H-1B Professor Salary
The median H-1B base salary for a Professor is $179,024, across 752 certified LCAs.
Median wage
$179,024
Average wage
$198,598
90th percentile
$305,000
Certified LCAs
752
Salary distribution
Annualized base salary on certified LCAs. Excludes bonus and stock.
25th
Median
75th
90th
- Lowest
- $38,304
- 25th
- $138,200
- Median
- $179,024
- Average
- $198,598
- 90th
- $305,000
- Highest
- $1,000,002
Based on 752 certified base wages, annualized.
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Filings by year
88FY20
113FY21
101FY22
134FY23
139FY24
127FY25
50FY26
Top H-1B sponsors for Professor
Employers ranked by certified LCA volume for this role.
| Company↕ | LCAs↕ | Median▼ |
|---|---|---|
| Harvard University | 17 | $277,411 |
| Duke University | 11 | $276,000 |
| The Trustees of Princeton University | 12 | $273,740 |
| Cornell University | 23 | $260,000 |
| University of California, Los Angeles | 12 | $254,290 |
| Northwestern University | 11 | $239,000 |
| Yale University | 13 | $230,000 |
| THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS M.D. ANDERSON CANCER CENTER | 16 | $227,000 |
| Johns Hopkins University | 12 | $208,198 |
| University of Wisconsin System | 15 | $204,251 |
| University of Michigan | 12 | $189,232 |
| The Pennsylvania State University | 12 | $184,014 |
| Texas A&M University | 12 | $181,697 |
| Indiana University | 12 | $180,000 |
| University of California at Santa Barbara | 15 | $166,100 |
Salaries by location
New York, NY · $239,414Houston, TX · $227,000Boston, MA · $245,000Ithaca, NY · $260,000Baltimore, MD · $209,716Durham, NC · $276,950Madison, WI · $204,251Santa Barbara, CA · $166,100Los Angeles, CA · $218,040Princeton, NJ · $272,480University Park, PA · $184,014Bloomington, IN · $180,000Ann Arbor, MI · $189,232New Haven, CT · $227,500College Station, TX · $190,000