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Assistant Professor, Economics: H-1B salaries

74 labor condition applications used the job title Assistant Professor, Economics. Median offered base salary $100,000; middle half $91,416–$122,000.

Applications (LCAs)74

Median offered salary$100,000

Middle half of salaries$91,416–$122,000

10th–90th percentile$77,653–$146,834

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Employers

Employer	LCAs	Median salary
Wake Forest University	7	$92,937
Fairfield University	5	$102,000
Towson University	5	$100,000
Western Kentucky University	4	$90,000
The New School	3	$109,288
South Dakota State University	3	$100,000
The Curators of the University of Missouri/Missouri University of Science and Technology	3	$128,000
President and Board of Trustees of Santa Clara College	3	$147,000
Boston College	3	$165,000
State College of Florida, Manatee-Sarasota	2	$51,235
University of North Carolina at Asheville	2	$110,312
State University of New York at Oneonta	2	$81,600
Christopher Newport University	2	$100,741
Nazareth University	2	$68,865
University of Wyoming	2	$147,000
Suffolk University	2	$103,123
Fordham University	2	$122,000
Bryn Mawr College	2	$99,000
University of Wisconsin-Whitewater	2	$98,500
University of Arkansas	2	$159,000
Stephen F. Austin State University	2	$94,572
West Virginia University	1	$110,000
University of South Florida	1	$140,000
Saint Leo University, Inc.	1	$74,000
Central Washington University	1	$112,508
University of Colorado	1	$146,447
Stockton University	1	$76,647
St. Bonaventure University	1	$61,210
Mercer University	1	$71,730
Bridgewater State University	1	$89,400
University of Nevada, Las Vegas	1	$136,752
California State University, San Bernardino	1	$87,948
Boise State University	1	$101,317
Trinity University	1	$134,000
Georgia State University	1	$142,000

By wage level

Wage level	Median salary
Level I (entry)	$100,741
Level II (qualified)	$164,540
Level III (experienced)	$92,937

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	19	$98,000
FY2024	12	$101,782
FY2025	27	$100,000
FY2026	16	$105,656

Cities

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).