area, from Level I (entry) to Level IV (fully competent). The employer picks the level that matches the job's requirements.
By fiscal year
| Fiscal year | LCAs | Median salary |
|---|
| FY2023 | 76 | $91,268 |
| FY2024 | 73 | $95,000 |
| FY2025 | 78 | $94,500 |
| FY2026 | 58 | $98,176 |
Cities
- Providence, RI7
- Annandale-on-Hudson, NY7
- Northfield, MN6
- Dallas, TX6
- Grinnell, IA5
- Philadelphia, PA5
- Los Angeles, CA5
- Harrisonburg, VA5
- New Concord, OH5
- Shreveport, LA4
- Lewiston, ME4
- Claremont, CA4
- Middletown, CT4
- Cedar Falls, IA4
- Northampton, MA4
- El Paso, TX4
- Pittsburgh, PA4
- Kansas City, MO3
- Spartanburg, SC3
- Canton, NY3
- Hartford, CT3
- Galesburg, IL3
- Syracuse, NY3
- New London, CT3
- Richmond, VA3
- Brooklyn, NY3
- Walla Walla, WA3
- Mobile, AL3
- Macomb, IL3
- Tulsa, OK3
Salaries are the lower end of the wage offered on each application, converted to a yearly amount; statistics use certified full-time applications only. An LCA is not a visa approval and one LCA can cover several positions. Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OFLC LCA Disclosure Data, fiscal years 2023–2026 (latest decision Jun 30, 2026).