Assistant Professor, Computer Science H-1B wages

Filings decided July 2025 to June 2026. Most are classified as Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary (SOC 25-1021).

Employers filed 57 wage applications for Assistant Professor, Computer Science jobs from July 2025 to June 2026, across 36 employers. The median offered wage was $96,419, 54.7% above the government's prevailing wage for the job. Trinity University filed the most (4, median $92,500).

Filings
57
Positions covered
57
Employers
36
Median offered
$96,419
Median prevailing wage
$61,700
Filings since FY2020
250
Median offer change since FY2020
+19%
Assistant Professor, Computer Science, all employers57 filings, July 2025 to June 2026
$96,419Median wage employers told the government they would pay
$86,485 to $110,000Where the middle half of the filings fall
$61,700Prevailing wage: the legal minimum for these jobs

Offered wage since 2020

The median wage offered for Assistant Professor, Computer Science jobs rose 19%, from $80,000 in fiscal 2020 to $95,000 in fiscal 2026 so far. In fiscal 2026 it was 55.1% above the prevailing wage. Filings peaked in fiscal 2025, with 48 filings.

Middle half of offered wagesMedian offered wageMedian prevailing wageFilings per year

$40k$60k$80k$100k$120k$140k$80k$87k$91k$90k$100k$99k$95k352020232021212022382023452024482025402026*

Fiscal years run October to September. Fiscal 2026 is still running: these figures cover October 2025 to June 2026.

Assistant Professor, Computer Science by fiscal year

Fiscal yearFilingsMedian offeredvs year beforeMedian prevailingvs prevailing
2026 (Oct to Jun)40$95,000−4.0%$59,810+55.1%
202548$99,000−1.1%$67,760+57.1%
202445$100,148+11.3%$59,745+61.4%
202338$90,000−0.8%$58,420+50.1%
202221$90,750+4.3%$69,912+23.0%
202123$87,000+8.8%$59,820+35.4%
202035$80,000n/a$57,220+20.8%

Employers that file for this title

Middle half of offered wagesMedian offered wageMedian prevailing wage

EmployerFilingsMedian offeredOffered range and prevailing wagevs prevailing
Trinity University4$92,500+21.4%
South Dakota State University4$94,000+61.6%
The University of Alabama4$110,649+60.5%
Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University4$132,290+74.2%
Dakota State University3$90,000+54.7%
University of South Dakota3$93,083+60.0%
University of Colorado3$98,000+127.8%
President and Board of Trustees of Santa Clara College2$121,421+4.5%
University of Wisconsin-Whitewater2$85,360+38.3%
Lewis University2$86,485+16.1%
Georgia State University1$112,000+136.8%
The Curators of the University of Missouri/Missouri University of Science and Technology1$104,200+91.7%
Western Kentucky University1$82,008+27.4%
Stockton University1$73,900at the minimum
The Curators of the University of Missouri/University of Missouri-Kansas City1$125,000+123.7%
Salisbury University1$110,394+75.7%
University of Wyoming1$100,000+23.6%
South Dakota School of Mines and Technology1$92,000+55.5%
Calvin University1$71,250+17.9%
The Ohio University1$106,000+203.3%
The University of Texas at Dallas1$132,600+63.5%
Northern Kentucky University1$101,000+269.2%
Stephen F. Austin State University1$96,419+18.8%
Bridgewater State University1$65,230at the minimum
West Virginia University1$75,000+6.6%

Showing the 25 employers with the most filings of 36. Employers with fewer than 5 filings in total are counted but not named.

Where Assistant Professor, Computer Science jobs are filed

WorksiteFilingsMedian offeredOffered range and prevailing wagevs prevailing
Blacksburg, VA4$132,290+74.2%
Brookings, SD4$94,000+61.6%
San Antonio, TX4$92,500+21.4%
Tuscaloosa, AL4$110,649+60.5%
Madison, SD3$90,000+54.7%
Vermillion, SD3$93,083+60.0%
Colorado Springs, CO2$97,000+89.8%
Romeoville, IL2$86,485+16.1%
Santa Clara, CA2$121,421+4.5%
Whitewater, WI2$85,360+38.3%
Athens, OH1$106,000+203.3%
Atlanta, GA1$112,000+136.8%
Beckley, WV1$75,000+6.6%
Boise, ID1$110,011+106.9%
Boulder, CO1$116,778+127.8%
Bowling Green, KY1$82,008+27.4%
Bridgewater, MA1$65,230at the minimum
Cottleville, MO1$70,714+27.9%
Cullowhee, NC1$92,000+75.9%
Galloway, NJ1$73,900at the minimum
Garden City, NY1$75,000at the minimum
Golden, CO1$32,980at the minimum
Grand Rapids, MI1$71,250+17.9%
Hayward, CA1$100,000+25.0%
Highland Heights, KY1$101,000+269.2%

Seniority of the jobs filed

Level I, entry75%
Level II, qualified23%
Level III, experienced2%
Level IV, fully competent0%

The government assigns each job one of four wage levels. A higher level means a higher legal minimum.

What these numbers are

Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OFLC disclosure data. How we clean and count it.

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